2026 Minnesota Attorney General election
The 2026 Minnesota Attorney General election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the Attorney General of Minnesota. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison is running for re-election to a third term in office.
Republicans have not won a Minnesota Attorney General election since 1966.
Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary
Candidates
Declared
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Ron Schutz, former chairman of Robins Kaplan LLP and former chair of Tim Pawlenty's 2012 presidential campaign
Potential
- Erica MacDonald, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota
- Harry Niska, state representative from District 31A
- Joseph H. Thompson, former acting United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota
- Ryan Wilson, nominee for state auditor in 2022
Declined
- Tad Jude, state senator from the 48th district, state representative from District 42A and former judge ''''