New York Attorney General elections

The New York Attorney General election is held every four years.

1986
The 1986 election was held on November 4. Democratic incumbent Robert Abrams won re-election against Nassau County Comptroller Peter T. King.

1990
The 1990 election was held on November 6. Democratic incumbent Robert Abrams won re-election against former New York State Senator Bernard C. Smith and a plethora of third parties.

1994
The 1994 election was held on November 8. Republican Dennis Vacco won an open seat in a close election, as Robert Abrams, the Democratic incumbent, decided not to seek reelection.

5,325,323 ballots were cast. Out of them, 668,840 were declared blank, void or missing.

1998
The 1998 election was held on November 3. Democratic challenger Eliot Spitzer narrowly unseated one-term Republican incumbent Dennis Vacco :

4,985,474 ballots were cast. Out of them, 660,078 were declared blank, void or missing.

2002
The 2002 election was held on November 5. Democratic incumbent Eliot Spitzer was reelected by a wide margin:

4,690,536 ballots were cast. Out of them, 559,099 were declared blank, void or missing.

2006
The 2006 election was held on November 7. Andrew Cuomo was elected to replace incumbent Eliot Spitzer who successfully ran for governor.

4,701,065 ballots were cast. Out of them, 397,715 were declared blank, void or missing.

2010
The 2010 election was held on November 2, 2010. Eric Schneiderman was elected to replace incumbent Andrew Cuomo who successfully ran for governor.

2014
The 2014 election was held on November 4, 2014. Eric Schneiderman was reelected for a second term.

2018
The 2018 election was held on November 6, 2018. Letitia James was elected to replace Eric Schneiderman, who resigned as attorney general.

2022
The 2022 election was held on November 8, 2022. Letitia James was reelected for a second term.