1908 Missouri Attorney General election

1908 Missouri Attorney General election

3 November 1908

File:MAJOR, ELLIOTT M. GOVERNOR LCCN2016858288.jpg File:Frank B. Fulkerson.jpg Nominee Elliott Woolfolk Major Frank B. Fulkerson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 349,123 347,444 Percentage 50.12% 49.88%

Attorney General before election Herbert S. Hadley Republican Elected Attorney General Elliott Woolfolk Major Democratic

The 1908 Missouri Attorney General election was held on 3 November 1908 in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Democratic nominee and former member of the Missouri Senate Elliott Woolfolk Major defeated Republican nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 4th district Frank B. Fulkerson.

General election

On election day, 3 November 1908, Democratic nominee Elliott Woolfolk Major won the election by a margin of 1,679 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Frank B. Fulkerson, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Major was sworn in as the 25th attorney general of Missouri on 11 January 1909.

Results

Missouri Attorney General election, 1908

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elliott Woolfolk Major	349,123	50.12
	Republican	Frank B. Fulkerson	347,444	49.88
Total votes			696,567	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• 1908 Missouri gubernatorial election