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1928 Missouri Attorney General election Missouri Presidential no 1924 Missouri Attorney General election 1924 1932 Missouri Attorney General election 1932 November 6, 1928 125px Stratton Shartel Republican Party (United States) 800,607 52.86% 125px Elmer O. Jones Democratic Party (United States) 713,661 47.12% Attorney General Stratton Shartel (Acting) Republican Party (United States) Stratton Shartel Republican Party (United States)
The 1928 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 6, 1928, in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Republican nominee and incumbent acting attorney general Stratton Shartel defeated Democratic nominee Elmer O. Jones and Socialist Labor nominee Theodore Baeff.
General election
On election day, November 6, 1928, Republican nominee Stratton Shartel won the election by a margin of 86,946 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Elmer O. Jones, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Shartel was sworn in for his first full term on January 14, 1929.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=379952 MO Attorney General ourcampaigns.com May 14, 2018 2024-10-27
Results
Missouri Attorney General election, 1928
Republican Party (United States)
Stratton Shartel (incumbent)
800,607
52.86
Democratic Party (United States)
Elmer O. Jones
713,661
47.12
Socialist Labor Party of America
Theodore Baeff
300
0.02
1,514,568
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
See also
1928 Missouri gubernatorial election
References
Category:1928 Missouri elections
Category:Missouri Attorney General elections
Category:November 1928 in the United States