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1948 Missouri Attorney General election

← 1944 2 November 1948 1952 →
 
Nominee Jonathan E. Taylor Herbert Douglas
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 900,943 648,553
Percentage 58.04% 41.78%

Attorney General before election

Jonathan E. Taylor
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Jonathan E. Taylor
Democratic

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The 1948 Missouri Attorney General election was held on 2 November 1948 in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent attorney general Jonathan E. Taylor defeated Republican nominee Herbert Douglas and Progressive nominee Douglas MacLeod.

General election

On election day, 2 November 1948, Democratic nominee Jonathan E. Taylor won re-election by a margin of 252,390 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Herbert Douglas, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Taylor was sworn in for his second term on 10 January 1949.

Results

Missouri Attorney General election, 1948
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jonathan E. Taylor (incumbent) 900,943 58.04
Republican Herbert Douglas 648,553 41.78
Progressive Douglas MacLeod 2,889 0.18
Total votes 1,552,385 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. "MO Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. February 7, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
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