Speaking of attorneys general, let’s do a recap of who won the most important/competitive AG races in the country last week.
- In Colorado, Democratic incumbent Phil Weiser defeated Republican John Kellner 55 percent to 43 percent.
- In Florida, Republican incumbent Ashley Moody defeated Democrat Aramis Ayala 61 percent to 39 percent.
- In Georgia, Republican incumbent Chris Carr defeated Democrat Jen Jordan 52 percent to 47 percent.
- In Iowa, Republican Brenna Bird defeated Democratic incumbent Tom Miller 51 percent to 49 percent. Miller is the longest-serving attorney general in U.S. history but could not survive Iowa’s political realignment toward the GOP.
- In Kansas, Republican Kris Kobach defeated Democrat Chris Mann 51 percent to 49 percent, returning the controversial former secretary of state to public office.
- In Michigan, Democratic incumbent Dana Nessel defeated Republican Matthew DePerno 53 percent to 45 percent.
- In Minnesota, Democratic incumbent Keith Ellison defeated Republican Jim Schultz 50.4 percent to 49.6 percent.
- In Nevada, Democratic incumbent Aaron Ford defeated Republican Sigal Chattah 51 percent to 43 percent.
- In Texas, scandal-plagued Republican incumbent Ken Paxton defeated Democrat Rochelle Garza 54 percent to 44 percent.
- In Wisconsin, Democratic incumbent Josh Kaul defeated Republican Eric Toney 51 percent to 49 percent.