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| State | Selection Method | Min. Age | Citizenship Requirement | Citizenship Requirement Length | State Residency Requirement | Residency Requirement Length | Bar Admission Requirement | Bar Admission Requirement Length | Elector Requirement | Election Dates | Takes Office Following Election | Term | Term Limit | Solicitor General Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Elected | 25 | U.S. required | 7 years | Required | 5 years | No requirement | - | No | Federal Midterm | 2nd Tuesday of January | 4 years | 2 consecutive | Yes |
| AK | Appointed, Governor | None | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | 1 year | No requirement | - | No | Appointed | When confirmed by legislature | Indefinite | None | Yes |
| AZ | Elected | 25 | U.S. required | 10 years | Required | 5 years | Bar required | Not specified | No | Federal Midterm | 1st Monday of January | 4 years | 2 consecutive | Yes |
| AR | Elected | 18 | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | 1 year | No requirement | - | Yes | Federal Midterm | 2nd Tuesday of January | 4 years | 2 total terms | Yes |
| CA | Elected | None | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | Not specified | Bar required | 5 years | No | Federal Midterm | 1st Monday of January | 4 years | 2 total terms | Yes |
| CO | Elected | 25 | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | 2 years | Yes | Not specified | No | Federal Midterm | 2nd Tuesday of January | 4 years | 2 consecutive | Yes |
| CT | Elected | None | No requirement | - | No requirement | - | Bar required | 10 years | Yes | Federal Midterm | 1st Weds. after 1st Mon. of January | 4 years | None | Yes |
| DE | Elected | None | No requirement | - | No requirement | - | No requirement | - | No | Federal Midterm | 1st Tuesday of January | 4 years | None | No |
| FL | Elected | 30 | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | 7 years | Bar required | 5 years | Yes | Federal Midterm | 1st Tues. after 1st Mon. of January | 4 years | 2 total terms | Yes |
| GA | Elected | 25 | U.S. required | 10 years | Required | 4 years | Bar required | 7 years | No | Federal Midterm | 2nd Monday of January | 4 years | None | Yes |
| HI | Appointed, Governor | None | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | 1 year | No requirement | - | No | Appointed | When confirmed by the state senate | Indefinite | None | Yes |
| ID | Elected | 30 | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | 2 years | Bar required | Not specified | No | Federal Midterm | 1st Monday of January | 4 years | None | No |
| IL | Elected | 25 | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | 3 years | No requirement | - | No | Federal Midterm | 2nd Monday of January | 4 years | None | Yes |
| IN | Elected | 18 | No requirement | - | Required | 2 years | Bar required | 5 years | No | Federal Presidential | 2nd Monday of January | 4 years | None | Yes |
| IA | Elected | None | No requirement | - | No requirement | - | No requirement | - | Yes | Federal Midterm | 4 years | None | Yes | |
| KS | Elected | None | No requirement | - | No requirement | - | Bar req. implied | Not specified | No | Federal Midterm | 2nd Monday of January | 4 years | None | Yes |
| KY | Elected | 30 | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | 2 years | Bar required | 8 years | No | Federal Off-Year | 1st Monday of January | 4 years | 2 consecutive | Yes |
| LA | Elected | 25 | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | 5 years | Bar required | 5 years | Yes | Federal Off-Year | 2nd Monday of January | 4 years | None | Yes |
| ME | Appointed, Legislature | None | No requirement | - | No requirement | - | Bar required | Not specified | No | Appointed | 2 years | 4 consecutive | No | |
| MD | Elected | None | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | 10 years | Bar required | 10 years | No | Federal Midterm | 4 years | None | Yes | |
| MA | Elected | None | No requirement | - | Required | 5 years | Bar required | Not specified | No | Federal Midterm | 4 years | None | Yes | |
| MI | Elected | 21 | No requirement | - | Required | 6 months | No requirement | - | Yes | Federal Midterm | 4 years | 2 total terms | Yes | |
| MN | Elected | 21 | U.S. required | 3 months | No requirement | - | No requirement | - | Yes | Federal Midterm | 4 years | None | Yes | |
| MS | Elected | 26 | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | 5 years | Bar required | 5 years | No | Federal Off-Year | 4 years | None | Yes | |
| MO | Elected | None | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | 1 year | No requirement | - | No | Federal Presidential | 4 years | None | Yes | |
| MT | Elected | 25 | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | 2 years | Bar required | 5 years | No | Federal Presidential | 1st Monday of January | 4 years | 2 total terms | Yes |
