Democratic Party Attorney General primaries, 2024
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The attorney general is the only top-level state executive office besides the governor to be found in all 50 states. As the state's chief legal officer, the attorney general is responsible for enforcing state law and advising the state government on legal matters. In many states, attorneys general play a large role in the law enforcement process. Out of the 43 states in which the attorney general is directly elected, 10 are on the ballot in 2024.
There are five Democratic-held attorney general offices and five Republican-held attorney general offices on the ballot in 2024.
On this page, you will find:
- Election dates by state
- List of Democratic primary candidates by state
- List of seats up for election
Click here for more on the Republican attorney general primaries in 2024.
Click here for more on the general elections for attorney general in 2024.
Election dates
The following table details 2024 attorney general filing deadlines and primary dates in each state. The signature filing deadline is the date by which candidates must file nominating signatures with election officials in order to have their name placed on the ballot.
| 2024 Election Dates | ||||||
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| State | Filing deadline | Primary election | ||||
| Indiana | — | July 13, 2024 (convention) | ||||
| Missouri | March 26 | August 6 | ||||
| Montana | March 11 | June 4 | ||||
| North Carolina | December 15 | March 5 | ||||
| Oregon | March 14 | May 21 | ||||
| Pennsylvania | February 13 | April 23 | ||||
| Utah | January 8 | June 25 | ||||
| Vermont | May 30 | August 13 | ||||
| Washington | May 17 | August 6 | ||||
| West Virginia | January 27 | May 14 | ||||
By state
Note: Prior to filing deadlines, the following lists of potential and declared candidates are unofficial. They will be updated after each candidate filing deadline has passed and the official list of candidates becomes available. Please contact us if you notice a candidate who declared for election missing from the list or a candidate who withdrew still listed.
Indiana
Democratic convention candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Did not make the ballot:
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Missouri
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Montana
Democratic primary candidates
- Ben Alke ✔
North Carolina
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Oregon
Democratic primary candidates
Pennsylvania
Democratic primary candidates
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Utah
Democratic primary candidates
The Democratic Party primary was canceled.
Vermont
Democratic primary candidates
- Charity Clark (Incumbent)
Washington
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
West Virginia
Democratic primary candidates
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Seats up for election
There are five Democratic-held attorney general offices and five Republican-held attorney general offices on the ballot in 2024. The table below shows which states are holding attorney general elections in 2024.
| Attorney General elections, 2024 | |||||||
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| State | Incumbent | Incumbent running? | Election winner | Last time office changed parties | 2020 presidential result | 2020 attorney general result[1] | 2024 election result |
| Indiana |  Todd Rokita |
Yes | TBD | 2001 | R+16.0 | R+16.6 | TBD |
| Missouri | Andrew Bailey |
Yes | TBD | 2017 | R+15.4 | R+21.5 | TBD |
| Montana | Austin Knudsen |
Yes | TBD | 2013 | R+16.4 | R+17.0 | TBD |
| North Carolina | Josh Stein |
No[2] | TBD | 1975 | R+1.3 | D+0.2 | TBD |
| Oregon | Ellen Rosenblum |
No[3] | TBD | 1993 | D+16.1 | D+14.7 | TBD |
| Pennsylvania | Michelle Henry[4] |
No[5] | TBD | 2023 | D+1.2 | D+4.6 | TBD |
| Utah | Sean D. Reyes |
No[6] | TBD | 2001 | R+20.5 | R+26.9 | TBD |
| Vermont | Charity Clark |
Yes | TBD | 2023 | D+35.1 | D+30.2 | TBD |
| Washington | Bob Ferguson |
No | TBD | 2013 | D+19.2 | D+12.9 | TBD |
| West Virginia | Patrick Morrisey |
No | TBD | 2013 | R+38.9 | R+27.6 | TBD |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 2022 election for Vermont.
- ↑ Stein announced in January 2023 that he was running for governor.
- ↑ Rosenblum] announced in September 2023 that she was not running for re-election.
- ↑ Josh Shapiro (D) was elected attorney general in 2016 and 2020. He was elected governor in 2022 and appointed Henry in January 2023.
- ↑ Henry told KDKA-TV in a February 2023 interview that she would not run for a full term.
- ↑ Axios, "Utah AG won't seek re-election amid controversy tied to anti-sex-trafficking group," December 8, 2023
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