general seats will be contested this election cycle. In 43 states, the attorney general is directly elected and 30 of those states will hold elections for the position this November. Moreover, 4 of the 5 states where the attorney general is appointed by the governor will hold elections for governor. Maine, the sole state, where the attorney general is appointed by the state legislature,
The 2018 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. These midterm elections occurred during Republican Donald Trump's term. Thirty-five of the 100 seats in the United States Senate and all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives were contested.
In the 2018 mid-term elections, Democrats won back the Senate while Republicans retained control of the House of Representatives. Healthcare and immigration were both the number one issues in the 2018 mid-term elections.
Of the 50 Attorneys General, 25 do not have a formal provision specifying the number of terms allowed. Of the 44 elected attorneys general, all serve four-year terms with the exception of Vermont, who serves a two-year term. 11 face a two term limit, otherwise unspecified.
2018 United States House of Representatives electionsLeader's seatCalifornia 12thWisconsin 1stLast election194 seats, 48.0%241 seats, 49.1%Seats won235199Seat change4142Popular vote60,572,24550,861,9707 more rows
National voter turnout for the 2018 midterm elections was 50 percent.
In which region of the United States did Donald Trump get the most electoral support? Which statement about voter turnout in the 2018 midterm election is accurate? Turnout was the highest it has ever been.
The Office of the Attorney General's thirteen Regional Offices help carry out the Attorney General's essential defensive, regulatory and affirmative justice functions in every part of New York State.
California Former Attorneys GeneralMatthew Rodriguez2021 – 2021Kamala D. Harris2010 – 2017Edmund G. Brown, Jr.2007 – 2011Bill Lockyer1999 – 2007Daniel E. Lungren1991 – 199929 more rows
The state attorney general in each of the 50 U.S. states, of the federal district, or of any of the territories is the chief legal advisor to the state government and the state's chief law enforcement officer.
There are currently 435 voting representatives. Five delegates and one resident commissioner serve as non-voting members of the House, although they can vote in committee.
In the November 2018 midterm elections, the Democratic Party won a new majority in the House, while the Republican Party increased its majority in the Senate.
Following the 2018 midterm elections which saw the election of a Democratic Party majority in the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi was elected speaker when the 116th Congress convened on January 3, 2019.
A state government triplex is defined as one political party holding the offices of governor, attorney general, and secretary of state. In states where these officers are not all from the same party, differing political views often bring them into direct conflict with one another.
Democrats gained a net 42 seats in 2018's state executive official elections. There were 303 state executive seats up for election across 43 states in 2018. In the majority of elections—253—no change in partisan control occurred. Democrats won control of 44 previously-Republican seats. Republicans won control of five seats, two of which had previously been under Democratic control, two of which were previously held by independents, and one of which was previously vacant. Republican North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger was re-elected as an independent.
Incumbent Gov. Bill Walker (I) suspended his re-election campaign on October 19, 2018 , saying in a statement, "In the time remaining, I believe we cannot win a three-way race,” leaving the seat open for the two major-party candidates. The first of the maps below shows the results of the 2018 gubernatorial elections.
Kansas: State Sen. Laura Kelly ( D) defeated Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R). Incumbent Gov. Jeff Colyer (R), who took office following former Gov. Brownback's resignation, ran for a full term but was defeated by Kobach in the August 7 primary, leaving the seat open.
↑ In Maine, the state legislature—which remained under the control of Democrats following the 2018 election—selects the attorney general and secretary of state, creating a triplex state with the change of party control at the governor’s office.
Republicans won control of five seats, two of which had previously been under Democratic control, two of which were previously held by independents, and one of which was previously vacant. Republican North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger was re-elected as an independent.
Kansas: Democrats won the governor’s office with State Sen. Laura Kelly (D) defeating Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R). Incumbent Gov. Jeff Colyer (R), who took office following former Gov. Sam Brownback's resignation in January 2018, ran for a full term but was defeated by Kobach in the August 7 primary, leaving the seat open.