2016 United States attorney general elections

The 2016 United States attorney general elections were held on November 8, 2016, in 10 states.[2] The previous Attorney General elections for this group of states took place in 2012, except in Vermont where Attorneys General only serve two-year terms and last elected their Attorney General in 2014.[3] 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]

For related races, see 2016 United States elections.
2016 United States attorney general elections
November 8, 2016
10 Attorney General offices
10 states[lower-alpha 1]
  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

Statistics

Closest races

States where the margin of victory was under 1%:

  1. North Carolina, 0.4% (20,232 votes)

States where the margin of victory was between 1% and 5%:

  1. Pennsylvania, 2.8% (165,685 votes)

States where the margin of victory was between 5% and 10%:

  1. West Virginia, 9.7% (67,192 votes)

Blue denotes offices won by Democrats; red denotes those won by Republicans.

Partisan control of statewide offices
See also: List of U.S. statewide elected officials
Before election After election
State Attorney General Governor Lieutenant governor Auditor Treasurer Attorney General Governor Lieutenant governor Auditor Treasurer
Indiana Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep
Missouri Dem Dem Rep Dem Dem Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep
Montana Rep Dem Dem Dem Rep Dem Dem Rep
North Carolina Dem Rep Rep Dem Dem Dem Dem Rep Dem Rep
Oregon Dem Dem Dem

(Secretary of State)

 Dem Dem Dem Rep

(Secretary of State)

 Dem
Pennsylvania Dem Dem Dem Dem Ind Dem Dem Dem Dem Dem
Utah Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep
Vermont Dem Dem Rep Dem Dem Dem Rep Pro Dem Dem
Washington Dem Dem Dem Dem Dem Dem Dem Dem Dem Rep
West Virginia Rep Dem Dem

(Secretary of State)

 Dem Dem Rep Dem Rep

(Secretary of State)

 Rep Dem

Indiana
Indiana Attorney General election, 2016
November 8, 2016
 
Nominee Curtis Hill Lorenzo Arredondo
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,643,689 994,085
Percentage 62.31% 37.69%
Attorney General before election

Greg Zoeller
Republican

 Elected Attorney General

Curtis Hill
Republican

Main article: 2016 Indiana Attorney General election

The 2016 Indiana Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Attorney General of the U.S. state of Indiana.

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Greg Zoeller declined to run for a third term in order to run for Congress.[5] Republicans chose Curtis Hill, Elkhart County Prosecutor since 2002 over former Attorney General Steve Carter, State Senator Randall Head, and then-deputy Attorney General Abby Kuzma at the Republican state convention on June 11, 2016[6]

Democrats nominated Lorenzo Arredondo, former Lake County Circuit Judge from 1976 to 2010[7]

General election
Indiana Attorney General election, 2016 [8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Curtis Hill 1,643,689 62.31
Democratic Lorenzo Arredondo 994,085 37.69
Total votes 2,637,774 100
Republican hold

Missouri
Main article: 2016 Missouri Attorney General election
2016 Missouri Attorney General election
November 8, 2016
 
Nominee Josh Hawley Teresa Hensley
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,607,550 1,140,252
Percentage 58.5% 41.5%
County results
Hawley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Hensley:      50–60%      70–80%
Attorney General before election

Chris Koster
Democratic

 Elected Attorney General

Josh Hawley
Republican

The 2016 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Attorney General of Missouri, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Republican Josh Hawley defeated the Democratic nominee Teresa Hensley.

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster did not run for re-election to a third term in office, but was instead the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Governor.[9][10][11]

Democratic primary
Democratic primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Teresa Hensley 167,626 52.7
Democratic Jake Zimmerman 150,322 47.3
Total votes 317,948 100.0

Republican primary
Republican primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Josh Hawley 415,702 64.2
Republican Kurt Schaefer 231,657 35.8
Total votes 647,359 100.0

General election
2016 Missouri Attorney General election[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Josh Hawley 1,607,550 58.50% +17.71%
Democratic Teresa Hensley 1,140,252 41.50% -14.31%
Total votes 2,747,802 100.00% N/A
Republican gain from Democratic

Montana
Main article: 2016 Montana Attorney General election

The 2016 Montana Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Attorney General of Montana, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the governorship and other statewide offices.[14] Republican Incumbent Tim Fox defeated Democratic nominee and state senator Larry Jent.[15]

Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Fox 140,173 100.0
Total votes 140,173 100.0

Democratic primary
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Jent 102,171 100.0
Total votes 102,171 100.0

General election
Montana Attorney General election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Fox 332,766 67.67
Democratic Larry Jent 158,970 32.33
Total votes 595,347 100
Republican hold

North Carolina
Main article: 2016 North Carolina Attorney General election
2016 North Carolina Attorney General election
November 8, 2016
 
Nominee Josh Stein Buck Newton
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,303,681 2,279,076
Percentage 50.3% 49.7%
Results by county

Stein:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Newton:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Attorney General before election

Roy Cooper
Democratic

 Elected Attorney General

Josh Stein
Democratic

The 2016 North Carolina Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Attorney General of North Carolina, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.[16]

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper chose not to run for re-election to a fifth term in office, but instead successfully ran for Governor.[17]

Primary elections were held on March 15, 2016.

