1912 Missouri Attorney General election

The 1912 Missouri Attorney General election was held on 5 November 1912 in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Democratic nominee John T. Barker defeated Republican nominee James H. Mason, Progressive nominee and incumbent mayor of Princeton Arthur M. Hyde, Socialist nominee Walter Bundy, Prohibition nominee Richard B. Wilcox and Socialist Labor nominee George H. Bloebaum.

1912 Missouri Attorney General election

5 November 1912

Nominee John T. Barker James H. Mason Arthur M. Hyde Party Democratic Republican Progressive Popular vote 332,885 215,016 115,494 Percentage 47.63% 30.77% 16.53%

Attorney General before election Elliott Woolfolk Major Democratic Elected Attorney General John T. Barker Democratic

General election

On election day, 5 November 1912, Democratic nominee John T. Barker won the election by a margin of 117,869 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee James H. Mason, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Barker was sworn in as the 26th attorney general of Missouri on 13 January 1913.

Results

Missouri Attorney General election, 1912

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John T. Barker	332,885	47.63
	Republican	James H. Mason	215,016	30.77
	Progressive	Arthur M. Hyde	115,494	16.53
	Socialist	Walter Bundy	28,417	4.07
	Prohibition	Richard B. Wilcox	5,215	0.75
	Socialist Labor	George H. Bloebaum	1,837	0.25
Total votes			698,864	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1912 Missouri gubernatorial election