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1920 Missouri Attorney General election Missouri Presidential no 1916 Missouri Attorney General election 1916 1924 Missouri Attorney General election 1924 November 2, 1920 125px Jesse W. Barrett Republican Party (United States) 722,405 55.17% 125px Willis H. Meredith Democratic Party (United States) 582,117 44.46% Attorney General Frank Winton McAllister Democratic Party (United States) Jesse W. Barrett Republican Party (United States)
The 1920 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 2, 1920, in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Republican nominee Jesse W. Barrett defeated Democratic nominee Willis H. Meredith, Farmer-Worker nominee Julian Andersen and Socialist Labor nominee George Hartwig.
General election
On election day, November 2, 1920, Republican nominee Jesse W. Barrett won the election by a margin of 140,288 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Willis H. Meredith, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Barrett was sworn in as the 28th attorney general of Missouri on January 10, 1921.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=381664 MO Attorney General ourcampaigns.com August 13, 2007 2024-10-27
Results
Missouri Attorney General election, 1920
Republican Party (United States)
Jesse W. Barrett
722,405
55.17
Democratic Party (United States)
Willis H. Meredith
582,117
44.46
Farmer–Labor Party
Julian Andersen
3,157
0.24
Socialist Labor Party of America
George Hartwig
1,723
0.13
1,309,402
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
See also
1920 Missouri gubernatorial election
References
Category:1920 Missouri elections
Category:Missouri Attorney General elections
Category:November 1920 in the United States