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The 2024 United States attorney general elections were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the attorneys general of ten U.S. states. The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2020, while Vermont's attorney general was last elected in 2022. [1]
These elections took place concurrently with the 2024 presidential election, elections to the Senate and House of Representatives, and various other state and local elections.
Going into these elections, this class of attorneys general is made up of 5 Democrats and 5 Republicans. Democrats are defending one state won by Donald Trump in 2020 (North Carolina), while Republicans do not hold any states won by Joe Biden.
Several sites and individuals published predictions of competitive seats. These predictions looked at factors such as the strength of the incumbent (if the incumbent is running for re-election), the strength of the candidates, and the partisan leanings of the state (reflected in part by the state's Cook Partisan Voting Index rating). The predictions assigned ratings to each seat, with the rating indicating the predicted advantage that a party has in winning that seat.
Most election predictors use:
State | PVI [2] | Incumbent [3] | Last race | Sabato July 25, 2024 [4] | Result |
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Indiana | R+11 | Todd Rokita | 58.3% R | Likely R | Rokita |
Missouri | R+10 | Andrew Bailey | 59.4% R | Safe R | Bailey |
Montana | R+11 | Austin Knudsen | 58.5% R | Safe R | Knudsen |
North Carolina | R+3 | Josh Stein (retiring) | 50.1% D | Tossup | Jackson |
Oregon | D+6 | Ellen Rosenblum (retiring) | 56.0% D | Likely D | Rayfield |
Pennsylvania | R+2 | Michelle Henry (retiring) | 50.9% D | Tossup | Sunday (flip) |
Utah | R+13 | Sean Reyes (retiring) | 60.6% R | Safe R | Brown |
Vermont | D+16 | Charity Clark | 65.1% D | Safe D | Clark |
Washington | D+8 | Bob Ferguson (retiring) | 56.4% D | Safe D | Brown |
West Virginia | R+22 | Patrick Morrisey (retiring) | 63.8% R | Safe R | McCuskey |
State | Attorney General | Party | First elected | Status | Candidates |
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Indiana | Todd Rokita | Republican | 2020 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri | Andrew Bailey | Republican | 2023 [b] | Incumbent elected to full term. |
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Montana | Austin Knudsen | Republican | 2020 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina | Josh Stein | Democratic | 2016 | Incumbent retired to run for governor. [5] Democratic hold. |
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Oregon | Ellen Rosenblum | Democratic | 2012 [c] | Incumbent retired. [6] Democratic hold. |
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Pennsylvania | Michelle Henry | Democratic | 2023 [d] | Incumbent retired. [7] Republican gain. |
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Utah | Sean Reyes | Republican | 2013 [e] | Incumbent retired. [8] Republican hold. |
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Vermont | Charity Clark | Democratic | 2022 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Washington | Bob Ferguson | Democratic | 2012 | Incumbent retired to run for governor. [9] Democratic hold. |
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West Virginia | Patrick Morrisey | Republican | 2012 | Incumbent retired to run for governor. [10] Republican hold. |
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Attorney General Todd Rokita was elected in 2020 with 58.3% of the vote. [11] He successfully ran for re-election defeating Democratic lawyer Destiny Wells. [12]
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![]() County results Bailey: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Gross: 50–60% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Attorney General Andrew Bailey was appointed in 2023 after his predecessor, Eric Schmitt, resigned after being elected to the United States Senate. He successfully ran for a full term Democratic civil rights attorney Elad Gross. [13]
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![]() County results Knudsen: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90-100% Alke: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Attorney General Austin Knudsen was elected in 2020 with 58.5% of the vote. He successfully ran for re-election defeating Democratic attorney Ben Alke. [14]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Austin Knudsen (incumbent) | 148,458 | 82.20% | |
Republican | Logan Olson | 32,141 | 17.80% | |
Total votes | 180,599 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ben Alke | 93,295 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 93,295 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Austin Knudsen (incumbent) | 352,682 | 59.71% | +1.20 | |
Democratic | Ben Alke | 237,928 | 40.29% | –1.20 | |
Total votes | 590,610 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
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Turnout | 73.73% [17] (![]() | |||||||||||||||
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Attorney General Josh Stein was re-elected in 2020 with 50.1% of the vote. He retired to run for governor. [5]
U.S. Representative Dan Bishop was the lone Republican candidate. [18]
U.S. Representative Jeff Jackson won the Democratic nomination defeating Durham County district attorney Satana Deberry and lawyer and Marine Corps veteran Tim Dunn. [19] [20] [21]
in the general election Jeff Jackon defeated Dan Bishop with 51.43% of the vote. [22]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jeff Jackson | 370,666 | 54.83% | |
Democratic | Satana Deberry | 223,835 | 33.11% | |
Democratic | Tim Dunn | 81,492 | 12.06% | |
Total votes | 675,993 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jeff Jackson | 2,874,960 | 51.43% | +1.30% | |
Republican | Dan Bishop | 2,715,411 | 48.57% | –1.30% | |
Total votes | 5,590,371 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
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![]() County results Rayfield: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Lathrop: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | ||||||||||||||||
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Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum was re-elected in 2020 with 56% of the vote. She was eligible to seek re-election, but stated in September 2023 that she would retire. [6] Democratic House Speaker Dan Rayfield defeated International Justice Mission executive country director Will Lanthrop in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dan Rayfield | 318,313 | 75.71% | |
