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The 2024 Missouri Attorney General election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the attorney general of the state of Missouri. It will coincide with the concurrent presidential election, as well as various state and local elections, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and governor of Missouri.
When incumbent attorney general Eric Schmitt was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2022, Missouri governor Mike Parson 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, acting attorney general[1]
- Will Scharf, former assistant U.S. Attorney[2] and attorney for Donald J. Trump[3]
Endorsements
Andrew Bailey
- U.S. Seators
- Eric Schmitt, United States Senator from Missouri (2023-present)[4]
- Statewide officials
- Mike Parson, Governor of Missouri (2018–present)[1]
Will Scharf
- Organizations
- Individuals
- Leonard Leo, Co-Chairman of the Federalist Society[6]
- Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA[7]
- Mark Levin, author and talk radio host[8]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Andrew Bailey |
Will Scharf |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remington Research/Missouri Scout | September 27–28, 2023 | 714 (LV) | ± 3.4% | 26% | 15% | 59% |
| Remington Research/Missouri Scout | July 5–7, 2023 | 706 (LV) | ± 3.4% | 25% | 14% | 61% |
| Remington Research/Missouri Scout | April 11–12, 2023 | 778 (LV) | ± 3.4% | 24% | 14% | 62% |
- ↑ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Elad Gross, civil rights attorney, former assistant attorney general, and candidate for attorney general in 2020[9]
- Sarah Unsicker, state representative from the 83rd district[10]
References
- 1 2 Ruch, Amber (November 22, 2022). "Gov. Parson names Andrew Bailey as Missouri's new attorney general". KFVS-TV. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ↑ "Will Scharf announces GOP bid for Missouri attorney general".
- ↑ "Donald Trump Gets a New Attorney".
- ↑ Hays, Brady (December 2, 2023). "Eric Schmitt endorses Andrew Bailey in Attorney General primary". The Missouri Times. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ↑ "Club for Growth PAC Endorses Will Scharf in Missouri AG Race". Club for Growth. April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ↑ "RAGA brass back a challenger to one of their own". Politico. August 23, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ↑ "CHARLIE KIRK AT MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY". KWTO. October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ↑ "Out-of-state donors fuel pair of GOP candidates running for Missouri governor, AG". Missouri Independent. October 2, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ↑ Keller, Rudi (March 10, 2023). "Democratic candidates jump into race for Missouri Attorney General". The Missouri Independent. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Missouri Rep. Sarah Unsicker on 'The Record'". KSDK. June 22, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
5 On Your Side political editor Mark Maxwell is joined by Missouri representative and candidate for attorney general Sarah Unsicker on 'The Record.'
External links
- Official campaign websites
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