1948 Missouri Attorney General election

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1948 Missouri Attorney General election
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  1944 November 2, 1948 1952  
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NomineeJonathan E. TaylorHerbert Douglas
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote900,943648,553
Percentage58.04%41.78%

Attorney General before election

Jonathan E. Taylor
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Jonathan E. Taylor
Democratic

The 1948 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 2, 1948, in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent attorney general Jonathan E. Taylor defeated Republican nominee Herbert Douglas and Progressive nominee Douglas MacLeod.

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General election

On election day, November 2, 1948, Democratic nominee Jonathan E. Taylor won re-election by a margin of 252,390 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Herbert Douglas, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Taylor was sworn in for his second term on January 10, 1949. [1]

Results

Missouri Attorney General election, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jonathan E. Taylor (incumbent) 900,943 58.04
Republican Herbert Douglas648,55341.78
Progressive Douglas MacLeod2,8890.18
Total votes1,552,385 100.00
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "MO Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. February 7, 2021. Retrieved 2024-10-27.