1944 Missouri Attorney General election

1944 Missouri Attorney General election
November 7, 1944
 
Nominee Jonathan E. Taylor George H. Miller
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 787,878 761,191
Percentage 50.86% 49.14%
Attorney General before election

Roy McKittrick
Democratic

 Elected Attorney General

Jonathan E. Taylor
Democratic

The 1944 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 7, 1944, in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Democratic nominee Jonathan E. Taylor defeated Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Missouri Senate George H. Miller.

General election

On election day, November 7, 1944, Democratic nominee Jonathan E. Taylor won the election by a margin of 26,687 votes against his opponent Republican nominee George H. Miller, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Taylor was sworn in as the 33rd attorney general of Missouri on January 8, 1945.[1]

Results

Missouri Attorney General election, 1944
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jonathan E. Taylor 787,878 50.86
Republican George H. Miller 761,191 49.14
Total votes 1,549,069 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MO Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. October 18, 2009. Retrieved 2024-10-27.


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