30 states elected an attorney general on November 3, 2026. Each card shows the winner; 2 races are still too close to call.
32
Winners and uncalled candidates
30
States represented
11
Open seats
32 Other recorded status
What do these race types mean?
Every race carries two labels: whether the current attorney general is on the ballot, and whether either party is expected to have a real chance of winning.
Battleground: A close race that could realistically go either way. Neither side is safe, so both parties spend the most money and campaign time here.
Incumbent running: The person holding the office right now is running to keep it. Incumbents usually start ahead because voters already know their name and they have an established donor network.
Open seat: The current officeholder is not on the ballot — often because of term limits, retirement, or a run for a different office. With no incumbent defending the seat, both parties start on more equal footing.
Battleground labels follow Ballotpedia and Brownstein's 2026 forecast summary. A race can be both an open seat and a battleground.
Attorney who has served as chief counsel to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall since 2017 and previously worked for Senator Jeff Sessions and the Alabama Policy Institute.