The 1920 Missouri Attorney General election was held on 2 November 1920 in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Republican nominee Jesse W. Barrett defeated Democratic nominee Willis H. Meredith, Farmer-Worker nominee Julian Andersen and Socialist Labor nominee George Hartwig.
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General election
editOn election day, 2 November 1920, Republican nominee Jesse W. Barrett won the election by a margin of 140,288 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Willis H. Meredith, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Barrett was sworn in as the 28th attorney general of Missouri on 10 January 1921.[1]
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jesse W. Barrett | 722,405 | 55.17 | |
Democratic | Willis H. Meredith | 582,117 | 44.46 | |
Farmer–Labor | Julian Andersen | 3,157 | 0.24 | |
Socialist Labor | George Hartwig | 1,723 | 0.13 | |
Total votes | 1,309,402 | 100.00 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "MO Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. 13 August 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2024.