The 2014 election season is now well underway. Last week, the filing period for candidates in state elections closed in Arkansas, California, Georgia, and Nebraska. Also, Texas held its primary election. Below is a list we compiled of those who have declared their candidacy for AG in those states, as well as the Texas primary results.
Arkansas Filing Deadline – Declared Candidates for May 20 Primary:
- Democrat – State Representative Nate Steel
- Republicans – Attorney Patricia Nation, Attorney Leslie Rutledge, Attorney David Sterling
- Libertarian – Attorney Aaron Cash
California Filing Deadline – Declared Candidates for June 3 Primary:1
- Democrats – Incumbent Attorney General Kamala Harris, Attorney Bob Conaway
- Republicans – Attorney John Haggerty, Former State Representative and State Senator Phil Wyman
- Libertarian – Attorney Jonathan Jaech
- Independent – Attorney Orly Taitz
Georgia Filing Deadline – Declared Candidates for May 20 Primary:
- Democrat – Former State Representative Greg Hecht
- Republican – Incumbent Attorney General Sam Olens
Nebraska Filing Deadline – Declared
Candidates for May 13 Primary:
- Democrats – Attorney Allan Eurek, Attorney Janet Stewart
- Republicans – Attorney Brian Buescher, Attorney Mike Hilgers, Attorney Doug Peterson, State Senator Pete Pirsch
- AG Jon Bruning (R) has declared his candidacy for Governor, along with five other Republicans: State Senator Tom Carlson, State Senator Beau McCoy, State Auditor Mike Foley, Omaha business executive Pete Ricketts, and Omaha businessman Bryan Slone.
Texas Primary Results
- Democrat – Attorney Sam Houston won the Democratic nomination.
- Republicans – State Representative Dan Branch (32.24%) and State Senator Ken Paxton (43.09%) will compete in a May 27 runoff election after both failed to achieve the required majority.
- In addition, Texas AG Greg Abbott easily won the Republican nomination for Governor. He will face Democratic nominee Wendy Davis in the general election November 4.
We will continue to provide updates on AG filing deadlines and primary results on a weekly basis.
Footnote
1 The California Secretary of State lists six candidates that have filed "Statements of Intention" to run for AG. Filers may not have qualified to appear on the ballot. The secretary of state, however, only provides the "Candidate Contact Information Form" for three candidates: Attorney John Haggerty, Attorney Jonathan Jaech, and Attorney Orly Taitz. One candidate, Attorney Bob Conaway, publically announced that he is seeking congressional office.
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