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1874 Missouri Attorney General election

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Nominee John A. Hockaday Daniel S. Twitchell
Party Democratic Populist
Popular vote 150,808 110,535
Percentage 57.71% 42.29%

Attorney General before election

Henry Clay Ewing
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

John A. Hockaday
Democratic

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The 1874 Missouri Attorney General election was held on 3 November 1874 in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Democratic nominee John A. Hockaday defeated People's nominee Daniel S. Twitchell.

General election

On election day, 3 November 1874, Democratic nominee John A. Hockaday won the election by a margin of 40,273 votes against his opponent People's nominee Daniel S. Twitchell, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Hockaday was sworn in as the 17th attorney general of Missouri on 11 January 1875.

Results

Missouri Attorney General election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John A. Hockaday 150,808 57.71
Populist Daniel S. Twitchell 110,535 42.29
Total votes 261,343 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. "MO Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
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