1916 Missouri Attorney General election

The 1916 Missouri Attorney General election was held on 7 November 1916 in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Democratic nominee Frank Winton McAllister defeated Republican nominee James H. Mason and Socialist nominee Frank P. O'Hare.

1916 Missouri Attorney General election

7 November 1916

Nominee Frank Winton McAllister James H. Mason Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 394,440 374,076 Percentage 50.36% 47.76%

Attorney General before election John T. Barker Democratic Elected Attorney General Frank Winton McAllister Democratic

General election

On election day, 7 November 1916, Democratic nominee Frank Winton McAllister won the election by a margin of 20,364 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee James H. Mason, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. McAllister was sworn in as the 27th attorney general of Missouri on 8 January 1917.

Results

Missouri Attorney General election, 1916

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Winton McAllister	394,440	50.36
	Republican	James H. Mason	374,076	47.76
	Socialist	Frank P. O'Hare	14,795	1.88
Total votes			783,311	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1916 Missouri gubernatorial election