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 | Fmr. state Rep. Jeffrey McLaughlin (D) | Blount County DA Pamela Casey (R); fmr. associate justice of the Alabama Supreme Court Jay Mitchell (R); 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) | Marjorie Mikels (Green) |
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 | Current AG William Tong (D) | ||
Delaware | September 15 2026 | Incumbent Attorney General Kathy Jennings (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 Raul 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); Prince George's County Councilmember Wanika Fisher (D) | Fmr. Bel Air town commissioner Jim Rutledge (R) | |
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) | 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 Guzman Fralick | |
New Mexico | June 2 2026 | Incumbent Raul 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 | Fmr. State Representative Elliot Forhan (D); 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) | ||
South Carolina | June 9 2026 | Richard Hricik (D) | State Senator Stephen Goldfinch (R); Attorney David Pascoe (R); Eighth Circuit Solicitor David Stumbo (R) | |
South Dakota | June 2 2026 | Fmr. State Senator Lance Russell (R); 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) |