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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.
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.
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | Andrew Bailey | Will Scharf | Undecided |
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Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout | February 14–15, 2024 | 706 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 24% | 18% | 58% |
Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout | January 17-18, 2024 | 806 (LV) | ± 3.3% | 24% | 17% | 59% |
Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout | September 27–28, 2023 | 714 (LV) | ± 3.4% | 26% | 15% | 59% |
Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout | July 5–7, 2023 | 706 (LV) | ± 3.4% | 25% | 14% | 61% |
Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout | April 11–12, 2023 | 778 (LV) | ± 3.4% | 24% | 14% | 62% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Andrew Bailey (incumbent) | |||
Republican | Will Scharf | |||
Total votes |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Elad Gross | |||
Total votes |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball [13] | Safe R | January 31, 2024 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 2] | Margin of error | Andrew Bailey (R) | Elad Gross (D) | Other | Undecided |
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Remington Research Group [upper-alpha 1] | March 6-8, 2024 | 713 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 50% | 35% | – | 15% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | TBD | |||
Democratic | Elad Gross | |||
Libertarian | Ryan Munro | |||
Total votes |
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