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Last Updated: November 4, 2026, 9:31 a.m. ET
Thirty states and the District of Columbia held elections for attorney general (AG) in 2026. Below are the current results for all 31 races, including the states where new AGs have been elected. Please check back throughout the day for the latest updates on our Regulatory Oversight Blog as additional races are called and results are verified.
Republican Katherine Robertson has been newly elected as the AG of Alabama in an open-seat contest, defeating Jeffrey McLaughlin with 55% of the vote.
Robertson has served as chief counsel to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall for nearly a decade, advising on major litigation, policy, and office operations. She previously served as counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and as vice president of the Alabama Policy Institute. She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Auburn University and a law degree from the University of Alabama School of Law.
Robertson’s campaign centered on pro‑life advocacy, supporting law enforcement, combating violent crime and gangs, and protecting children from exploitation.
Democrat Kris Mayes has been reelected to a second term as the Attorney General of Arizona, defeating Warren Petersen with 55.4% of the vote.
Mayes is Arizona’s incumbent attorney general and a former professor at Arizona State University’s School of Global Futures. She served as press secretary for Janet Napolitano’s 2002 gubernatorial campaign and was later appointed by Governor Napolitano to the Arizona Corporation Commission, which she subsequently chaired. Before entering public service, Mayes worked as a journalist. A Prescott native, she earned undergraduate and law degrees from Arizona State University and a master’s degree in public administration from Columbia University.
Her campaign priorities include protecting Arizona consumers, combating the fentanyl crisis, holding corporations accountable, and safeguarding the state’s groundwater supply.
Republican Tim Griffin has been reelected to a second term as the AG of Arkansas. Griffin ran unopposed in the general election.
Griffin is Arkansas’s incumbent AG and a longtime public official with experience in state and federal government. His previous roles include lieutenant governor, a member of Congress representing Arkansas, and U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas. A colonel in the Arkansas Army National Guard and longtime Army JAG officer, Griffin deployed to Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division. He is a graduate of Hendrix College, Tulane Law School, and the U.S. Army War College.
As AG, Griffin has prioritized reducing violent crime, reforming parole, preventing overdose deaths, and protecting children online through litigation against social media platforms.
Democrat Rob Bonta has been reelected to a second full term as the Attorney General of California, defeating Michael Gates with 63.8% of the vote.
Bonta is California’s incumbent attorney general. Before becoming attorney general, he spent more than eight years in the State Assembly, represented Alameda on the city council, and worked as a deputy city attorney in San Francisco. Bonta graduated from Yale University and Yale Law School and studied at the University of Oxford.
Bonta’s platform focuses on combating transnational criminal organizations, supporting crime victims, standing up for consumers and workers, tackling the underground economy, and holding large polluters accountable.
Democrat Jena Griswold has been newly elected as the Attorney General of Colorado in an open-seat contest, defeating Michael Allen with 58.5% of the vote.
Griswold has served as Colorado’s secretary of state since 2018. After law school, she practiced international anti-corruption law in Washington D.C., and later directed the governor’s D.C. office, where she helped secure hundreds of millions of dollars in relief for communities affected by the 2013 floods. She also worked as a voter-protection attorney and ran a small legal practice. Griswold grew up in Estes Park and earned degrees from Whitman College and the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Griswold has made consumer protection and affordability central to her campaign, pledging to challenge practices that drive up housing costs, block grocery mergers that would create monopolies, create a workers’ rights office focused on wage theft, and protect Colorado’s natural resources.
Democrat William Tong has been reelected to a third term as the Attorney General of Connecticut, defeating John Bolton with 62.7% of the vote.
Tong is Connecticut’s incumbent attorney general. He served a decade in the Connecticut, chaired the Judiciary and Banking committees as a state representative and practiced for 18 years as a litigator in state and federal courts. A Hartford-area native and son of immigrant small-business owners, Tong graduated from Brown University and the University of Chicago Law School.
Tong’s campaign cites his bipartisan national leadership as President of the National Association of Attorneys General and his work challenging utility rate increases, recoveries funds from the opioid industry, securing technology and data privacy settlements, and fighting consumer fraud and robocall.
Democrat Kathy Jennings has been reelected to a third term as the AG of Delaware, defeating Dave Graham with 63.6% of the vote.
Jennings is Delaware’s incumbent AG and a veteran prosecutor with more than three decades of experience in criminal justice and state government. She served as state prosecutor, chief deputy AG, and New Castle County’s chief administrative officer. A Wilmington native, Jennings graduated from the University of Delaware and Villanova University School of Law and prosecuted Delaware’s first case to use DNA evidence.
