2024 Missouri Attorney General election explained

See also: 2024 United States attorney general elections.

Election Name:2024 Missouri Attorney General election
Country:Missouri
Type:presidential
Ongoing:yes
Previous Election:2020 Missouri Attorney General election
Previous Year:2020
Next Election:2028 Missouri Attorney General election
Next Year:2028
Election Date:November 5, 2024
Image1:AG-Andrew Bailey.jpg
Nominee1:Andrew Bailey
Party1:Republican Party (US)
Nominee2:Elad Gross
Party2:Democratic Party (US)
Attorney General
Before Election:Andrew Bailey
Before Party:Missouri Republican Party

The 2024 Missouri Attorney General election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the attorney general of the state of Missouri. It will coincide with the concurrent presidential election, as well as various state and local elections, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and governor of Missouri. Primary elections took place on August 6, 2024.[1] Incumbent Andrew Bailey won the Republican nomination.

When incumbent attorney general Eric Schmitt was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2022, Missouri governor Mike Parson announced that he would appoint his general counsel, Andrew Bailey, to succeed Schmitt. Bailey is running for a full term in office.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Andrew
Bailey
Will
Scharf
Undecided
Battleground ConnectJuly 30–31, 2024896 (LV)± 3.1%41%30%29%
co/efficient (R)July 10–11, 2024909 (LV)± 3.25%34%13%53%
Public Opinion StrategiesJune 20–24, 2024500 (V)± 4.38%52%19%39%
Remington Research (R)June 19–20, 2024701 (LV)± 3.6%27%23%50%
WPA IntelligenceJune 2–4, 2024502 (LV)± 4.4%35%17%48%
Remington Research (R)February 14–15, 2024706 (LV)± 3.6%24%18%58%
Remington Research (R)January 17–18, 2024806 (LV)± 3.3%24%17%59%
Remington Research (R)September 27–28, 2023714 (LV)± 3.4%26%15%59%
Remington Research (R)July 5–7, 2023706 (LV)± 3.4%25%14%61%
Remington Research (R)April 11–12, 2023778 (LV)± 3.4%24%14%62%

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Withdrawn

Endorsements

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

General election

Results

Notes

Partisan clients

External links

Official campaign websites

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024 Calendar . 2024-07-23 . www.sos.mo.gov.
  2. News: Gov. Parson names Andrew Bailey as Missouri's new attorney general . Amber . Ruch . . November 22, 2022 . December 10, 2022 .
  3. News: Will Scharf announces GOP bid for Missouri attorney general . . Holleman, Joe . February 1, 2023.
  4. Web site: Keller. Rudi. Democratic candidates jump into race for Missouri Attorney General. The Missouri Independent. March 10, 2023. March 10, 2023.
  5. Web site: Fenske . Sarah . Rep. Sarah Unsicker Quits Missouri Attorney General Race . 2023-12-14 . Riverfront Times . en.
  6. News: . January 9, 2024 . Scorned by fellow Democrats, Shrewsbury state rep announces run for governor. Suntrup, Jack . January 9, 2024 .
  7. Web site: SOS, Missouri - Elections: Offices Filed in Candidate Filing . 2024-03-27 . s1.sos.mo.gov.
  8. Web site: Jacobson . Louis . 2024-07-25 . 2024’s Races for Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Lieutenant Governor: An Update . 2024-07-28 . Sabato's Crystal Ball . en-US.