Democratic Party Attorney General primaries, 2020
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The attorney general is the only top-level state executive office besides the governor to be found in all 50 states. As the state's chief legal officer, the attorney general is responsible for enforcing state law and advising the state government on legal matters. In many states, attorneys general play a large role in the law enforcement process. Out of the 43 states in which the attorney general is directly elected, 10 held elections for the position in 2020.
Of those 10 attorney general seats, five were held by Democrats prior to the November 2020 elections and five were held by Republicans. Montana Attorney General Tim Fox (R) was the only attorney general unable to run for re-election in 2020 due to term limits.
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By state
Indiana
Democratic convention candidates
Missouri
Democratic primary candidates
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Montana
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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North Carolina
Democratic primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Josh Stein (Incumbent) ✔
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Oregon
Democratic primary candidates
- Ellen Rosenblum (Incumbent) ✔
Pennsylvania
Democratic primary candidates
- Josh Shapiro (Incumbent) ✔
Utah
Democratic convention candidates
Vermont
Democratic primary candidates
- T.J. Donovan (Incumbent) ✔
Washington
Washington utilizes a top-two primary, in which a single primary election is held for each office wherein all candidates running for that office, regardless of party affiliation, compete in the same election. The two candidates receiving the most votes move on to the general election; all voters may vote in the primary for any candidate. Washington's primary was held on August 4, 2020.
Primary candidates
- Bob Ferguson (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Matt Larkin (Republican Party) ✔
- Brett Rogers (Republican Party)
- Mike Vaska (Republican Party)
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West Virginia
Democratic primary candidates
Seats up for election
There were five Democratic and five Republican seats up for election in 2020. The table below shows what seats were up for election and the incumbent heading into the election.
| 2020 Attorney General Races | ||||
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| State | Incumbent | Term-limited (Y/N) | ||
| Indiana | No | |||
| Missouri | No | |||
| Montana | Yes | |||
| North Carolina | No | |||
| Oregon | No | |||
| Pennsylvania | No | |||
| Utah | No | |||
| Vermont | No | |||
| Washington | No | |||
| West Virginia | No | |||
Election dates
The following table details 2020 attorney general filing deadlines and primary dates in each state. The signature filing deadline was the date by which candidates had to file nominating signatures with election officials in order to have their name placed on the ballot.
| 2020 Election Dates | ||||||
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| State | Filing deadline | Primary election | ||||
| Indiana | February 7 | June 13 (Democratic convention) | ||||
| Missouri | March 31 | August 4 | ||||
| Montana | March 9 | June 2 | ||||
| North Carolina | December 20 | March 3 | ||||
| Oregon | March 10 | May 19 | ||||
| Pennsylvania | February 18 | June 2 | ||||
| Utah | March 19 | April 25 (Democratic convention) | ||||
| Vermont | May 28 | August 11 | ||||
| Washington | May 15 | August 4 | ||||
| West Virginia | January 25 | June 9 | ||||
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