In seeking her third term, Jennings pointed to her record on reducing violent crime and recidivism and on corporate accountability. Her campaign also noted expanding access to addiction treatment and protecting consumers and the environment among priorities.
Democrat Brian Schwalb has been reelected to a second term as the AG of the District of Columbia, defeating Manuel Rivera with 92.4% of the vote.
Schwalb is the District’s incumbent AG. Before entering politics, he worked as a Justice Department trial attorney. A third-generation Washingtonian, Schwalb graduated from Duke University and Harvard Law School, completed a two-year judicial clerkship, and is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
Schwalb’s campaign priorities included protecting tenants from neglectful landlords, enforcing minimum wage and sick leave laws, shielding seniors and consumers from scams, holding polluters accountable, and prosecuting juvenile crime.
Republican James Uthmeier has been elected AG of Florida, defeating José Javier Rodriguez with 50.9% of the vote.
Uthmeier is Florida’s incumbent AG. Before his appointment, he was chief of staff and general counsel to Governor Ron DeSantis, managed DeSantis’s 2024 presidential campaign, served as senior counsel and senior adviser at the U.S. Department of Commerce, and practiced at a national law firm. A Destin native, Uthmeier graduated from the University of Florida and Georgetown Law and teaches as an adjunct professor at Florida State University College of Law.
Uthmeier ran on his record prosecuting violent offenders and litigating against companies over harms to children.
Democrat Tanya Miller has been newly elected as the AG of Georgia in an open-seat contest, defeating Brian Strickland with 55.5% of the vote.
Miller served as a Georgia state representative, and chair of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus. Prior to entering the legislature, she built a legal career spanning private practice and state and federal prosecution. She began as an associate at a national law firm in Cleveland and later clerked for U.S. District Judge in the Northern District of Ohio. She then served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York and as a Fulton County prosecutor. Miller earned her undergraduate and law degrees from Case Western Reserve University.
Miller has pledged to dismantle violent criminal networks and human trafficking rings, prosecute scams and identity theft, challenge utility rate increases, enforce price gouging laws, and create a Small Business Protection Unit.
Republican Raúl Labrador has been reelected to a second term as the AG of Idaho, defeating Lori Hickman with 59.9% of the vote.
Labrador is Idaho’s incumbent AG and a former four-term member of Congress, where he co-founded the House Freedom Caucus. He previously chaired the Idaho Republican Party, served in the Idaho House, and built a private practice focused on immigration and criminal law. Labrador earned his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University and his law degree from the University of Washington School of Law.
Labrador’s campaign focused on his reform of the state’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, including clearing a backlog of more than 1,400 unreviewed tips.
Democrat Kwame Raoul has been reelected to a third term as the AG of Illinois, defeating Bob Fioretti with 61.5% of the vote.
Raoul is Illinois’s incumbent AG and a former Cook County prosecutor. Before winning statewide office, he spent 14 years in the Illinois Senate, where he chaired the Judiciary Committee. He began his legal career as a prosecutor in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office and practiced as a partner in private law firms. A Chicago native, Raoul earned his undergraduate degree from DePaul University and his law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Raoul’s platform focuses on fighting violent and organized retail crime, protecting children from online predators, and enforcing labor laws against wage theft and worker misclassification. He also highlights recoveries from opioid manufacturers.
Democrat Anthony Brown has been reelected to a second term as the AG of Maryland, defeating Jim Rutledge III with 67% of the vote.
Brown is Maryland’s incumbent AG and a retired Army Reserve colonel whose more than 30 years of military service included a tour of duty in Iraq and service as a JAG officer. He served as lieutenant governor, represented Maryland in Congress, and was a member of the House of Delegates before winning statewide office. Brown graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School.
Brown’s campaign has centered on protecting consumers and workers, including wage theft, pursuing elder abuse claims and strengthening oversight of long-term care facilities, and reforming the criminal justice system.
Democrat Andrea Campbell has been reelected to a second term as the AG of Massachusetts, defeating Mike Walsh with 66.2% of the vote.
Campbell is Massachusetts’s incumbent AG. She previously served as president of the Boston City Council, practiced employment law, and worked as legal counsel in Governor Deval Patrick’s administration. Campbell is a graduate of Princeton University and UCLA School of Law. She began her career at the law firm Proskauer Rose.
