2012 Missouri Attorney General election

none February 2026 September 2023 2012 Missouri Attorney General election Missouri presidential no 2008 Missouri Attorney General election 2008 2016 Missouri Attorney General election 2016 November 6, 2012 File:Chris Koster official portrait (cropped).jpg 150x150px Chris Koster Democratic Party (United States) 1,491,139 55.9% Edward R. Martin, Jr. Official Photograph.jpg Ed Martin Republican Party (United States) 1,084,106 40.6% 275px County results 275px| Congressional district results 1 275px Koster: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #3933e5 80–90% Martin: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Attorney General Chris Koster Democratic Party (United States) Chris Koster Democratic Party (United States) The 2012 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 6, 2012, alongside the presidential and gubernatorial elections. The incumbent Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, a Democrat, won re-election for a second full term against Republican attorney Ed Martin. As of , this is the last time a Democrat was elected Attorney General of Missouri. Background Koster was originally elected as attorney general in 2008 as a Democrat after switching from the Republican Party. Koster won despite accusations that his campaign violated state law in raising money from multiple committees. He also survived the disclosure that he played a supporting role in a plagiarism episode that damaged Attorney General William L. Webster’s campaign for governor in 1992. Fresh out of law school, Koster worked for Webster, a Republican, as an assistant state attorney general.Gibbons vs. Koster http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2008/oct/20081012feat004.asp dead 2016-01-25 archive.columbiatribune.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160131170125/http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2008/oct/20081012feat004.asp 2016-01-31 He defeated State Representative Margaret Donnelly in the Democratic primary for the nomination for Missouri Attorney General and won against Republican state senator Michael R. Gibbons in the general election, 53%-47%.Unofficial Election Returns Missouri Secretary of State He was sworn in as attorney general on January 12, 2009, succeeding Jay Nixon, who had served since 1993. Timeline March 27, 2012 - Filing deadline for Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians from the Missouri Secretary of State August 7, 2012 - Primary (gubernatorial and other statewide office) elections August 21, 2012 - Filing deadline for other third parties and Independents November 6, 2012 - General election Republican primary Candidates Declared Ed Martin, attorneyMartin to run for Mo. Atty. General. Associated Press via Kirksville Daily Express. Published 2012-01-26. Adam Lee Warren, prosecuting attorney of Livingston Countyhttp://kbia.org/post/mo-gop-attorney-general-race-gains-another-candidate Missouri Attorney General race gains another candidate Associated Press via KBIA radio website 2012-02-23 2012-04-23 Declined Cole McNary, state representativehttp://politicmo.com/2011/12/01/rep-mcnary-to-challenge-treasurer-zweifel/ Rep. McNary to challenge Treasurer Zweifel 2012-01-07 dead https://archive.today/20120712200108/http://politicmo.com/2011/12/01/rep-mcnary-to-challenge-treasurer-zweifel/ 2012-07-12 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror EdMartin AdamWarren UndecidedPublic Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling August 4–5, 2012 590 ± 4.0% 46% 17% 37% Results 100% reporting (3,420 of 3,420 precincts)http://enr.sos.mo.gov/ENR/Views/TabularData.aspx?Status=SpecifyARace https://archive.today/20121212115146/http://enr.sos.mo.gov/ENR/Views/TabularData.aspx?Status=SpecifyARace dead December 12, 2012 Election Night Reporting MO Secretary of State August 8, 2012 August 9, 2012 Republican primary results Ed Martin Republican Party (United States) 373,434 71.6 Adam Lee Warren Republican Party (United States) 148,432 28.4 521,866 100.0 Martin, who served as chief of staff for Governor Matt Blunt from 2006 until November 2007, won the Republican primary in a landslide, 72%-28% and became the party's nominee. Democratic primary Candidates Declared Chris Koster, incumbent attorney general since 2008 Koster was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. General election Polling Poll source Date(s) administered Samplesize Margin oferror ChrisKoster (D) EdMartin (R) Other UndecidedMason-DixonMason-Dixon October 23–25, 2012 625 ± 4% 51% 37% — 12%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling October 19–21, 2012 582 ± 4.1% 48% 38% — 13%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling August 20, 2012 500 ± 4.4% 41% 39% — 20% Results 2012 Missouri Attorney General election Democratic Party (United States) Chris Koster (incumbent) 1,482,381 55.81% +2.98 Republican Party (United States) Ed Martin 1,081,510 40.71% -6.46 Libertarian Party (United States) Dave Browning 92,465 3.48% N/A 2,668,064 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) On election day, Koster defeated Martin by a wide margin of over 14 percentage points, an increase from his 5% margin of victory in 2008. This was despite Republican Mitt Romney defeating Democratic President Barack Obama in the concurrent presidential election in Missouri, although other incumbent state Democratic officials were re-elected as well. Governor Jay Nixon won re-election by more than 12 percentage points, Senator Claire McCaskill won re-election by over 15 percentage points, and Clint Zweifel won by 5 percentage points. Jason Kander was also elected Secretary of State by just over one percentage point. By congressional district Koster won six of eight congressional districts, including four that elected Republicans.https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LwaWGJQoOUzUj6HxZlnUPc0qkkOAIt_I2WsGOfNTv6E/edit?gid=0#gid=0 Daily Kos District Koster Martin Representative1st83%15%Lacy Clay2nd51%46%Todd Akin (112th Congress)Ann Wagner (113th Congress)3rd50%46%Russ Carnahan (112th Congress)Blaine Luetkemeyer (113th Congress)4th52%44%Vicky Hartzler5th67%29%Emanuel Cleaver6th51%45%Sam Graves7th44%52%Billy Long8th48.0%48.3%Jo Ann Emerson See also 2012 United States presidential election in Missouri 2012 United States Senate election in Missouri 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri 2012 Missouri gubernatorial election 2012 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election 2012 Missouri State Treasurer election 2012 Missouri Secretary of State election References External links Elections from the Missouri Secretary of State Official campaign websites Chris Koster for Attorney General Ed Martin for Attorney General Attorney General Missouri Category:Missouri Attorney General elections