2026 New York Attorney General election
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November 3, 2026
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The 2026 New York Attorney General election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the Attorney General of New York. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Letitia James has announced that she will run for a third term.[1] Republican former prosecutor Saritha Komatireddy is challenging her.[2]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Letitia James, incumbent attorney general (2019–present)[1]
Endorsements
[edit]Letitia James
- Labor unions
- Civil Service Employees Association[3]
- District Council 37[4]
- Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union[5]
- Organizations
- End Citizens United[6]
- New York State Alliance for Retired Americans[7]
- People for the American Way[8]
- Political parties
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Saritha Komatireddy, former federal prosecutor[10]
Withdrawn
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Saritha Komatireddy
- Executive branch officials
- Dennis Vacco, former U.S. attorney for the western district of New York (1988–1993) and attorney general of New York (1995–1998)[16]
- U.S. representatives
- Mike Lawler, NY-17 (2023–present) (previously endorsed Henry)[16]
- John Faso, former NY-19 (2017–2019)[17]
- Organizations
- Political parties
Michael Henry (withdrawn)
- U.S. representatives
Mike Lawler, NY-17 (2023–present)[19] (later endorsed Komatireddy)[16]- Elise Stefanik, NY-21 (2015–present)[19]
- State legislators
- Michael Tannousis, state assemblymember from the 64th district (2021–present) and chair of the Staten Island Republican Party (2022–present)[20]
- Party officials
- Andrea Catsimatidis, chair of the Manhattan Republican Party (2017–present)[20]
- Liam McCabe, chair of the Brooklyn Republican Party (2015–present)[20]
- Tony Nunziato, chair of the Queens Republican Party (2022–present)[20]
- Michael Rendino, chair of the Bronx Republican Party (2017–present)[20]
- Political parties
General election
[edit]Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[22] | Safe D | August 21, 2025 |
Post-primary endorsements
[edit]Saritha Komatireddy (R)
- Executive branch officials
- Donald Trump, 45th and 47th president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)[23]
Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Letitia James (D) |
Saritha Komatireddy (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siena College[24] | September 11–17, 2026 | 1,144 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 52% | 39% | 10% |
| Siena College[25] | August 3–6, 2026 | 811 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 54% | 36% | 10% |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Letitia James | ||||
| Working Families | Letitia James | ||||
| Total | Letitia James (incumbent) | ||||
| Republican | Saritha Komatireddy | ||||
| Conservative | Saritha Komatireddy | ||||
| Total | Saritha Komatireddy | ||||
| Write-in | |||||
| Total votes | 100.0 | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Coltin, Jeff. "Letitia James is taking on Donald Trump — again". Politico.
- ↑ Campanile, Carl (December 1, 2025). "Former fed prosecutor Saritha Komatireddy to run against embattled NY AG Letitia James". New York Post. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
- ↑ "CSEA Announces Statewide Endorsements". CSEA via ReadMedia. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
- ↑ "District Council 37 Delegates Endorse Candidates for 2026 Primary Election - District Council 37". DC37. March 25, 2026. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
- ↑ Reisman, Nick; Sommerfeldt, Chris; Ngo, Emily; Beeferman, Jason; Anuta, Joe (February 2, 2026). "How's Mam doing?". Politico. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
- ↑ "End Citizens United Endorses New York Attorney General Letitia James for Reelection". End Citizens United | We the People, Not "We the Wealthy". May 26, 2026. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
- ↑ Darmanjian, Sarah (April 13, 2026). "Federal fears push NY retiree group to break endorsement silence". WNYT. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ↑ "Elections and Endorsements". People For the American Way.
- ↑ "Brooklyn Democratic Party yanks support for Hochul over running mate". Brooklyn Paper. February 4, 2026. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
- ↑ Campanile, Carl (December 1, 2025). "Former fed prosecutor Saritha Komatireddy to run against embattled NY AG Letitia James". New York Post. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
- ↑ Campanile, Carl (November 20, 2025). "Crypto lawyer seeks run for NY attorney general against Letitia James". New York Post. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Khurram Dara Announces Candidacy for New York State Attorney General". Yonkers Times. December 5, 2025. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
- ↑ Arbetter, Susan (December 11, 2025). "Khurram Dara, GOP candidate for N.Y. attorney general, wants to rethink purpose of role". Spectrum News 1. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
- ↑ Golden, Vaughn (February 10, 2026). "NY Republicans avoid primary with pick to run against AG Letitia James". New York Post. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
- ↑ "New York Playbook". POLITICO. January 30, 2026. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Parks, Molly (February 9, 2026). "Mike Lawler backs conservative challenger to Letitia James". Washington Examiner. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ↑ Reisman, Nick; Sommerfeldt, Chris; Ngo, Emily; Beeferman, Jason (January 29, 2026). "'Where are your savings coming from?'". Politico. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
- ↑ Wade, Chris (February 11, 2026). "Blakeman accepts GOP nomination for New York governor". The Center Square. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
- 1 2 Reisman, Nick; Sommerfeldt, Chris; Ngo, Emily; Beeferman, Jason (January 30, 2026). "The many shades of 'abolish ICE'". Politico. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 O'Keefe, Ross (October 14, 2025). "New York City GOP backs Michael Henry's campaign for attorney general against Letitia James". Washington Examiner. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Endorsing Michael Henry for New York Attorney General". October 15, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
- ↑ "State Attorneys General: The Top Races to be "Top Cop"". Sabato's Crystal Ball. August 21, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- ↑ Mallon, Elaine (August 15, 2025). "Trump backs Republican challenger to oust Letitia James amid ongoing mortgage fraud feud". Fox News. Retrieved August 15, 2026.
- ↑ "Siena Poll Of Likely New York State Voters: Hochul 50%, Blakeman 41% (Hochul 49-39% in August)". Siena College. September 23, 2026. Retrieved September 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Siena Poll Of Likely New York State Voters: Hochul 49%, Blakeman 39%". Siena College. August 12, 2026. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
External links
[edit]Official campaign websites