1936 Missouri Attorney General election

The 1936 Missouri Attorney General election was held on 3 November 1936 in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent attorney general Roy McKittrick defeated Republican nominee J. Grant Frye and Socialist Labor nominee Theodore Vaszily.

1936 Missouri Attorney General election

3 November 1936

Nominee Roy McKittrick J. Grant Frye Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,090,914 714,158 Percentage 60.42% 39.56%

Attorney General before election Roy McKittrick Democratic Elected Attorney General Roy McKittrick Democratic

General election

On election day, 3 November 1936, Democratic nominee Roy McKittrick won re-election by a margin of 376,756 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee J. Grant Frye, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. McKittrick was sworn in for his second term on 11 January 1937.

Results

Missouri Attorney General election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roy McKittrick (incumbent)	1,090,914	60.42
	Republican	J. Grant Frye	714,158	39.56
	Socialist Labor	Theodore Vaszily	370	0.02
Total votes			1,805,442	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1936 Missouri gubernatorial election