1996 Missouri Attorney General election

1996 Missouri Attorney General election

5 November 1996

File:Jay Nixon 1993 (cropped).jpg File:3x4.svg Nominee Jay Nixon Mark J. Bredemeier Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,243,091 767,962 Percentage 59.42% 36.71%

File:Missouri Attorney General Election Results by County, 1996.svg County results Nixon:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Bredemeier:      40–50%      50–60%

Attorney General before election Jay Nixon Democratic Elected Attorney General Jay Nixon Democratic

The 1996 Missouri Attorney General election was held on 5 November 1996 in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent attorney general Jay Nixon defeated Republican nominee Mark J. Bredemeier and U.S. Taxpayers nominee Kimberly Lowe.

General election

On election day, 5 November 1996, Democratic nominee Jay Nixon won re-election by a margin of 475,129 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Mark J. Bredemeier, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Nixon was sworn in for his second term on 13 January 1997.

Results

Missouri Attorney General election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Nixon (incumbent)	1,243,091	59.42
	Republican	Mark J. Bredemeier	767,962	36.71
	Constitution	Kimberly Lowe	81,074	3.87
Total votes			2,092,127	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1996 Missouri gubernatorial election