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The 2016 United States attorney general elections were held on November 8, 2016, in 10 states.[2] The previous attorney general elections for eight of the 10 states took place in 2012. The last attorney general elections for Utah and Vermont took place in 2014, as Utah held a special election due to the resignation of John Swallow, while the attorney general of Vermont serves two-year terms.[3] The elections took place concurrently with the 2016 presidential election, elections to the House of Representatives and Senate, and numerous state and local elections.
Six state attorneys general ran for reelection and four did not. Missouri was only state that changed partisan control, where RepublicanJosh Hawley won the open seat, replacing outgoing DemocratChris Koster.[4] The four other open seats were won by the party which previously held the office, and all five incumbents who ran won re-election. Republicans expanded their majority control of popularly elected state attorneys general.
Although early polling showed a tighter race, Hawley won the election by a wide margin, becoming the first Republican attorney general since William L. Webster left office in 1993.
Incumbent Republican Tim Fox ran for re-election to a second term and was unopposed in the Republican primary. The Democratic nominee was state senatorLarry Jent, who also ran for the nomination unopposed. Fox easily won re-election.[21]
Primary elections were held on March 15. Democratic former state senator Josh Stein defeated Republican state senator Buck Newton in the general election.[23][24]
Incumbent Democratic Attorney GeneralEllen Rosenblum ran for re-election to a second full term. She won the election over Republican nominee Daniel Zene Crowe.[27]
Incumbent Democratic Attorney GeneralKathleen 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.[29][30] Inspector General Bruce Beemer was appointed to fill out the remainder of her term, although he did not seek election to a full term.
Incumbent Republican Attorney GeneralSean Reyes ran for re-election to a full term after serving the remainder of John Swallow's term. He easily won the general election, defeating Democratic nominee Jon Harper and Libertarian nominee Andrew McCullogh.[39]
Incumbent Democratic Attorney GeneralWilliam Sorrell, the state's longest-serving Attorney General (since 1997), did not run for re-election.[41] Democratic nominee T.J. Donovan won the general election.[42]
Incumbent Democratic Attorney GeneralBob Ferguson sought re-election, opposed by Joshua B. Trumbull, who ran as a Libertarian.[43] In the general election, Ferguson won re-election to a second term, defeating Trumbull.[44]
Incumbent Republican Attorney GeneralPatrick Morrisey ran for re-election to a second term. He faced Democratic state delegateDoug Reynolds in the general election, with both being unopposed in their respective primaries. Morrisey won the general election.[47]
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