1876 Missouri Attorney General election

1876 Missouri Attorney General election

7 November 1876

File:No image.svg File:No image.svg Nominee Jackson Leonidas Smith A. W. Mullins Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 202,703 145,816 Percentage 58.16% 41.84%

Attorney General before election John A. Hockaday Democratic Elected Attorney General Jackson Leonidas Smith Democratic

The 1876 Missouri attorney general election was held on 7 November 1876 in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Democratic nominee Jackson Leonidas Smith defeated Republican nominee A. W. Mullins.

General election

On election day, 7 November 1876, Democratic nominee Jackson Leonidas Smith won the election by a margin of 56,887 votes against his opponent Republican nominee A. W. Mullins, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Smith was sworn in as the 18th attorney general of Missouri on 8 January 1877.

Results

Missouri Attorney General election, 1876

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jackson Leonidas Smith	202,703	58.16
	Republican	A. W. Mullins	145,816	41.84
Total votes			348,519	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1876 Missouri gubernatorial election