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Updated · Fox News · Nov 5
Republican AGs Outrun GOP Ticket by 4.62 Points as RAGA Casts Them as Last Defense
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Nov 5

Republican AGs Outrun GOP Ticket by 4.62 Points as RAGA Casts Them as Last Defense

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 5

Summary

  • RAGA told Republican attorneys general to serve as the party’s “front line” after what it called the worst GOP election night in 50 years.
  • A post-election memo said AG candidates ran an average 4.62 points ahead of Republican Senate nominees and 2.12 points ahead of GOP gubernatorial candidates in comparable states.
  • Nine of 10 AG nominees beat their party’s Senate candidate margins, though Republicans still lost five attorney general seats to Democrats in the midterms.
  • Florida, Iowa, Ohio, Colorado and Nebraska were cited as bright spots, with Florida AG James Uthmeier winning by 1.8 points and Nebraska’s Mike Hilgers by 12.6 points.
  • RAGA, which spent more than $40 million and expects to raise over $50 million, said it will begin recruiting for 2027 and 2028 immediately.

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