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1908 Missouri Attorney General election

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Nominee Elliott Woolfolk Major Frank B. Fulkerson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 349,123 347,444
Percentage 50.12% 49.88%

Attorney General before election

Herbert S. Hadley
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Elliott Woolfolk Major
Democratic

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The 1908 Missouri Attorney General election was held on 3 November 1908 in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Democratic nominee and former member of the Missouri Senate Elliott Woolfolk Major defeated Republican nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 4th district Frank B. Fulkerson.

General election

On election day, 3 November 1908, Democratic nominee Elliott Woolfolk Major won the election by a margin of 1,679 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Frank B. Fulkerson, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Major was sworn in as the 25th attorney general of Missouri on 11 January 1909.

Results

Missouri Attorney General election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elliott Woolfolk Major 349,123 50.12
Republican Frank B. Fulkerson 347,444 49.88
Total votes 696,567 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

See also

References

  1. "MO Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
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