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The 2018 United States attorney general elections were held on November 6, 2018, in 30 states, 2 territories, and the District of Columbia. The previous attorney general elections for this group of states took place in 2014, except in Vermont where attorneys general serve only two-year terms and elected their current attorney general in 2016.
Former Alabama Attorney General Troy King unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination.[3] Incumbent Republican attorney generalSteve Marshall, who was appointed by Governor Bentley in February 2017 after appointing Attorney General Luther Strange to the U.S. Senate, ran for a first full term.[4] Former chief deputy attorney general Alice Martin sought the Republican nomination.[5] Attorney Joseph Siegelman, son of former governor Don Siegelman, is the nominee of the Democratic Party.[6] Chris Christie ran for attorney general on the Democratic ballot. Christie has been a trial lawyer at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings for 30 years.[7]
The 2018 Delaware Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018. The Delaware primary election for federal and state candidates took place on September 6, 2018. Incumbent Attorney General Matthew Denn announced on August 28, 2017, that he would not seek re-election.[15]
Republican candidate Ashley Moody defeated Democrat Sean Shaw, with the election being called after 93% of the precincts reporting.[18] Moody won by about 6 percentage points, which was the widest margin of any Florida statewide race in 2018.
Potential Republican candidates include State Senator Josh McKoon and former state representative B.J. Pak.[19][20]
Potential Democratic candidates included State Representative Stacey Evans and former Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission Chair Lester Tate.[21][22] 2010 nominee and former Dougherty County District Attorney Ken Hodges was considered a potential candidate, but has decided to run for a seat on the Georgia Court of Appeals instead.[22] Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson had ruled out running for attorney general.[23] As of July 2018, Charlie Bailey, former Senior Assistant District Attorney in the Fulton County District Attorney's office, was running.
Incumbent Democratic attorney general Lisa Madigan, who had served since 2003, did not seek a fifth term.[28] Democrat Kwame Raoul won the election with 55 percent of the vote, while Republican Erika Harold took 43 percent of the vote.
The Maryland Attorney General election of 2018 was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Maryland.
Incumbent Democratic attorney general Brian Frosh was eligible to seek a second term in office, filed for re-election on February 15, 2018,[34] and was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Republican former prosecutor and trade group CEO Craig Wolf was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Brian Frosh won with 64.8% of the vote.
Incumbent Democratic attorney generalMaura Healey won re-election to a second consecutive term.[35] Healey was a speculative candidate for Governor but declined to run.
Nessel defeated Leonard by 115,000 votes, becoming the first Democratic attorney general of Michigan since 2003, when Jennifer Granholm left office to become governor.
Incumbent Republican attorney generalDoug Peterson ran for a second term.[40] Omaha attorney Evangelos Argyrakis, ran in the Democratic primary. However, after being charged with felony strangulation following an altercation with his 82-year-old father on April 8, 2018, Nebraska Democratic Party called on him to step aside, which he did on June 25, 2018.[41] This left Peterson running unopposed in the general election.[42]
The 2018 New York Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018.
New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, a Democrat, was elected. James is the first woman and the first African-American to be elected New York attorney general.
Former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman resigned on May 8, 2018, after allegations of domestic abuse and withdrew from his then-ongoing reelection campaign. Incumbent Solicitor General Barbara Underwood was chosen by the Legislature to complete her unexpired term, but opted not to seek election to a full term.
On September 13, 2018, James won the Democratic nomination for attorney general, defeating Leecia Eve, former senior policy advisor to U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton; Sean Patrick Maloney, U.S. Representative for New York's 18th congressional district; and Zephyr Teachout, professor at Fordham University School of Law. In the general election, James defeated Republican Party candidate Keith Wofford with over 60% of the vote.
The 2018 Ohio Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Attorney General of Ohio.
Incumbent Republican attorney generalMike DeWine was term-limited and cannot run for a third term as attorney general. DeWine instead ran for governor.
The 2018 South Dakota attorney general election was held on November 6, 2018.
Incumbent Attorney General Marty Jackley was term-limited and ran for governor of South Dakota. In June 2018, the South Dakota Republican party nominated Jason Ravnsborg for attorney general and the Democratic party nominated Randy Seiler. Ravnsborg won the election to become the 31st attorney general of South Dakota.
Republican convention
South Dakota Attorney General, Republican Convention Election 2018, Final Round[53]
Party
Candidate
%
Republican
Jason Ravnsborg
63%
Republican
Lance Russell
37%
South Dakota Attorney General, Republican Convention Election 2018, First Round[54]
The 2018 Wisconsin Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Wisconsin.
Republican incumbent Brad Schimel, first elected in 2014, ran for a second term.[60] Voting rights attorney and former federal prosecutor Josh Kaul, the Democratic nominee, defeated Schimel in the general election.[61] Terry Larson, the Constitution Party nominee, also garnered around 2% of the vote, greater than the vote difference between Schimel and Kaul.
The 2018 Guam Attorney General election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Guam.
In a primary election on August 25, 2018, Leevin Camacho garnered the most votes (nearly 50%) despite accusations of inexperience from his opponents.[63] He went on to win the general election against Douglas Moylan in November.
↑ Seat tallies and popular vote do not include states that do not elect attorneys general or territorial attorneys general.
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