Election results, 2024: Attorneys General

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Heading into the 2024 elections, there were 27 Republican, 22 Democratic, and one nonpartisan attorneys general nationwide. Republicans gained control of the attorney general office in Pennsylvania, leading to a 28-21-1 split in partisan control following the elections. This did not change Pennsylvania's divided government triplex status, however, as the governor of Pennsylvania remained a Democrat.

There were 10 attorney general seats on the ballot in 2024. These elections were in Indiana, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and West Virginia. Democrats and Republicans each held the office in five of these states. Four incumbents ran for re-election, while six did not. All four incumbents, three Republicans and one Democrat, won re-election.

Democrats retained attorney general offices in North Carolina, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington. Republicans gained an attorney general office in Pennsylvania and retained offices in Indiana, Missouri, Montana, Utah, and West Virginia.

Two other states— Maine and New Hampshire—had attorneys general whose appointment was determined by other elections on the ballot. Democrats retained appointing authority over the attorney general in Maine and Republicans retained authority in New Hampshire.

Ballotpedia identified the attorney general elections in North Carolina and Pennsylvania as battlegrounds. Democrats retained the office in North Carolina, while Republicans won the office from Democrats in Pennsylvania.

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Offices on the ballot in 2024

In 2024, there were 10 attorney general offices directly on the ballot and two attorneys general (New Hampshire and Maine) whose appointment was determined by other elections on the ballot. The table below highlights the partisan balance of those 12 positions before and after the election.

Attorney general seats up in 2024 (direct elections and appointed positions)
Party		As of the 2024 elections	After the 2024 elections
	Democratic Party	6	5
	Republican Party	6	7
	Uncalled races	—	—
Total		12	12

Attorney general seats up in 2024 - direct elections only (click to collapse)

Attorney general seats up in 2024 (direct elections)
Party		As of the 2024 elections	After the 2024 elections
	Democratic Party	5	4
	Republican Party	5	6
	Uncalled races	—	—
Total		10	10

Attorney general seats up in 2024 - appointed positions only (click to collapse)

Attorney general seats up in 2024 (appointed positions)
Party		As of the 2024 elections	After the 2024 elections
	Democratic Party	1	1
	Republican Party	1	1
	Uncalled races	—	—
Total		2	2

The map below highlights states that held attorney general elections in 2024 by the party of the winning candidate.

Partisan balance of all attorneys general

Heading into the 2024 elections, there were 27 Republican, 22 Democratic, and one nonpartisan attorneys general. The table below highlights the partisan balance of all 50 attorneys general before and after the 2024 elections.

Attorneys general partisan breakdown (direct elections and appointed positions)
Party		As of the 2024 elections	After the 2024 elections
	Democratic Party	22	21
	Republican Party	27	28
	Other	1	1
	Uncalled races	—	—
Total		50	50

Attorneys general partisan breakdown - direct elections only (click to collapse)

Attorneys general partisan breakdown (direct elections)
Party		As of the 2024 elections	After the 2024 elections
	Democratic Party	20	19
	Republican Party	23	24
	Uncalled races	—	—
Total		43	43

Attorneys general partisan breakdown - appointed positions only (click to collapse)

Attorneys general partisan breakdown (appointed positions)
Party		As of the 2024 elections	After the 2024 elections
	Democratic Party	2	2
	Republican Party	4	4
	Other	1	1
	Uncalled races	—	—
Total		7	7

The map below highlights each state by the party of its attorney general once candidates elected in 2024 elections are sworn in.

Changes in triplex status

Triplexes

See also: State government triplexes

A state government triplex is a term used to describe when a state's governor, attorney general, and secretary of state are all members of the same party.

As of April 27, 2025, there are 25 Republican triplexes, 20 Democratic triplexes, and 5 divided governments where neither party holds triplex control.

The following map highlights the change in the triplex status of state governments after the 2024 elections.

Partisan control history

Below is a chart depicting the partisan control history of attorneys general from 1992 to 2025.

Log of attorney general election results

This section includes a timeline of attorney general election results.

Election results (November 5-6, 2024)
All times Eastern Standard Time
November 6, 2024
- 2:11 p.m.: Incumbent Austin Knudsen (R) was re-elected attorney general in Montana, defeating Ben Alke (D).^[1]
- 12:04 p.m.: Derek Brown (R) was elected attorney general in Utah, defeating Rudy Bautista (D) and three others.^[2]
- 4:13 a.m.: Nick Brown (D) was elected attorney general in Washington, defeating Pete Serrano (R).^[3]
- 3:18 a.m.: Dave Sunday (R) was elected attorney general in Pennsylvania, defeating Eugene DePasquale (D).^[4] This was an open position and Sunday's win switched partisan control of the office. Ballotpedia identified this as a battleground race. Click here to learn more.
- 12:34 a.m.: Incumbent Andrew Bailey (R) was re-elected attorney general in Missouri, defeating Elad Gross (D) and Ryan Munro (L).^[5]
November 5, 2024
- 11:52 p.m.: Jeff Jackson (D) was elected attorney general in North Carolina, defeating Dan Bishop (R).^[6] Ballotpedia identified this as a battleground race. Click here to learn more.
- 11:13 p.m.: Dan Rayfield (D) was elected attorney general in Oregon, defeating Will Lathrop (R).^[7]
- 10:16 p.m.: Incumbent Charity Clark (D) was re-elected attorney general in Vermont, defeating Ture Nelson (R) and Kevin Gustafson (Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party).^[8]
- 8:56 p.m.: Incumbent Todd Rokita (R) was re-elected attorney general in Indiana, defeating Destiny Scott Wells (D).^[9]
- 8:50 p.m.: John B. McCuskey (R) was elected attorney general in West Virginia, defeating Teresa Toriseva (D).^[10]
Appointing authorities
- Democrats won majorities in the Maine State Senate and House, retaining appointment authority over the attorney general.^[11]
- A Republican won New Hampshire's governorship, retaining the party's appointment authority over the attorney general.^[12]

Analysis of state elections, 2024

See also: Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2024

State legislative elections

See also: State legislative elections, 2024

In the 50 states, there are 99 state legislative chambers altogether. Across 44 states, 85 of those chambers held regular legislative elections in 2024. These elections were for 5,807 of the country's 7,386 state legislative seats (79%). The general election for state legislative races was held on November 5, 2024.

