May 11, 2022 · 95% of expected vote in Estimated remaining 55,907 Republican Primary Results Runoff Paxton (R) Bush (R) advance 99% of expected vote in Estimated remaining 26,561 house governor attorney general...
Mar 11, 2021 · Senate confirms Merrick Garland as attorney general in 70-30 vote By Grace Segers March 11, 2021 / 7:00 AM / CBS News Washington — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Judge Merrick Garland as...
Virginia Attorney General. CNN projects that Republican Glenn Youngkin will win the race for governor in Virginia, defeating former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe. Republicans hadn’t won a ...
The Democratic victory in the 2013 Virginia election for attorney general caused the party to briefly regain a 22-21 majority of elected attorney general offices. This lead was lost in the 2014 midterm elections. After that point, the Republican Party continued to grow its majority control of elected attorney general offices.
Angela Paxton | |
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Born | 1962/1963 (age 58–60) |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Ken Paxton |
Children | 4 |
Governor of Texas | |
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Term length | Four years, no term limit |
Constituting instrument | Texas Constitution |
Precursor | President of the Republic of Texas |
Inaugural holder | James Pinckney Henderson 1846 |
Nominee | Greg Abbott | Beto O'Rourke |
Party | Republican | Democratic |
All 50 states have an attorney general who serves as the state's chief legal officer. The attorney general is responsible for enforcing state law and advising the state government on legal matters. In many states, attorneys general play a large role in the law enforcement process. Seventeen states impose some form of term limits on attorneys ...
The attorney general is responsible for enforcing state law and advising the state government on legal matters. In many states, attorneys general play a large role in the law enforcement process. Seventeen states impose some form of term limits on attorneys general.
9:30 p.m.: Ballotpedia has determined that Alaska Ballot Measure 1 was not approved. Ballot Measure 1 would have increased taxes on certain oil production fields located in the area known as the North Slope. Based on election results as of Nov. 13, the measure was opposed by 58% of voters.
Across the country, federal elections on the ballot included regular elections for president, 33 U.S. Senate seats and 435 U.S. House of Representatives.
In the national popular vote, Biden received 81.2 million votes and Trump received 74.2 million votes. Democrats won control of the U.S. Senate following two runoff elections in Georgia on January 5, 2021.
Democrats maintained a majority in the U.S. House as a result of the 2020 elections. Democrats won 222 seats to Republicans' 212. Thirteen states held elections for one or more top-four state executive offices (governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and secretary of state) in 2020.
Thirteen states held elections for one or more top-four state executive offices (governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and secretary of state) in 2020. Eleven states held elections for governor, including seven with a Republican governor and four with a Democratic governor.
Two trifectas flipped from divided government to Republican trifecta control. Republicans won the governorship in Montana and flipped the New Hampshire state House and state Senate.
The certification was delayed because of a coronavirus outbreak at the voter registrar's office in Richmond, the state's fourth-largest city.
The 54 senators voting “yes”, thereby confirming Barr as attorney general, represent 48 percent of voting age Americans, or 107 million people.
Democrats Joe Manchin, Doug Jones and Kyrsten Sinema voted to confirm Barr and one Republican, Rand Paul, voted against Barr.