Democratic former state senator Josh Stein defeated Republican state senator Buck Newton in the general election.[18][19]

Democratic primary
Democratic primary results[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Josh Stein 510,003 53.4
Democratic Marcus Williams 445,524 46.6
Total votes 955,527 100.0

Republican primary
Republican primary results [21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Buck Newton 503,880 54.9
Republican Jim O'Neill 414,073 45.1
Total votes 917,953 100.0

General election

[22]

North Carolina Attorney General election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Josh Stein 2,303,619 50.27% -49.73%
Republican Buck Newton 2,279,006 49.73% N/A
Total votes 4,582,625 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

Oregon
Main article: 2016 Oregon state elections § Attorney General

The 2016 Oregon Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Attorney General of Oregon.[23]

Incumbent attorney general Ellen Rosenblum (D) was re-elected.[24]

Democratic primary
Oregon Attorney General Democratic primary, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ellen Rosenblum 414,643 98.88
Democratic Write-ins 4,690 1.12
Total votes 419,333 100

Republican primary
Oregon Attorney General Republican primary, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Zene Crowe 220,454 98.64
Republican Write-ins 3,038 1.36
Total votes 223,492 100

Independent Party primary
Oregon Attorney General Independent primary, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Write-ins 7,842 100
Total votes 7,842 100

General election
County results
Oregon Attorney General election, November 8, 2016[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ellen Rosenblum 1,035,361 55.18%
Republican Daniel Crowe 776,664 41.39%
Libertarian Lars Hedbor 59,629 3.18%
Write-ins 4,828 0.26%
Total votes 1,876,482 100%

Pennsylvania
Main article: 2016 Pennsylvania Attorney General election
2016 Pennsylvania Attorney General election
November 8, 2016
 
Nominee Josh Shapiro John Rafferty Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 3,057,010 2,891,325
Percentage 51.4% 48.6%
County results
Shapiro:
     50–60%      60–70%      80–90%
Rafferty:
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Attorney General before election

Bruce Beemer
Democratic

 Elected Attorney General

Josh Shapiro
Democratic

The Pennsylvania Attorney General election of 2016 took place on November 8, 2016, to elect a new Pennsylvania Attorney General. Democratic incumbent Kathleen Kane originally indicated her intention to seek re-election, but dropped out after she was criminally charged with violating grand jury secrecy laws stemming from alleged leaks of grand jury investigation details to embarrass a political enemy.[26][27] Democratic nominee and Montgomery County Commissioner Josh Shapiro defeated Republican state senator John Rafferty Jr. by a margin of 2.78%.[28][29]

Democratic primary
Democratic primary results[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Josh Shapiro 725,168 47.0
Democratic Stephen Zappala 566,501 36.8
Democratic John Morganelli 250,097 16.2
Total votes 1,541,766 100.0

Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Rafferty 819,510 63.8
Republican Joe Peters 464,491 36.2
Total votes 1,284,001 100.0

General election
Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Josh Shapiro 3,057,010 51.39% -4.75%
Republican John Rafferty 2,891,325 48.61% +7.05%
Total votes 5,948,335 100.0% N/A
Democratic hold

Utah
Main article: 2016 Utah elections § Attorney General

The 2016 Utah Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Attorney General of Utah.[31]

Incumbent attorney general Sean Reyes (R) was re-elected.[32]

General election
Utah Attorney General election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sean Reyes 719,043 65.41
Democratic Jon Harper 275,568 25.07
Libertarian Andrew McCullough 73,973 6.73
Independent American Michael IsBell 30,687 2.79
Total votes 1,099,271 100
Republican hold

Vermont
Main article: 2016 Vermont elections § Attorney General
Vermont attorney general election, 2016
November 8, 2016
 
Nominee T.J. Donovan Deborah Bucknam Rosemarie Jackowski
Party Democratic Republican Liberty Union
Popular vote 200,020 88,431 11,844
Percentage 66.56% 29.43% 4.0%
Attorney General before election

T.J. Donovan
Democratic

 Elected Attorney General

T.J. Donovan
Democratic

The 2016 Vermont Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Attorney General of Vermont.[33]

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General William Sorrell, the state's longest-serving Attorney General (since 1997), did not run for reelection.[34] Democratic nominee T.J. Donovan won the general election.[35]

Democratic primary
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic T.J. Donovan 49,017 67.0
Democratic H. Brooke Paige 11,917 16.3
Democratic Write-ins 214 0.0
Total votes 61,148 100%

Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Deborah Bucknam 31,173 67.2
Republican Write-ins 1,477 3.0
Total votes 32,650 100%

General election
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic T.J. Donovan 200,020 66.56
Republican Deborah Bucknam 88,431 29.43
Liberty Union Rosemarie Jackowski 11,844 4.0
Write-in Write-ins 203 0.07
Total votes 300,498 100%

Washington
Main article: 2016 Washington elections § Attorney General

The 2016 Washington Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Attorney General of Washington.[36]

Incumbent Attorney General Bob Ferguson, elected in 2012 as a Democrat, sought reelection, opposed by Joshua B. Trumbull, who ran as a Libertarian.[37] In the general election, Ferguson won reelection, defeating Trumbull.[38]

Results
Washington Attorney General election, 2016
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Ferguson (incumbent) 906,493 72.6
Libertarian Joshua Trumbull 341,932 27.4
Total votes 1,248,425 100.0
General election
Democratic Bob Ferguson (incumbent) 2,000,804 67.1
Libertarian Joshua Trumbull 979,105 32.9
Total votes 2,979,909 100.0
Democratic hold

West Virginia

The 2016 West Virginia Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Attorney General of West Virginia.[39]

Republican incumbent Patrick Morrisey successfully sought re-election, defeating State Representative Doug Reynolds, and capturing 51.63% of the vote.[40]

West Virginia Attorney General election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patrick Morrisey 358,424 51.63
Democratic Doug Reynolds 291,232 41.95
Libertarian Karl Kolenich 24,023 3.46
Mountain Michael Sharley 20,475 2.95
Total votes 694,154 100
Republican hold

Notes
  1. Seat tallies and popular vote do not include states that do not elect Attorneys General or territorial Attorneys General.

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