2021
- See also: Attorney General elections, 2021
One state held elections for attorney general in 2021:
2020
- See also: Attorney General elections, 2020
Ten states held elections for attorney general in 2020:
2019
- See also: Attorney General elections, 2019
Three states held elections for attorney general in 2019:
2018
- See also: Attorney General elections, 2018
Thirty states held elections for attorney general in 2018:
2017
One state held an election for attorney general in 2017:
2016
- See also: Attorney General elections, 2016
Ten states held elections for attorney general in 2016:
2015
- See also: Attorney General elections, 2015
Three states held elections for attorney general in 2015: Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi. In Kentucky, Andy Beshear (D) won election to the attorney general seat. Democrat Jim Hood was re-elected in Mississippi, while Republican Jeff Landry defeated incumbent Buddy Caldwell, also a Republican, in a runoff in Louisiana.
2014
- Main article: Attorney General elections, 2014
Thirty states held regularly scheduled attorney general elections in the 2014 electoral cycle:
Utah also held a special election to fill the remaining two years of John Swallow's term.
2013
- Main article: State executive official elections, 2013
One state, Virginia, held a regularly scheduled attorney general election in 2013. State Senators Mark Herring (D) and Mark Obenshain (R) faced off in the general election on November 5, 2013, and the race was considered too close to call until the State Board of Elections certified the results of the race on November 25, 2013, naming Herring the victor by a margin of 165 votes.[5][6] Since the margin was equal to or less than 0.5 percent of the total vote, Obenshain, as the losing candidate, was entitled to request a publicly financed recount, which he did on November 27.[7][8] The recount began on December 26, and Obenshain conceded to Herring two days later, giving a Democrat control of the office for the first time in almost two decades.[9][10]
2012
Ten states held attorney general elections in the 2012 electoral cycle: Indiana, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia.
Heading into the November election, the Democrats held six of the seats and the Republicans held four seats. Five incumbents sought, and won, re-election, and the status breakdown of the remaining seats was as follows:
- Two—Montana AG Steve Bullock (D) and Washington AG Rob McKenna (R)—ran for the governorship in their respective states in 2012.
- One—Utah AG Mark Shurtleff (R)—retired from office.
- One—2011 appointee Pennsylvania AG Linda Kelly (R)—did not run for election due to the terms of her Senate confirmation.
- One—Oregon AG John Kroger (D)—resigned six months ahead of schedule to take a new job as president of Reed College in Portland. Gov. John Kitzhaber appointed Ellen Rosenblum, who was running for 2012 election to the attorney general post at the time, to serve as interim attorney general for the remainder of his unexpired term. Rosenblum was elected to a full term in the general election on November 6, 2012.
Democrats won six of the 2012 races while Republicans took four, thus the partisan balance remained unchanged.
2011
- Main article: Attorney General elections, 2011
Three states, Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi, had regularly scheduled attorney general elections in the 2011 electoral cycle.
Incumbents were re-elected in all three states. Democratic incumbents Jack Conway (KY) and Jim Hood (MS) successfully defended their posts against Republican challengers Todd P’Pool and Steve Simpson, respectively. The Attorney General of Louisiana election was decided even before the October 22, 2011, primary election. Incumbent Republican Buddy Caldwell was unopposed in the race after his sole challenger, former U.S. Representative Joseph Cao, withdrew from the race in late September 2011, and the office of attorney general did not appear on the ballot.[11]
2010
- Main article: Attorney General elections, 2010
Thirty attorney general elections were held on November 2, 2010. Of the 30 seats that were up for election, 20 were held by a Democrat and 10 by a Republican. Of those 30 races, 16 were won by Republicans and 14 by Democrats—a net gain of six by Republicans over their pre-election total.
| Partisan breakdown of State Attorneys General
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| Party
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Before November 2010 election
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After November 2010 election
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| With 2010 elections
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Unelected AGs
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Total AGs
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Post 2010 elections
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Unelected AGs
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Total AGs
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Gain/loss legislators
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| Democratic
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20
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12
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32
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14
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12
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26
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-6
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| Republican
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10
|
8
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18
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16
|
8
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24
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+6
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