1904 Missouri Attorney General election

1904 Missouri Attorney General election

8 November 1904

File:MO Governors - 32 Herbert Hadley (1909-1913) (52976630709).jpg File:MAJOR, ELLIOTT M. GOVERNOR LCCN2016858288.jpg Nominee Herbert S. Hadley Elliott Woolfolk Major Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 316,579 303,660 Percentage 49.10% 47.10%

Attorney General before election Edward Coke Crow Democratic Elected Attorney General Herbert S. Hadley Republican

The 1904 Missouri Attorney General election was held on 8 November 1904 in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Republican nominee Herbert S. Hadley defeated Democratic nominee and former member of the Missouri Senate Elliott Woolfolk Major, socialist nominee George Bullock, Prohibition nominee Austin F. Butts, People's nominee Charles J. Anderson and Socialist Labor nominee Joseph Stief.

General election

On election day, 8 November 1904, Republican nominee Herbert S. Hadley won the election by a margin of 12,919 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Elliott Woolfolk Major, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Hadley was sworn in as the 24th attorney general of Missouri on 9 January 1905.

Results

Missouri Attorney General election, 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Herbert S. Hadley	316,579	49.10
	Democratic	Elliott Woolfolk Major	303,660	47.10
	Socialist	George Bullock	12,431	1.93
	Prohibition	Austin F. Butts	6,887	1.07
	Populist	Charles J. Anderson	3,599	0.56
	Socialist Labor	Joseph Stief	1,550	0.24
Total votes			644,709	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

See also

• 1904 Missouri gubernatorial election