2016 United States attorney general elections

2016 United States attorney general elections

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10 attorney general offices 10 states[a]
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Seats before 23 20 Seats after 24 19 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 10,444,739[1] 11,149,338 Percentage 45.82% 48.92% Seats up 4 6 Seats won 5 5
Democratic hold      Republican hold      Republican gain      No election

The 2016 United States attorney general elections were held on November 8, 2016, in 10 states.^[2] The previous attorney general elections for eight of the 10 states took place in 2012. The last attorney general elections for Utah and Vermont took place in 2014, as Utah held a special election due to the resignation of John Swallow, while the attorney general of Vermont serves two-year terms.^[3] The elections took place concurrently with the 2016 presidential election, elections to the House of Representatives and Senate, and numerous state and local elections.

Six state attorneys general ran for reelection and four did not. Missouri was only state that changed partisan control, where Republican Josh Hawley won the open seat, replacing outgoing Democrat Chris Koster.^[4] The four other open seats were won by the party which previously held the office, and all five incumbents who ran won re-election. Republicans expanded their majority control of popularly elected state attorneys general.

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