Campbell’s campaign points to her record on making life more affordable, including actions on utility rates, junk fees, wage enforcement, and health care costs, and protecting young people from social media harm.
Democrat Eli Savit has been newly elected as the AG of Michigan in an open-seat contest, defeating Doug Lloyd with 52.4% of the vote.
Savit is Washtenaw County’s prosecuting attorney and a former law professor and appellate lawyer. He started his career as a public school teacher and previously served as senior legal counsel in the office of Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, and as a law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Savit graduated from Kalamazoo College and earned graduate and law degrees from the University of Michigan.
Savit’s priorities include establishment of a statewide Workers’ Rights Unit to combat wage theft and corporate exploitation, public safety and justice reform, holding polluters accountable, and building working relationships with local law enforcement and community leaders.
Democrat Keith Ellison has been reelected to a third term as the AG of Minnesota, defeating Ron Schutz with 54.3% of the vote.
Ellison is Minnesota’s incumbent AG and a former six-term member of Congress. He previously served in the Minnesota House, practiced civil-rights law, and worked as a legal-services attorney, public defender, and nonprofit executive. A Detroit native, Ellison graduated from Wayne State University and the University of Minnesota Law School and served as deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee.
Ellison’s campaign lists helping Minnesotans afford health care and prescription drugs, fighting Medicaid fraud, protecting consumers, and holding opioid companies accountable.
Republican Mike Hilgers has been reelected to a second term as the AG of Nebraska, defeating Jocelyn Brasher with 56.2% of the vote.
Hilgers is Nebraska’s incumbent AG and a former speaker of the Nebraska Legislature. An attorney and entrepreneur, he founded a national litigation and legal-services business before entering public office and later led the legislature through major policy debates. Hilgers earned his undergraduate degree from Baylor University and his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School.
Hilgers’s campaign priorities include protecting children from harms tied to social media and standing with law enforcement. His campaign points to his record supporting Nebraska agriculture and its farmers, ranchers, and producers, and protecting low-cost energy and water supplies.
Democrat Nicole Cannizzaro has been newly elected as the AG of Nevada in an open-seat contest, defeating Adriana Guzmán Fralick with 56.4% of the vote.
Cannizzaro is Nevada’s state Senate majority leader. A former Clark County prosecutor, she served as the chief deputy district attorney in the Gang Unit. She has authored bills on criminal justice, health care, and consumer issues. Cannizzaro graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno and earned her law degree from William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Cannizzaro’s campaign priorities include improving public safety, including cracking down on fentanyl trafficking and AI-generated child sexual abuse material, protecting consumers, and addressing energy, environmental, and data center issues.
Democrat Raúl Torrez has been reelected to a second term as the AG of New Mexico, defeating Sam Kane with 62.9% of the vote.
Torrez is New Mexico’s incumbent AG and a career prosecutor. He has served as a federal prosecutor and senior adviser in President Barack Obama’s Department of Justice and was elected district attorney for the Albuquerque metropolitan area, where he addressed violent crime and complex criminal organizations. Torrez graduated from Harvard University, earned a master’s degree from the London School of Economics, and received his law degree from Stanford Law School.
Torrez’s office won a jury verdict against Meta and his campaign focuses on protecting children online, keeping costs down for families, and defending public lands and waters.
Democrat Letitia James has been reelected to a third term as the AG of New York, defeating Saritha Komatireddy with 60.1% of the vote.
James is New York’s incumbent AG. She previously served as New York City public advocate, represented Brooklyn on the City Council, worked as a public defender, and led a regional office of the AG. James graduated from Lehman College and Howard University School of Law and began her legal career with the Legal Aid Society.
James’s campaign lists protecting consumers from predatory lenders, debt collectors, and misuse of personal data, lowering costs for working families, recovering health care funds from opioid makers and nursing homes, and enforcing tenants’ rights.
Republican Drew Wrigley has been reelected to a second term as the AG of North Dakota, defeating Timothy Lamb with 63.9% of the vote.
Wrigley is North Dakota’s incumbent AG and a former lieutenant governor. He served two nonconsecutive terms as U.S. attorney for the District of North Dakota and has worked in the private sector as a general counsel. Wrigley graduated from the University of North Dakota and American University’s Washington College of Law.
Wrigley has made public safety a priority issue in the campaign and cites addressing violent crime and helping law enforcement recruit and retain officers as top priorities.
Republican Jon Echols has been newly elected as the AG of Oklahoma in an open-seat contest, defeating Nick Coffey with 55.4 % of the vote.
