2026 is shaping up to be the busiest election year since 2014—and maybe ever—in history in terms of AG’s seeking higher office and new candidates emerging. In addition to the developments below, we are tracking all the election developments at our State AG Elections page.

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New Attorneys General: North Carolina: Jeff Jackson took the oath of office as AG on January 1, 2025. Oregon: Dan Rayfield, a Democrat, was sworn in as AG on December 31, 2024. He has established a Federal Oversight and Accountability cabinet, tapping experts in healthcare, law, and labor to advise his administration on the impacts…

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South Dakota AG Marty Jackley has been elected the new chairman of the Attorney General Alliance (AGA) and will serve a one-year term. The AGA fosters collaboration between member AG offices on emerging issues of nationwide importance such as cannabis regulation, sports betting, and cybercrime. AG Jackley was elected to a third (non-consecutive) term as…

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South Dakota – Following the impeachment of AG Jason Ravnsborg, Governor Kristi Noem has selected Pennington County State’s Attorney Mark Vargo as the next state AG. Vargo, who was the lead prosecutor in Ravnsborg’s impeachment trial, will serve until the AG election later this year, in which former AG Marty Jackley will serve as the…

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Following a trial in the state Senate, South Dakota AG Jason Ravnsborg has been convicted on two impeachment charges by vote of greater than 2/3 of the senators and will be automatically removed from office. The state’s Republican-controlled Senate convicted Ravnsborg, also a Republican, on charges of committing crimes leading to someone’s death and malfeasance…

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