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:no
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)
Popular Vote1:1,726,860
Percentage1:59.8%
Nominee2:Elad Gross
Party2:Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:1,094,734
Percentage2:37.9%
Map Size:275px
Attorney General
Before Election:Andrew Bailey
Before Party:Missouri Republican Party
After Election:Andrew Bailey
After Party:Missouri Republican Party

The 2024 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the attorney general of the state of Missouri. It coincided 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, while Elad Gross won the Democratic nomination.

In the general election, Bailey won about 60 percent of the vote, defeating Gross.[2] This marked Bailey's first election to a full term in office, as he was previously appointed in 2022 by Missouri governor Mike Parson to succeed outgoing Attorney General Eric Schmitt upon Schmitt's election to the U.S. Senate.

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Withdrawn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

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Andrew
Bailey (R)
Elad
Gross (D)
OtherUndecided
ActiVoteOctober 8–27, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%57%43%
ActiVoteSeptember 6 – October 13, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%60%40%
Remington Research GroupOctober 2–3, 2024753 (LV)± 3.2%51%42%1%6%
YouGov/Saint Louis UniversityAugust 8–16, 2024450 (LV)± 5.40%51%38%1%9%
Remington Research GroupMarch 6–8, 2024713 (LV)± 3.9%50%35%15%

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: Missouri Attorney General Election Results 2024 . November 7, 2024 . The New York Times . November 5, 2024.
  3. News: Gov. Parson names Andrew Bailey as Missouri's new attorney general . Amber . Ruch . . November 22, 2022 . December 10, 2022 .
  4. News: Will Scharf announces GOP bid for Missouri attorney general . . Holleman, Joe . February 1, 2023.
  5. Web site: Keller. Rudi. Democratic candidates jump into race for Missouri Attorney General. The Missouri Independent. March 10, 2023. March 10, 2023.
  6. Web site: Fenske . Sarah . Rep. Sarah Unsicker Quits Missouri Attorney General Race . 2023-12-14 . Riverfront Times . en.
  7. News: . January 9, 2024 . Scorned by fellow Democrats, Shrewsbury state rep announces run for governor. Suntrup, Jack . January 9, 2024 .
  8. Web site: SOS, Missouri - Elections: Offices Filed in Candidate Filing . 2024-03-27 . s1.sos.mo.gov.
  9. 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.