1960 Missouri Attorney General election

The 1960 Missouri Attorney General election was held on 8 November 1960 in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Democratic nominee Thomas Eagleton defeated Republican nominee Donald J. Stohr.

1960 Missouri Attorney General election

8 November 1960

Nominee Thomas Eagleton Donald J. Stohr Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,076,074 792,242 Percentage 57.60% 42.40%

Attorney General before election John M. Dalton Democratic Elected Attorney General Thomas Eagleton Democratic

General election

On election day, 8 November 1960, Democratic nominee Thomas Eagleton won the election by a margin of 283,832 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Donald J. Stohr, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Eagleton was sworn in as the 35th attorney general of Missouri on 9 January 1961.

Results

Missouri Attorney General election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Eagleton	1,076,074	57.60
	Republican	Donald J. Stohr	792,242	42.40
Total votes			1,868,316	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1960 Missouri gubernatorial election