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| Elections in Missouri |
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The 1956 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 6, 1956, in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent attorney general John M. Dalton defeated Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Missouri Senate Vincent E. Baker.
On election day, November 6, 1956, Democratic nominee John M. Dalton won re-election by a margin of 184,550 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Vincent E. Baker, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Dalton was sworn in for his second term on January 14, 1957. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John M. Dalton (incumbent) | 987,111 | 55.16 | |
| Republican | Vincent E. Baker | 802,561 | 44.84 | |
| Total votes | 1,789,672 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
