2026 Wisconsin Attorney General election

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

2026 Wisconsin Attorney General election

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Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent Attorney General Josh Kaul Democratic

The 2026 Wisconsin Attorney General election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the Attorney General of Wisconsin. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet announced whether he will do so. This will be one of four Democratic-held attorneys general up for election in 2026 in a state won by Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election and the state with the closest presidential margin of victory at R+0.9. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Potential

• Josh Kaul, incumbent Attorney General

Republican primary

Candidates

Publicly expressed interest

• Eric Toney, Fond du Lac County district attorney and nominee in 2022 ^[2]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [3]	Tossup	August 21, 2025

References

1. Gilbert, Craig (November 25, 2024). "Gilbert: How small voting shifts made Wisconsin the closest state in the nation". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Retrieved November 26, 2024.
2. "MON PM Update: Toney considering another run for AG" . WisPolitics . May 19, 2025. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
3. "State Attorneys General: The Top Races to be "Top Cop"". Sabato's Crystal Ball. August 21, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.