The 2000 Missouri Attorney General election was held on 7 November 2000 in order to elect the

attorney general of Missouri The Office of the Missouri Attorney General was created in 1806 when Missouri was part of the Louisiana Territory. Missouri's first Constitution in 1820 provided for an appointed attorney general, but since the 1865 Constitution, the Attorney Gen ...

. Democratic nominee and

incumbent The incumbent is the current holder of an office or position. In an election, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the position that is up for election, regardless of whether they are seeking re-election. There may or may not be ...

attorney general

Jay Nixon Jeremiah Wilson "Jay" Nixon (born February 13, 1956) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the List of governors of Missouri, 55th governor of Missouri from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic P ...

defeated Republican nominee Sam Jones and

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nominee Mitchell J. Moore.

General election

On election day, 7 November 2000, Democratic nominee

won re-election by a margin of 522,482 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Sam Jones, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Nixon was sworn in for his third term on 8 January 2001.

Results

References

{{2000 United States elections 2000 Missouri elections Missouri Attorney General elections November 2000 in the United States

General election

Results

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