2012 Missouri attorney general election

Missouri attorney general election, 2012

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Nominee Chris Koster Ed Martin Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,491,139 1,084,106 Percentage 55.9% 40.6%

Attorney General before election Chris Koster Democratic Elected Attorney General Chris Koster Democratic

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The Missouri attorney general election of 2012 was held on November 6, 2012, alongside the presidential and gubernatorial elections. The current Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, a Democrat, won re-election for a second full term against Republican attorney Ed Martin.

Background

Chris Koster won the 2008 Missouri attorney general election with 52.8% of the vote against Republican candidate Michael R. Gibbons.

Timeline

• March 27, 2012 - Filing deadline for Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians ^[1]
• August 7, 2012 - Primary (gubernatorial and other statewide office) elections ^[1]
• August 21, 2012 - Filing deadline for other third parties and Independents ^[1]
• November 6, 2012 - General election. ^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

• Ed Martin, attorney ^[2]
• Adam Lee Warren, prosecuting attorney of Livingston County ^[3]

Declined

• Cole McNary, state representative ^[4]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ed Martin	Adam Warren	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	August 4–5, 2012	590	± 4.0%	46%	17%	37%

Results

100% reporting (3,420 of 3,420 precincts) ^[5]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Martin	373,434	71.6
	Republican	Adam Lee Warren	148,432	28.4
Total votes			521,866	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Chris Koster, incumbent Attorney General

General Election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Chris Koster (D)	Ed Martin (R)	Other	Undecided
Mason-Dixon	October 23–25, 2012	625	± 4%	51%	37%	—	12%
Public Policy Polling	October 19–21, 2012	582	± 4.1%	48%	38%	—	13%
Public Policy Polling	August 20, 2012	500	± 4.4%	41%	39%	—	20%

Results

2012 Race for Attorney General of Missouri (2012 MO SoS Election Report)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Chris Koster (incumbent)	1,482,381	55.81	+2.98
	Republican	Ed Martin	1,081,510	40.71	-6.46
	Libertarian	Dave Browning	92,465	3.48
Total votes			2,668,064	100

See also

• United States Senate election in Missouri, 2012
• United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2012
• Missouri gubernatorial election, 2012
• Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012
• Missouri state treasurer election, 2012
• Missouri secretary of state election, 2012

References

1. from the Missouri Secretary of State
2. Martin to run for Mo. Atty. General. Associated Press via Kirksville Daily Express. Published 2012-01-26.
3. "Missouri Attorney General race gains another candidate". Associated Press via KBIA radio website. 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2012-01-07.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
5. "Election Night Reporting". MO Secretary of State. August 8, 2012. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012.

External links

• Elections from the Missouri Secretary of State

Official campaign websites

• Chris Koster for Attorney General
• Ed Martin for Attorney General ^{[ permanent dead link ]}