Michael Henry, an attorney from Queens, is the Republican nominee. After incumbent attorney general Letitia James announced her candidacy for governor of New York, several other Democrats launched campaigns for attorney general.
New York is holding an election for attorney general on November 8, 2022. The primary for U.S. Senate, state executive, and state assembly offices was scheduled for June 28, 2022, and the filing deadline was April 7, 2022.
The energy is sucked out of the room and the crowd thins a bit at Andrew Giuliani’s party as Lee Zeldin overtakes Giuliani in the Republican primary for governor with about a quarter of the vote reporting.
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Democratic primary election. Letitia James defeated Zephyr Teachout, Sean Maloney, and Leecia Eve in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of New York on September 13, 2018. There were no incumbents in this race.
Nancy Sliwa defeated Michael Diederich Jr. and Christopher B. Garvey in the Reform Party primary for Attorney General of New York on September 13, 2018.
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Kenneth Schaeffer advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Attorney General of New York on September 13, 2018.
New York is holding an election for attorney general on November 8, 2022. There are no official candidates yet for this election. Contents. 1 Candidates and election results.
Letitia James defeated Keith Wofford, Michael Sussman, Christopher B. Garvey, and Nancy Sliwa in the general election for Attorney General of New York on November 6, 2018. There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.
The first-term incumbent had her sights on becoming governor, but ultimately decided that her current gig worked for now. A recent Siena College poll showed that a majority of Democrats have a favorable view of her. That suggests she remains pretty popular with primary voters despite recent efforts by ex-Gov.
Whispers that the disgraced governor could mount a comeback run for office had been swirling since he stepped down in August, with insiders speculating he could again seek the position that catapulted him to the Executive Mansion. Cuomo served as state attorney general from 2007 to 2010, the year he was elected governor.
Gonzalez had been “fishing around” with his political allies to see whether a campaign for state attorney general might work, according to The City.
After incumbent attorney general Letitia James announced her candidacy for governor of New York, several other Democrats launched campaigns for attorney general. When James suspended her campaign for governor and announced that she would seek re-election instead, those candidates ended their campaigns for attorney general and endorsed James. As of June 23, 2022, James had no primary challengers. The Democratic primary for AG is cancelled. Letitia James a…
Two candidates, John Sarcone and Michael Henry, competed for the Republican nomination. In a surprise move, Sarcone declined to be nominated at the state Republican convention, leading to Michael Henry earning the endorsement unanimously.
• Michael Henry, attorney
• Joseph Holland, former Commissioner of the New York State Department of Housing and Com…