2024 Missouri Attorney General election

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2024 Missouri Attorney General election
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  2020 November 5, 20242028 
 
NomineeTBDElad Gross (presumptive)
Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent Attorney General

Andrew Bailey
Republican



The 2024 Missouri Attorney General election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the attorney general of the state of Missouri. It will coincide with the concurrent presidential election, as well as various state and local elections, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and governor of Missouri.

Contents

When incumbent attorney general Eric Schmitt was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2022, Missouri governor Mike Parson announced that he would appoint his general counsel, Andrew Bailey, to succeed Schmitt. Bailey is running for a full term in office.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Andrew Bailey
U.S. Senators
Statewide officials
Organizations
Will Scharf
Statewide officials
Individuals
Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 1]
Margin
of error
Andrew
Bailey
Will
Scharf
Undecided
Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout February 14–15, 2024706 (LV)± 3.6%24%18%58%
Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout January 17-18, 2024806 (LV)± 3.3%24%17%59%
Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout September 27–28, 2023714 (LV)± 3.4%26%15%59%
Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout July 5–7, 2023706 (LV)± 3.4%25%14%61%
Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout April 11–12, 2023778 (LV)± 3.4%24%14%62%

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Andrew Bailey (incumbent)
Republican Will Scharf
Total votes

Democratic primary

Candidates

Presumptive nominee

  • Elad Gross, civil rights attorney, former assistant attorney general, and candidate for attorney general in 2020 [9]

Withdrawn

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Elad Gross
Total votes

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Presumptive nominee

  • Ryan Munro, attorney [12]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [13] Safe RJanuary 31, 2024

Polling

Hypothetical polling
Andrew Bailey vs. Elad Gross
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 2]
Margin
of error
Andrew
Bailey (R)
Elad
Gross (D)
OtherUndecided
Remington Research Group [upper-alpha 1] March 6-8, 2024713 (LV)± 3.9%50%35%15%
  1. Poll sponsored by Missouri Scout

Results

Missouri Attorney General election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican TBD
Democratic Elad Gross
Libertarian Ryan Munro
Total votes

Notes

  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

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