Echols is a former member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the longest-serving majority floor leader in Oklahoma House history. An attorney and business owner, he has held senior legislative roles involving floor strategy, criminal justice, energy, and economic policy. He is also the co-founder of Shelter Oklahoma Schools, a charity that has raised more than $2.5 million to build storm shelters at schools across the state. Echols earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Oklahoma and his law degree from Oklahoma City University School of Law.
Echols’s campaign priorities include supporting law enforcement, combating fentanyl, overseeing public spending, defending private property rights, promoting Oklahoma energy, and partnering with tribal nations.
Democrat Kim Ahern has been newly elected as the AG of Rhode Island in an open-seat contest, defeating Alan Gordon with 66.2% of the vote.
Ahern served as Special Assistant AG under three Rhode Island AGs and deputy counsel to Governor Raimondo. She was the founding chair of the Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission and has worked on regulatory, legal, and public-policy matters across state government. Ahern also served as deputy chief of staff to Governor Dan McKee. Prior to her clerkship on the Rhode Island Supreme Court, she earned her bachelor’s degree at Providence College and her law degree at Roger Williams School of Law.
Ahern campaigned on prosecuting violent offenders and supporting survivors, fighting for workers, lowering utility costs, protecting consumers, and safeguarding young people from digital exploitation.
Republican David Stumbo has been newly elected as the AG of South Carolina in an open-seat contest, defeating Richard Hricik with 52.3%of the vote.
Stumbo is solicitor for South Carolina’s Eighth Judicial Circuit and has served as president of the South Carolina Solicitors’ Association. A career prosecutor, he served in the AG’s office, where he focused on internet crimes against children. He has led a multicounty prosecutor’s office and has handled serious criminal cases throughout his public-service career, including four capital murder cases. Stumbo is a graduate of Toccoa Falls College and the University of South Carolina School of Law.
Stumbo’s campaign priorities include prosecuting violent and drug offenses, supporting crime victims, and protecting children from online exposure.
Republican Lance Russell has been newly elected as the AG of South Dakota in an open-seat contest. Russell ran unopposed in the general election.
Russell is the state’s attorney for Fall River and Oglala Lakota counties, a private practice attorney, and a former member of both the state House and Senate. He has served in both prosecutorial and legislative roles and has experience representing communities across western South Dakota. Russell is a graduate of the University of South Dakota School of Law.
Russell has stated he intends to revise the state’s juvenile and adult criminal-justice systems and has pledged closer cooperation with tribal governments to support work on missing and murdered Indigenous people.
Democrat Nathan Johnson has been newly elected as the AG of Texas in an open-seat contest, defeating Mayes Middleton with 52.4% of the vote.
Johnson is a Texas state senator, trial attorney, and mediator. Before entering the legislature, he built a commercial litigation practice and represented clients in complex disputes; in the Senate, he worked extensively on energy, technology, and health care legislation. Johnson earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona and his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law.
Johnson’s campaign priorities include enforcing consumer protection and competition laws, rooting out political corruption, handling core office functions such as child support collection, and prosecuting identity theft, cybercrime, and Medicaid fraud.
Democrat Charity Clark has been reelected to a third two-year term as the AG of Vermont, defeating Edwin Kemon with 67.7% of the vote.
Clark is Vermont’s incumbent AG. She previously served as chief of staff to AG T.J. Donovan after serving as an assistant AG under former AG Bill Sorrell. She practiced with law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, and locally where she worked on consumer protection and public interest matters. Clark graduated from the University of Vermont and Boston College Law School. She clerked for the Vermont Supreme Court.
Clark cites her record suing social media companies over harm to children, pursuing pharmacy benefits managers over drug costs, holding polluters accountable for contamination, and warning Vermonters about scams.
Democrat Josh Kaul has been reelected to a third term as the AG of Wisconsin, defeating Eric Toney with 54.7% of the vote.
Kaul is Wisconsin’s incumbent AG and a former federal prosecutor. He previously prosecuted election and public-integrity cases at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore and practiced voting-rights law. Kaul graduated from Yale University and Stanford Law School, clerked for a federal appellate judge, and then worked for Jenner & Block in Washington, D.C. Kaul is the son of former Wisconsin AG Peg Lautenschlager.
Kaul cites his record supporting treatment and diversion programs and community policing, a commitment to public safety, and points to upgraded testing capabilities at the State Crime Laboratory.
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