Missouri Attorney General election, 2024

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Missouri Attorney General
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 26, 2024
Primary: August 6, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 Pre-election incumbent(s): Andrew Bailey (R)
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Missouri
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Missouri is holding an election for attorney general on November 5, 2024. The primary is August 6, 2024. The filing deadline was March 26, 2024.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Missouri Attorney General election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)
• Missouri Attorney General election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

General election

The primary will occur on August 6, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Missouri

Elad Gross is running in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Missouri on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate
		Elad Gross

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sarah Unsicker (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Missouri

Incumbent Andrew Bailey and Will Scharf are running in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Missouri on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate
		Andrew Bailey
		Will Scharf

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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Attorney General of Missouri

Ryan Munro is running in the Libertarian primary for Attorney General of Missouri on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate
		Ryan Munro

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Missouri

Election information in Missouri: Aug. 6, 2024, election.

What is the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: July 10, 2024
• By mail: Postmarked by July 10, 2024
• Online: July 10, 2024

Is absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Aug. 5, 2024
• By mail: Received by July 24, 2024
• Online: N/A

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Aug. 6, 2024
• By mail: Received by Aug. 6, 2024

Is early voting available to all voters?

N/A

What are the early voting start and end dates?

July 23, 2024 to Aug. 5, 2024

Are all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, is a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When are polls open on Election Day?

6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2012.

2020

See also: Missouri Attorney General election, 2020

General election

General election for Attorney General of Missouri

Incumbent Eric Schmitt defeated Richard Finneran and Kevin Babcock in the general election for Attorney General of Missouri on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eric Schmitt (R)	59.4	1,752,792
		Richard Finneran (D)	37.9	1,117,713
		Kevin Babcock (L)	2.7	81,100

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,951,605
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Missouri

Richard Finneran defeated Elad Gross in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Missouri on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Finneran	55.4	272,516
		Elad Gross	44.6	219,462

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 491,978
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Missouri

Incumbent Eric Schmitt advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Missouri on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eric Schmitt	100.0	602,577

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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Attorney General of Missouri

Kevin Babcock advanced from the Libertarian primary for Attorney General of Missouri on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Babcock	100.0	4,089

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,089
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2016

See also: Missouri Attorney General election, 2016

The general election for attorney general was held on November 8, 2016.

Josh Hawley defeated Teresa Hensley in the Missouri attorney general election.

Missouri Attorney General, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Josh Hawley	61.10%	1,389,196
	Democratic	Teresa Hensley	38.90%	884,354
Total Votes				2,273,550
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

2012

See also: Missouri attorney general election, 2012

Incumbent Chris Koster (D) won second term as attorney general on November 6, 2012.

Attorney General of Missouri General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Chris Koster Incumbent	55.9%	1,491,139
	Republican	Ed Martin	40.6%	1,084,106
	Libertarian	Dave Browning	3.5%	92,819
Total Votes				2,668,064
Election results via Missouri Secretary of State

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
• Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
• State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

• Presidential elections
• Statewide elections
• State partisanship
• Demographics

See also: Presidential voting trends in Missouri and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Missouri, 2024
District	Incumbent	Party	PVI
Missouri's 1st	Cori Bush	Democratic	D+27
Missouri's 2nd	Ann Wagner	Republican	R+7
Missouri's 3rd	Blaine Luetkemeyer	Republican	R+16
Missouri's 4th	Mark Alford	Republican	R+23
Missouri's 5th	Emanuel Cleaver	Democratic	D+11
Missouri's 6th	Sam Graves	Republican	R+21
Missouri's 7th	Eric Burlison	Republican	R+24
Missouri's 8th	Jason Smith	Republican	R+28

2020 presidential results by 2024 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2024 district lines, Missouri
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Missouri's 1st	78.4%	20.0%
Missouri's 2nd	45.3%	53.0%
Missouri's 3rd	35.9%	62.2%
Missouri's 4th	29.3%	68.7%
Missouri's 5th	62.2%	35.9%
Missouri's 6th	30.6%	67.7%
Missouri's 7th	28.4%	69.8%
Missouri's 8th	23.6%	75.0%

2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2020 presidential election, 64.2% of Missourians lived in one of the state's 111 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 35.8% lived in one of four Solid Democratic counties. Overall, Missouri was Solid Republican, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Missouri following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Missouri county-level statistics, 2020
Solid Republican	111	64.2%
Solid Democratic	4	35.8%
Total voted Democratic	4	35.8%
Total voted Republican	111	64.2%

Historical voting trends

Missouri presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 14 Democratic wins
• 17 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	D	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	D	D	D	R	R	D	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Missouri

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Missouri.

U.S. Senate election results in Missouri
Race	Winner	Runner up
2022	55.4%	42.2%
2018	51.4%	45.6%
2016	49.3%	46.2%
2012	54.8%	39.0%
2010	54.3%	40.6%
Average	51.9	43.7

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Missouri

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Missouri.

Gubernatorial election results in Missouri
Race	Winner	Runner up
2020	57.1%	40.7%
2016	51.1%	45.6%
2012	54.8%	42.5%
2008	58.4%	39.5%
2004	50.8%	47.8%
Average	54.4	43.2

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Missouri's congressional delegation as of April 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Missouri
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	2	2
Republican	2	6	8
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	8	10

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Missouri's top four state executive offices as April 2024.

State executive officials in Missouri, April 2024
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Mike Parson
Lieutenant Governor	Mike Kehoe
Secretary of State	Jay Ashcroft
Attorney General	Andrew Bailey

State legislature

Missouri State Senate

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	10
	Republican Party	24
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		34

Missouri House of Representatives

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	51
	Republican Party	111
	Other	0
	Vacancies	1
Total		163

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until 2024.

Missouri Party Control: 1992-2024
Eight years of Democratic trifectas  •  Twelve years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Governor	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

The table below details demographic data in Missouri and compares it to the broader United States as of 2022.

Demographic Data for Missouri
	Missouri	United States
Population	6,154,913	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	68,745	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	79.4%	65.9%
Black/African American	11.3%	12.5%
Asian	2.1%	5.8%
Native American	0.3%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more	5.4%	8.8%
Hispanic/Latino	4.6%	18.7%
Education
High school graduation rate	91.3%	89.1%
College graduation rate	31.2%	34.3%
Income
Median household income	$65,920	$75,149
Persons below poverty level	8.5%	8.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2017-2022).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

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