1984 Missouri Attorney General election

1984 Missouri Attorney General election

6 November 1984

File:William L. Webster (cropped).jpg File:3x4.svg Nominee William L. Webster Richard P. Beard Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,131,715 901,394 Percentage 55.66% 44.34%

Attorney General before election John Ashcroft Republican Elected Attorney General William L. Webster Republican

The 1984 Missouri Attorney General election was held on 6 November 1984 in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Missouri House of Representatives William L. Webster defeated Democratic nominee and fellow incumbent member of the Missouri House of Representatives Richard P. Beard.

General election

On election day, 6 November 1984, Republican nominee William L. Webster won the election by a margin of 230,321 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Richard P. Beard, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Webster was sworn in as the 39th attorney general of Missouri on 8 January 1985.

Results

Missouri Attorney General election, 1984

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William L. Webster	1,131,715	55.66
	Democratic	Richard P. Beard	901,394	44.34
Total votes			2,033,109	100.00
	Republican hold

See also

• 1984 Missouri gubernatorial election