The VA Primary – A Bellwether For the Country?
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State AG Pulse | Season Finale: 2022 AG Election Wrap-Up
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Michigan – Eaton County Prosecutor Doug Lloyd has announced his candidacy for Michigan AG in 2026. Lloyd, a Republican, joins a growing list of candidates for the seat, including Karen McDonald, Kevin Kijewski, and Mark...more
Nicole Cannizzaro, Nevada’s state senate majority leader and a former prosecutor, has announced that she is running for Nevada AG in 2026 to replace AG Aaron Ford, who is term-limited. Nevada Treasurer Zach Conine and Douglas...more
In a closely contested Democratic primary held on Tuesday, June 17, Virginia state delegate Jay Jones narrowly defeated Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor in the race for attorney general. This outcome sets...more
On June 17, Virginia Democrats selected their statewide nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general, completing the ticket that will appear alongside gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger in November. Early...more
On Tuesday, June 17th, Virginia held primary elections to choose the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General. Other statewide candidates, including the Democratic candidate for Governor, Abigail...more
The Commonwealth of Virginia has a reputation as an electoral bellwether and its primary election on June 17 will be closely watched for clues as to both the outcome of November’s race, and how the 30+ state AG elections may...more
The 2025 New Jersey Primary Election saw strong voter turnout and marked the most expensive gubernatorial primary in the state’s history. This is the first year both major parties used a new statewide ballot design. The...more
Early voting for the NYC Primary will begin this Saturday, June 14 and conclude on Sunday, June 22. The primary election will be held on Tuesday, June 24. The primary will include races for the Mayor, Comptroller, Public...more
Wyoming held its primary elections on Aug. 20, 2024. At the statewide level, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) and U.S. Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY) easily secured victories in their races. Barrasso has served in the...more
After primary voting concluded in Missouri and Washington Wednesday, the slate of state attorney general (AG) candidates is set for the November 5 general elections, where at least six new AGs will fill offices across the...more
Utah’s Primary Election results continued the multi-year trend of voters rejecting the Republican candidates selected by delegates at the Republican county and state conventions. Several incumbents were forced to Primaries...more
The New York State primary elections were held yesterday, June 25, 2024. A select number of legislators had contested closed-party primaries. In November, all 213 positions of the New York State Legislature will be up for...more
Yesterday, June 4, was the Iowa June primary election. Several incumbents faced primary challenges. All statehouse and Congressional incumbents won their primary contests....more
Utah’s political party conventions kicked off what looks to be a wild primary election cycle for Utahns. From a last-minute endorsement from a popular senator to delegates booing and eventually voting against Utah’s popular...more
The Commonwealth of Kentucky held its 2024 Primary Election on Tuesday, May 21. While there were no surprises in the Presidential Primaries, the night did feature several races for open seats caused by retirements or...more
The 2024 Illinois primary election took place on Tuesday, March 19. Candidates for President, Congress, the Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Supreme Court, and various local races appeared on the primary ballot to decide...more
Ohio held its Primary Election on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Featuring several crowded races and many incumbents facing challengers, election night yielded some interesting results with fairly low voter turnout of about 1.1...more
As attorneys and professionals, Ward and Smith's government relations team watches with keen interest those who are elected, or might be elected, to the legislative, executive, and judicial branches in North Carolina state...more
North Carolina’s primary election day was Tuesday. The night was a mixed bag full of some expected outcomes and upsets, including current legislators losing their primaries, a handful of others narrowly squeaking out...more
With ballots arriving California voters’ mailboxes, this alert provides a snapshot analysis of the open seats in the California Legislature for the 2024 primary. It’s worth noting that in the secretary of state’s pre-primary...more
Today we see former state attorneys general (AGs) as leaders in every level of government and across the political spectrum from Congress to the White House to federal agencies. Currently, there are seven former state AGs in...more
Republican Liz Murrill and Democrat Lindsey Cheek will face off in a November runoff election to replace current Louisiana AG Jeff Landry, who won the state’s governor’s race....more
A notoriously blue state, California has a supermajority of Democrats in its state legislature and a top two primary system—meaning primaries for open seats are full of Democrats fighting each other to make the top two slots...more
Virginia held primary elections on June 20, 2023, for various seats in the Senate and House of Delegates. All 140 members of the Virginia General Assembly will be re-elected or elected in November 2023. Tuesday’s primaries...more
Virginians went to the polls yesterday to cast their ballot in a number of high stakes primary battles to determine Republican and Democratic candidates for the General Election on November 7, 2023....more