The 2024 Missouri Attorney General election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the

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of the

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. It will coincide with the concurrent

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, as well as various state and local elections, including for

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, and

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. When incumbent attorney general

Eric Schmitt Eric Stephen Schmitt (born June 20, 1975) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Missouri since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Schmitt served as a Missouri state senator from 2009 to 201 ...

was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2022, Missouri governor

Mike Parson Michael Lynn Parson (born September 17, 1955) is an American politician serving as the 57th governor of Missouri since 2018. A member of the Republican Party, Parson served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011 and in the ...

announced that he would appoint his general counsel, Andrew Bailey, to succeed Schmitt. Bailey is running for a full term in office.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

* Andrew Bailey, incumbent attorney general * Will Scharf, attorney for

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and former

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Endorsements

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Presumptive nominee

*Elad Gross, civil rights attorney, former assistant attorney general, and candidate for attorney general in

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Sarah Unsicker Sarah Unsicker (born May 3, 1976) is an American politician who has served in the Missouri House of Representatives first elected from the 91st district in 2016, and after redistricting in 2022, from district 83. She was a candidate in the 2024 ...

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from the 83rd district ''( ran for governor)''

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Presumptive nominee

*Ryan Munro, attorney

General election

Predictions

Polling

;Andrew Bailey vs. Elad Gross

Results

Notes

References

External links

;Official campaign websites
Andrew Bailey (R) for Attorney General

Elad Gross (D) for Attorney General

Will Scharf (R) for Attorney General
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Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...

Missouri Attorney General elections