Candidates & officials · Party not listed · OhioChecked against Ohio’s own records, Oct. 19, 2026

Andy Wilson

Andy Wilson: Attorney general of Ohio.

Offices held and sought

  • June 8, 2026–Jan. 11, 2027 Attorney general of Ohio. Source
    Named by Gov. DeWine (Constitution Art. III sec. 18) after Attorney General Dave Yost announced he was taking a private-sector job (the office's June 8, 2026 release says Yost resigned to join Alliance Defending Freedom); began serving June 8, 2026 as the 52nd attorney general (office's release) for the rest of Yost's term, which ends the second Monday of January 2027 (Jan. 11). The governor's release says the election for the next term is in November 2026.

Sources: Office of the Ohio Attorney General, Attorney General Andy Wilson page (raw/ag-andy-wilson-2026-10-19.html); Ohio.gov, Government page: Executive officers list (raw/ohio-gov-government-2026-10-19.html); Ohio Constitution, Art. III sec. 2: four-year terms commencing the second Monday of January (raw/oh-const-art3-sec2-2026-10-19.html); Office of the Ohio Attorney General, June 8, 2026: Andy Wilson Begins Tenure as Ohio Attorney General (raw/ag-wilson-begins-tenure-2026-10-19.html); Office of the Governor: Governor DeWine Names Andy Wilson as Ohio Attorney General (raw/gov-names-wilson-ag-2026-10-19.html); Ohio Constitution, Art. III sec. 18: the governor fills a vacancy in the office of attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer or auditor (raw/oh-const-art3-sec18-2026-10-19.html). More about Ohio: Ohio.