1952 Missouri Attorney General election

The 1952 Missouri Attorney General election was held on 4 November 1952 in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Democratic nominee John M. Dalton defeated Republican nominee and former speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives Richard M. Webster.

1952 Missouri Attorney General election

4 November 1952

Nominee John M. Dalton Richard M. Webster Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 964,507 889,868 Percentage 52.01% 47.99%

Attorney General before election Jonathan E. Taylor Democratic Elected Attorney General John M. Dalton Democratic

General election

On election day, 4 November 1952, Democratic nominee John M. Dalton won the election by a margin of 74,639 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Richard M. Webster, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Dalton was sworn in as the 34th attorney general of Missouri on 12 January 1953.

Results

Missouri Attorney General election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John M. Dalton	964,507	52.01
	Republican	Richard M. Webster	889,868	47.99
Total votes			1,854,375	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1952 Missouri gubernatorial election