2018 United States attorney general elections

The 2018 United States attorney general elections were held on November 6, 2018, in 30 states, 2 territories, and the District of Columbia. The previous attorney general elections for this group of states took place in 2014, except in Vermont where attorneys general serve only two-year terms and elected their current attorney general in 2016.

2018 United States attorney general elections
November 6, 2018
33 attorney general offices
30 states; 2 territories; 1 federal district
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 19 24
Seats after 23 20
Seat change 4 4
Popular vote 42,211,310 36,161,300
Percentage 52.75% 45.19%
Seats up 12 18
Seats won 16 14
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     Democratic gain      Independent gain
     No election

The elections took place concurrently with elections to the House of Representatives and Senate, and numerous state and local elections including governorships.

Democrats gained four elected attorney general offices, while Republicans gained zero offices. This caused Democratic attorneys general to constitute a majority of elected attorneys general in U.S. states.

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