Democratic | Shaina Pomerantz | 102,146 | 24.29% | |
Total votes | 420,459 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Will Lathrop | 190,995 | 64.57% | |
Republican | Michael Cross | 104,813 | 35.43% | |
Total votes | 295,808 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Dan Rayfield | 1,156,489 | 54.37% | –1.60% | |
Republican | Will Lathrop | 967,964 | 45.51% | +4.16% | |
Write-in | 2,612 | 0.12% | –0.26% | ||
Total votes | 2,127,065 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
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Attorney General Josh Shapiro resigned after being elected governor. Deputy attorney general Michelle Henry was appointed as the new attorney general and she was confirmed by the state senate. She is not running for a full term. [7]
Former Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale won the Democratic nomination defeating former Philadelphia chief public defender Keir Bradford-Grey, former Bucks County solicitor Joe Khan, state representative Jared Solomon, and Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer. [27] [28] [29] [30] [31]
York County District Attorney Dave Sunday won the Republican nomination defeating state representative Wendell Craig Williams. [32] [33]
Republican nominee Dave Sunday defeated Eugene DePasquale with 50.81% of the vote, flipping the office to Republicans control. [34]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Eugene DePasquale | 371,911 | 35.40% | |
Democratic | Jack Stollsteimer | 212,413 | 20.22% | |
Democratic | Joe Khan | 167,895 | 15.98% | |
Democratic | Keir Bradford-Grey | 160,369 | 15.27% | |
Democratic | Jared Solomon | 137,920 | 13.13% | |
Total votes | 1,050,508 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Sunday | 620,515 | 70.36% | |
Republican | Craig Williams | 261,419 | 29.64% | |
Total votes | 881,934 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Dave Sunday | 3,496,679 | 50.81% | +4.48 | |
Democratic | Eugene DePasquale | 3,179,376 | 46.20% | −4.65 | |
Libertarian | Rob Cowburn | 88,835 | 1.29% | −0.48 | |
Green | Richard Weiss | 68,046 | 0.99% | −0.05 | |
Constitution | Justin Magill | 31,282 | 0.45% | N/A | |
Forward | Eric Settle | 18,151 | 0.26% | N/A | |
Total votes | 6,882,369 | 100.00% | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
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Attorney General Sean Reyes was re-elected in 2020 with 60.6% of the vote. He was eligible to seek re-election, and had previously stated in September 2023 that he would do so, but announced in December 2023 that he would not run. [8]
Former chair of the Utah Republican Party, Derek Brown, defeated Democratic defense attorney Rudy Bautista with 57.84% of the vote. [37]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Derek Brown | 178,164 | 43.59% | |
Republican | Rachel Terry | 133,019 | 32.55% | |
Republican | Frank Mylar | 97,522 | 23.86% | |
Total votes | 408,705 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Derek Brown | 838,445 | 57.84% | −2.74 | |
Democratic | Rudy Bautista | 401,234 | 27.68% | −6.06 | |
United Utah | Michelle Quist | 103,831 | 7.16% | N/A | |
Libertarian | Andrew McCullough | 55,932 | 3.86% | −1.82 | |
Independent | Austin Hepworth | 50,053 | 3.45% | N/A | |
Total votes | 1,449,495 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
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Clark: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Nelson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Tie: 40–50% No Data/Vote: | |||||||||||||||||
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Attorney General Charity Clark was elected in 2022 with 61.3% of the vote. She won the Democratic primary unopposed and in the general election defeated Republican Berlin Town Administrator Ture Nelson with 57.82% of the vote. [40]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charity Clark (incumbent) | 43,275 | 99.05% | |
Write-in | 416 | 0.95% | ||
Total votes | 43,691 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | H. Brooke Paige | 18,081 | 97.06% | |
Write-in | 548 | 2.94% | ||
Total votes | 18,629 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressive | Elijah Bergman | 270 | 87.95% | |
Write-in | 37 | 12.05% | ||
Total votes | 307 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Charity Clark (incumbent) | 200,711 | 57.82% | –7.25% | |
Republican | Ture Nelson | 128,798 | 37.10% | +2.34% | |
Green Mountain Peace and Justice | Kevin Gustafson | 17,159 | 4.94% | N/A | |
Write-in | 490 | 0.13% | –0.04% | ||
Total votes | 347,158 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |
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Attorney General Bob Ferguson was re-elected in 2020 with 56.4% of the vote. He retired to run for governor. [9]
Democratic former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington Nick Brown defeated Republican Pasco city councilman Pete Serrano have in the general election with 55.58% of the vote. [43]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pete Serrano | 814,372 | 42.11% | |
Democratic | Nick Brown | 682,360 | 35.28% | |
Democratic | Manka Dhingra | 435,919 | 22.54% | |
Write-in | 1,284 | 0.07% | ||
Total votes | 1,933,935 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Nick Brown | 2,093,570 | 55.58% | −0.85 | |
Republican | Pete Serrano | 1,669,884 | 44.33% | +0.86 | |
Write-in | 3,616 | 0.10% | N/A | ||
Total votes | 3,767,070 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |
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Attorney General Patrick Morrisey was re-elected in 2020 with 63.8% of the vote. He is retiring to run for governor. [10]
Republican State Auditor JB McCuskey defeated state senator and former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia Michael Stuart for the Republican nomination. [46]
In the Democratic primary attorney Teresa Toriseva seated former mayor of South Charleston Richie Robb for the Democratic nomination. [47]
In the general election, JB McCuskey defeated Teresa Toriseva with 70.02% of the vote. [48]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | JB McCuskey | 117,263 | 59.83% | |
Republican | Michael Stuart | 78,745 | 40.17% | |
Total votes | 196,008 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Teresa Toriseva | 50,480 | 52.67% | |
Democratic | Richie Robb | 45,356 | 47.33% | |
Total votes | 95,836 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | JB McCuskey | 501,452 | 70.02% | +6.25 | |
Democratic | Teresa Toriseva | 214,654 | 29.98% | −6.25 | |
Total votes | 716,106 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Republican hold |
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