Two state legislative chambers, the Michigan and Minnesota state Houses, changed party control following the 2024 general election. Republicans won control of the Michigan House from Democrats, and won a tie in the Minnesota House.

To learn more about the state legislative races that were on your ballot, click here to use our Sample Ballot Lookup tool.

States are also holding special state legislative elections in 2024 to fill vacant seats. Click here for more.

In the U.S. Territories, seven legislative chambers held regularly scheduled elections for 169 seats in 2024. Elections were held for the American Samoa House of Representatives, the Guam Legislature, the Puerto Rico Senate and House of Representatives, the Northern Mariana Islands Senate and House of Representatives, and the U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature.

As of April 27th, 2025, Republicans controlled 55.63% of all state legislative seats nationally, while Democrats held 43.66%. Republicans held a majority in 57 chambers, and Democrats held the majority in 39 chambers. Two chambers (Alaska House and Alaska Senate) were organized under multipartisan, power-sharing coalitions. One chamber (Minnesota House of Representatives) was split evenly between both parties.

Partisan balance of all 7,386 state legislative seats
Legislative chamber			Other	Vacant
State senates	834	1,124	5	10
State houses	2,391	2,985	19	18
Total:	3,225	4,109	24	28

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State legislative seats that changed party control in 2024: As a result of the Nov. 5, 2024, elections, partisan composition of all 7,386 state legislative seats changed by 0.7 percentage points. Democrats had a net loss of 54 seats, representing 0.7% of all state legislative seats. Republicans had a net gain of 55 seats, representing 0.7% of all state legislative seats. Independents and minor party officeholders had a net loss of one seat, representing 0.01% of all state legislative seats.
Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 12, 2022: Competitiveness refers to the presence of choice throughout the election cycle. A greater level of competitiveness means voters have the ability to make more decisions. A lower level of competitiveness equals fewer choices. State legislative competitiveness in 2022 reached its highest level compared to all even-year election cycles since 2010. In 2022, the nationwide State Legislative Competitiveness Index is 36.2, beating out 2018 (36.1) and the 2012 post-redistricting cycle (35.2).

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State executive elections

See also: State executive official elections, 2024

State executive offices up for election in 2024 included 11 gubernatorial seats, nine lieutenant gubernatorial seats, 10 attorney general seats, and seven secretary of state seats. Including down-ballot races, there were 167 state executive seats up for election across 30 states in 2024.^[13]

In 2022, 307 state executive offices were up for election across 44 states. Twenty offices changed party control, including two previously held Republican lieutenant governorships that changed parties because the governor and lieutenant governor ran on a joint ticket. Of the 18 offices which changed partisan control due to direct election, 10 switched from Democrat to Republican, seven switched from Republican to Democrat, and one nonpartisan official was succeeded by a Republican. A total of 26 incumbents seeking re-election to state executive offices were defeated, with 10 of those losing in the general election and 16 losing in their party's primary or nominating convention.

Featured analysis (from 2022)

Trifecta vulnerability in the 2022 elections: Thirteen state government trifectas were vulnerable in the 2022 elections, according to Ballotpedia's annual trifecta vulnerability ratings. Democrats defended seven vulnerable trifectas and Republicans defended six. A state government trifecta occurs when one party holds the governorship and majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. At the time of the 2022 elections, there were 37 state government trifectas: 23 Republican trifectas and 14 Democratic trifectas. The remaining 13 states had a divided government where neither party had a trifecta.
State government triplexes: Heading into the November 8 elections, there were 23 Republican triplexes, 18 Democratic triplexes, and 9 divided governments where neither party held triplex control. A state government triplex is a term to describe when one political party holds the following three positions in a state's government: governor, attorney general, and secretary of state.^[14] In states where the attorney general or secretary of state are appointed by the governor, Ballotpedia considers the office to be held by the governor's party for the purposes of defining triplexes.^[15]
Annual State Executive Competitiveness Report: Ballotpedia's 2022 study of competitiveness in state executive official elections found that 37.1% of incumbents did not seek re-election, leaving those offices open. This was higher than in 2020 (35.6%) and 2014 (32.7%) but lower than in 2018 (38.6%) and 2016 (45.2%). The decade average for open offices was 37.8%.

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State judicial elections

See also: State judicial elections, 2024

A total of 306 appellate court seats were up for election in 2024. The seats included:

83 supreme court seats.
223 intermediate appellate court seats.

Ballotpedia provided coverage of supreme court and intermediate appellate court elections, as well as local trial court elections for judges within the 100 largest cities in the United States as measured by population.

In addition, in the U.S. Territories, four judges were on the ballot in retention elections in 2024. One judge on the Guam Supreme Court, two on the Guam Superior Court, and one on the Northern Mariana Islands Superior Court stood for retention to remain on the bench.

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Partisanship of state supreme court judges: In June 2020, Ballotpedia conducted a study into the partisanship of state supreme court justices. The study placed each justice into one of five categories indicating confidence in their affiliations with either the Democratic or Republican Parties. These categories were Strong Democratic, Mild Democratic, Indeterminate, Mild Republican, and Strong Republican.