2026 New York Attorney General election

For related races, see 2026 United States attorney general elections.

2026 New York Attorney General election

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Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent Attorney General Letitia James Democratic

The 2026 New York Attorney General election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the Attorney General of New York. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Letitia James has announced that she will run for a third term. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Letitia James, incumbent attorney general (2019–present) ^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Khurram Dara, regulatory and policy attorney ^{[2] [3] [4]}
• Saritha Komatireddy, former federal prosecutor ^[5]

Publicly expressed interest

• Michael Henry, nominee in 2022 ^[6]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [7]	Safe D	August 21, 2025

See also

• 2026 United States attorney general elections

References

1. Coltin, Jeff. "Letitia James is taking on Donald Trump — again". Politico .
2. Terrett, Eleanor (August 5, 2025). "Crypto Lawyer Khurram Dara Considers Run for New York Attorney General". Crypto in America. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
3. Campanile, Carl (November 20, 2025). "Crypto lawyer seeks run for NY attorney general against Letitia James". New York Post . Retrieved November 21, 2025.
4. "Khurram Dara Announces Candidacy for New York State Attorney General". Yonkers Times . December 5, 2025. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
5. Campanile, Carl (December 1, 2025). "Former fed prosecutor Saritha Komatireddy to run against embattled NY AG Letitia James". New York Post . Retrieved December 1, 2025.
6. Golden, Vaughn (October 14, 2025). "NYC GOP chairs back Michael Henry to challenge indicted NY AG Letitia James". The New York Post . Retrieved November 19, 2025.
7. "State Attorneys General: The Top Races to be "Top Cop"". Sabato's Crystal Ball. August 21, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.

External links

Official campaign websites

• Letitia James (D) for Attorney General
• Saritha Komatireddy (R) for Attorney General