1976 Missouri Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1976 Missouri Attorney General election Missouri Presidential no 1972 Missouri Attorney General election 1972 1980 Missouri Attorney General election 1980 November 2, 1976 File:John_Ashcroft_official_photo_as_Governor_(cropped).jpg 150x150px John Ashcroft Republican Party (United States) 961,782 51.22% 3x4.svg James G. Baker Democratic Party (United States) 916,163 48.78% Attorney General John Danforth Republican Party (United States) John Ashcroft Republican Party (United States) The 1976 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 2, 1976, in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Republican nominee and former state auditor of Missouri John Ashcroft defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Missouri House of Representatives James G. Baker.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=29&year=1976&f=0&off=9&elect=0 1976 Attorney General General Election Results - Missouri uselectionatlas.org May 6, 2007 2024-10-27 General election On election day, November 2, 1976, Republican nominee John Ashcroft won the election by a margin of 45,619 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee James G. Baker, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Ashcroft was sworn in as the 38th attorney general of Missouri on January 10, 1977.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=374206 MO Attorney General ourcampaigns.com April 3, 2009 2024-10-27 Results Missouri Attorney General election, 1976 Republican Party (United States) John Ashcroft 961,782 51.22 Democratic Party (United States) James G. Baker 916,163 48.78 1,877,945 100.00 Republican Party (United States) See also 1976 Missouri gubernatorial election References Category:1976 Missouri elections Category:Missouri Attorney General elections Category:November 1976 in the United States