New York Attorney General election, 2026

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New York Attorney General
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: Pending General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. (general elections); primary times vary by county Voting in New York
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New York is holding an election for attorney general on November 3, 2026.

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

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Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.

2022

See also: New York Attorney General election, 2022

General election

General election for Attorney General of New York

Incumbent Letitia James defeated Michael Henry in the general election for Attorney General of New York on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Letitia James (D / Working Families Party)	54.6	3,168,256
		Michael Henry (R / Conservative Party)	45.3	2,631,301
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	3,073

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,802,630
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sean Hayes (L)

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Letitia James advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of New York.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Zephyr Teachout (D)
• Daniel Goldman (D)
• Clyde Vanel (D)
• Shelley Mayer (D)
• Maria Vullo (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Michael Henry advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of New York.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Sarcone III (R)
• Joseph Holland (R)

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Michael Henry advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Attorney General of New York.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Letitia James advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Attorney General of New York.

2018

See also: New York Attorney General election, 2018

General election

General election for Attorney General of New York

Letitia James defeated Keith Wofford, Michael Sussman, Christopher B. Garvey, and Nancy Sliwa in the general election for Attorney General of New York on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Letitia James (D)	62.4	3,739,239
		Keith Wofford (R)	35.2	2,108,600
		Michael Sussman (G)	1.2	72,512
		Christopher B. Garvey (L)	0.7	43,767
	Submit photo	Nancy Sliwa (Reform Party)	0.4	26,441
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	2,958

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,993,517
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Vincent Messina (Independence Party)
• Kenneth Schaeffer (Working Families Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of New York

Letitia James defeated Zephyr Teachout, Sean Maloney, and Leecia Eve in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of New York on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Letitia James	40.3	608,308
		Zephyr Teachout	31.0	468,083
		Sean Maloney	25.1	379,099
		Leecia Eve	3.5	52,367

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,507,857
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of New York

Keith Wofford advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of New York on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Keith Wofford

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Green primary election

Green primary for Attorney General of New York

Michael Sussman advanced from the Green primary for Attorney General of New York on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Michael Sussman

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Independence Party primary election

Independence Party primary for Attorney General of New York

Vincent Messina advanced from the Independence Party primary for Attorney General of New York on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Vincent Messina

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Reform Party primary election

Reform Party primary for Attorney General of New York

Nancy Sliwa defeated Michael Diederich Jr. and Christopher B. Garvey in the Reform Party primary for Attorney General of New York on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nancy Sliwa	52.8	14,864
	Submit photo	Michael Diederich Jr.	24.0	6,752
		Christopher B. Garvey	23.2	6,533

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,149
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Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Party primary for Attorney General of New York

Kenneth Schaeffer advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Attorney General of New York on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Kenneth Schaeffer

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2014

See also: New York Attorney General election, 2014

Attorney General of New York, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eric Schneiderman Incumbent	55.7%	2,069,956
	Republican	John Cahill	41.4%	1,538,990
	Green	Ramon Jimenez	2.2%	80,813
	Libertarian	Carl Person	0.7%	24,746
Total Votes				3,714,505
Election results via New York State Board of Elections

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Attorney General elections in 2026

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