1928 Missouri Attorney General election

The 1928 Missouri Attorney General election was held on 6 November 1928 in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Republican nominee and incumbent acting attorney general Stratton Shartel defeated Democratic nominee Elmer O. Jones and Socialist Labor nominee Theodore Baeff.

1928 Missouri Attorney General election

6 November 1928

Nominee Stratton Shartel Elmer O. Jones Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 800,607 713,661 Percentage 52.86% 47.12%

Attorney General before election Stratton Shartel (Acting) Republican Elected Attorney General Stratton Shartel Republican

General election

On election day, 6 November 1928, Republican nominee Stratton Shartel won the election by a margin of 86,946 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Elmer O. Jones, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Shartel was sworn in for his first full term on 14 January 1929.

Results

Missouri Attorney General election, 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stratton Shartel (incumbent)	800,607	52.86
	Democratic	Elmer O. Jones	713,661	47.12
	Socialist Labor	Theodore Baeff	300	0.02
Total votes			1,514,568	100.00
	Republican hold

See also

• 1928 Missouri gubernatorial election