1956 Missouri Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1956 Missouri Attorney General election Missouri Presidential no 1952 Missouri Attorney General election 1952 1960 Missouri Attorney General election 1960 November 6, 1956 125px John M. Dalton Democratic Party (United States) 987,111 55.16% 125px Vincent E. Baker Republican Party (United States) 802,561 44.84% Attorney General John M. Dalton Democratic Party (United States) John M. Dalton Democratic Party (United States) The 1956 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 6, 1956, in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent attorney general John M. Dalton defeated Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Missouri Senate Vincent E. Baker. General election On election day, November 6, 1956, Democratic nominee John M. Dalton won re-election by a margin of 184,550 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Vincent E. Baker, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Dalton was sworn in for his second term on January 14, 1957.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=380038 MO Attorney General ourcampaigns.com March 23, 2019 2024-10-27 Results Missouri Attorney General election, 1956 Democratic Party (United States) John M. Dalton (incumbent) 987,111 55.16 Republican Party (United States) Vincent E. Baker 802,561 44.84 1,789,672 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1956 Missouri gubernatorial election References Category:1956 Missouri elections Category:Missouri Attorney General elections Category:November 1956 in the United States