We've gathered all of the declared (and rumored) candidates for state AG in the 2026 elections, plus primary dates. This resource is updated monthly, Click the download button to download the PDF chart.
2026 Attorney General Candidates by State
State | Primary Date | Democrat | Republican | Other |
Alabama | May 19, 2026 (Republican Primary Runoff June 16, 2026) | Fmr. state Rep. Jeffrey McLaughlin (D) | Attorney Katherine Robertson (R) | |
Alaska | August 18, 2026 | Appointed by Governor | ||
Arizona | August 4, 2026 | Incumbent Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) | Rodney Glassman (R); State Senate President Warren Peterson (R) | |
Arkansas | March 3, 2026 | Incumbent Attorney General Tim Griffin (R) | ||
California | June 2, 2026 | Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) | Michael Gates (R) | |
Colorado | June 30, 2026 | Fmr. deputy assistant attorney general Hetal Doshi (D); Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty (D); fmr. House Speaker Crisanta Duran (D); Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D); lawyer David Seligman (D) | Colorado Springs district attorney Michael Allen (R); Connor Pennington (R) | |
Connecticut | August 11, 2026 | Incumbent Attorney General William Tong (D) | John Bolton (R) | |
Delaware | September 15, 2026 | Incumbent Attorney General Kathy Jennings (D); Dwayne Bensing (D) | ||
Florida | August 18, 2026 | Fmr. State Senator Jose Javier Rodriguez (D); Jim Lewis (D) | Attorney General James Uthmeier (R); Steven S. Leskovich (R) | |
Georgia | May 19, 2026 | Fmr. state Rep. Robert Trammell; state Rep. Tanya Miller | State Sen. Bill Cowsert; state Sen. Brian Strickland | |
Hawaii | Appointed by Governor | |||
Idaho | May 19, 2026 | Lori Hickman (D) | Incumbent Attorney General Raúl Labrador (R) | |
Illinois | March 17, 2026 | Incumbent AG Kwame Raoul (D) - Nominee | Fmr. Chicago City Councilman Bob Fioretti (R) - Nominee | |
Iowa | June 2, 2026 | Fmr. State Representative Nate Willems (D) | Attorney General Brenna Bird (R) | |
Kansas | August 4, 2026 | Prosecutor Chris Mann (D) | Incumbent Attorney General Kris Kobach (R) | |
Maryland | June 23, 2026 | Incumbent Attorney General Anthony Brown (D) - Nominee | Fmr. Bel Air town commissioner Jim Rutledge (R) - Nominee | |
Massachusetts | September 1, 2026 | Incumbent AG Andrea Campbell (D) | Mike Walsh (R) | |
Michigan | August 4, 2026 | Karen McDonald (D); Eli Savit (D); Mark Totten (D) | Kevin Kijewski (R); Doug Lloyd (R) | |
Minnesota | August 11, 2026 | Incumbent Attorney General Keith Ellison (D); Dave Madgett (D) | Former Chair of the Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection Ron Schutz (R) | |
Nebraska | May 12, 2026 | Jocelyn Brasher (D) | Incumbent AG Mike Hilgers (R) | |
Nevada | June 9, 2026 | State Sen. Nicole Cannizzaro; Zach Conine | Danny Tarkanian; Adriana Guzmán Fralick | |
New Mexico | June 2, 2026 | Incumbent Raúl Torrez (D) | ||
New York | Attorney General Letitia James (D) | Khurram Dara (R); Saritha Komatireddy (R) | ||
North Dakota | June 9, 2026 | Tim Lamb (D) | Incumbent Drew Wrigley (R) | |
Ohio | May 5, 2026 | Upper Arlington city councilor John Kulewicz (D) | Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber (R) | |
Oklahoma | June 16, 2026 | Nick Coffey (D) | Fmr. Representative Jon Echols (R); Secretary of Energy and Environment Jeff Starling (R) | |
Rhode Island | September 8, 2026 | Keith Hoffman (D) | Rep. Robert Craven (D); US Dist. Attorney Zachary Cunha (D); Rep. Jason Knight (D); Sen. Dawn Euer (D); West Greenwich Councilor Charles Calenda (R) | |
South Carolina | June 9, 2026 | Richard Hricik (D) | State Senator Stephen Goldfinch (R); Eighth Circuit Solicitor David Stumbo (R) | |
South Dakota | June 2, 2026 | Fmr. State Senator Lance Russell (R); Attorney Austin Hoffman (R) | ||
Texas | March 3, 2026 | State Senator Nathan Johnson (D); Joe Jaworski; Tony Box | State Senator Mayes Middleton (R); State Senator Joan Huffman (R); fmr. United States Assistant Attorney General Aaron Reitz (R); US Rep. Chip Roy (R) | |
Vermont | August 11, 2026 | Incumbent Charity Clark (D) | ||
Wisconsin | August 11, 2026 | Attorney General Josh Kaul (D) | District Attorney Eric Toney (R) |