1936 Missouri Attorney General election

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1936 Missouri Attorney General election
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  1932 November 3, 1936 1940  
  MO Attorneys General - 32 Roy B. McKittrick (1933-1945).jpg No image.svg
Nominee Roy McKittrick J. Grant Frye
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,090,914714,158
Percentage60.42%39.56%

Attorney General before election

Roy McKittrick
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Roy McKittrick
Democratic

The 1936 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 3, 1936, in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent attorney general Roy McKittrick defeated Republican nominee J. Grant Frye and Socialist Labor nominee Theodore Vaszily.

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General election

On election day, November 3, 1936, Democratic nominee Roy McKittrick won re-election by a margin of 376,756 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee J. Grant Frye, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. McKittrick was sworn in for his second term on January 11, 1937. [1]

Results

Missouri Attorney General election, 1936
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Roy McKittrick (incumbent) 1,090,914 60.42
Republican J. Grant Frye714,15839.56
Socialist Labor Theodore Vaszily3700.02
Total votes1,805,442 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. "MO Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. December 14, 2021. Retrieved 2024-10-27.