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The 2000 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 7, 2000, in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent attorney general Jay Nixon defeated Republican nominee Sam Jones and Libertarian nominee Mitchell J. Moore. [1]
On election day, November 7, 2000, Democratic nominee Jay Nixon won re-election by a margin of 522,482 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Sam Jones, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Nixon was sworn in for his third term on January 8, 2001. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jay Nixon (incumbent) | 1,378,296 | 60.25 | |
| Republican | Sam Jones | 855,814 | 37.41 | |
| Libertarian | Mitchell J. Moore | 53,363 | 2.34 | |
| Total votes | 2,287,473 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
