1948 Missouri Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1948 Missouri Attorney General election Missouri Presidential no 1944 Missouri Attorney General election 1944 1952 Missouri Attorney General election 1952 November 2, 1948 125px Jonathan E. Taylor Democratic Party (United States) 900,943 58.04% 125px Herbert Douglas Republican Party (United States) 648,553 41.78% Attorney General Jonathan E. Taylor Democratic Party (United States) Jonathan E. Taylor Democratic Party (United States) The 1948 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 2, 1948, in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent attorney general Jonathan E. Taylor defeated Republican nominee Herbert Douglas and Progressive nominee Douglas MacLeod. General election On election day, November 2, 1948, Democratic nominee Jonathan E. Taylor won re-election by a margin of 252,390 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Herbert Douglas, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Taylor was sworn in for his second term on January 10, 1949.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=380025 MO Attorney General ourcampaigns.com February 7, 2021 2024-10-27 Results Missouri Attorney General election, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) Jonathan E. Taylor (incumbent) 900,943 58.04 Republican Party (United States) Herbert Douglas 648,553 41.78 Progressive Party (United States, 1948) Douglas MacLeod 2,889 0.18 1,552,385 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1948 Missouri gubernatorial election References Category:1948 Missouri elections Category:Missouri Attorney General elections Category:November 1948 in the United States