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The 2004 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 2, 2004, in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent attorney general Jay Nixon defeated Republican nominee Chris Byrd, Libertarian nominee David R. Browning and Constitution nominee David Fry. [1]
On election day, November 2, 2004, Democratic nominee Jay Nixon won re-election by a margin of 592,339 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Chris Byrd, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Nixon was sworn in for his fourth term on January 10, 2005. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jay Nixon (incumbent) | 1,592,842 | 59.96 | |
| Republican | Chris Byrd | 1,000,503 | 37.65 | |
| Libertarian | David R. Browning | 43,538 | 1.64 | |
| Constitution | David Fry | 19,802 | 0.75 | |
| Total votes | 2,656,685 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