| NE | Elected | 18 | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | Not specified | No requirement | - | No | Federal Midterm | 4 years | None | Yes | |
| NV | Elected | 25 | No requirement | - | Required | 2 years | No requirement | - | Yes | Federal Midterm | 4 years | 2 total terms | Yes | |
| NH | Appointed, Governor | None | No requirement | Not specified | No requirement | - | Bar required | Not specified | No | Appointed | When approved by executive council | 4 years | None | Yes |
| NJ | Appointed, Governor | None | No requirement | Not specified | No requirement | - | No requirement | - | No | Appointed | When approved by the state senate | Indefinite | None | De facto |
| NM | Elected | 30 | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | 5 years | Bar required | Not specified | No | Federal Midterm | 4 years | 2 consecutive | De facto | |
| NY | Elected | 30 | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | 5 years | No requirement | - | No | Federal Midterm | 4 years | None | Yes | |
| NC | Elected | 21 | No requirement | - | No requirement | - | Bar required | Not specified | Yes | Federal Presidential | 1st day in January | 4 years | None | Yes |
| ND | Elected | 25 | No requirement | - | Required | 5 years | Bar required | Not specified | Yes | Federal Midterm | 4 years | None | Yes | |
| OH | Elected | 18 | No requirement | - | No requirement | - | Bar required | 5 years | Yes | Federal Midterm | 4 years | 2 consecutive | Yes | |
| OK | Elected | 31 | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | 10 years | Practice required | 5 years | Yes | Federal Midterm | 4 years | None | Yes | |
| OR | Elected | None | No requirement | - | No requirement | - | No requirement | - | No | Federal Presidential | 4 years | None | Yes | |
| PA | Elected | 30 | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | 7 years | Bar required | Not specified | No | Federal Presidential | 3rd Tuesday of January | 4 years | 2 total terms | De facto |
| RI | Elected | 18 | No requirement | - | No requirement | - | No requirement | - | No | Federal Midterm | 1st Tuesday of January | 4 years | 2 consecutive | De facto |
| SC | Elected | None | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | Not specified | No requirement | - | Yes | Federal Midterm | 4 years | None | Yes | |
| SD | Elected | None | No requirement | - | No requirement | - | No requirement | - | No | Federal Midterm | 4 years | 2 consecutive | De facto | |
| TN | Appointed, Supreme Court | None | No requirement | - | No requirement | - | No requirement | - | No | Appointed | When appointed by state sup. court | 8 years | None | Yes |
| TX | Elected | 18 | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | 1 year | No requirement | - | No | Federal Midterm | 4 years | None | Yes | |
| UT | Elected | 25 | No requirement | - | Required | 5 years | Bar required | Not specified | Yes | Federal Presidential | 1st Monday of January | 4 years | None | Yes |
| VT | Elected | 18 | U.S. required | Not specified | No requirement | - | No requirement | - | Yes | Federal Mid. And Pres. | 2 years | None | Yes | |
| VA | Elected | 30 | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | 1 year | Bar required | 5 years | No | Federal Off-Year | 4 years | None | Yes | |
| WA | Elected | 18 | U.S. required | Not specified | No requirement | - | Bar required | Not specified | Yes | Federal Presidential | 4 years | None | Yes | |
| WV | Elected | 25 | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | 5 years | No requirement | - | No | Federal Presidential | 1st Mon. after 2nd Weds. in January | 4 years | None | Yes |
| WI | Elected | None | U.S. required | Not specified | No requirement | - | No requirement | - | Yes | Federal Midterm | 4 years | None | No | |
| WY | Appointed, Governor | 18 | No requirement | - | No requirement | - | Bar required | 4 years | Yes | Appointed | When confirmed by the state senate | Indefinite | None | No |
| DC | Elected | 18 | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | 90 days | Bar required | 5 years | No | Federal Midterm | 4 years | None | ||
| AS | Appointed, Governor | None | U.S. required | Not specified | No requirement | - | No requirement | - | No | Appointed | Indefinite | None | ||
| GU | Elected | 30 | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | Not specified | Bar required | 5 years | No | 4 years | None | |||
| MP | Elected | 35 | U.S. required | Not specified | Required | 5 years | Bar required | 5 years | No | 4 years | None | |||
| PR | Appointed, Governor | 21 | U.S. required | Not specified | No requirement | - | Bar required | Not specified | No | Appointed | Indefinite | None | ||
| VI | Appointed, Governor | None | U.S. required | Not specified | No requirement | - | Bar required | Not specified | Yes | Appointed | Indefinite | None |
