2020 Missouri Attorney General election

2020 Missouri Attorney General election
	County results; Schmitt: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Finneran: 50–60% 70–80%
Attorney General before election; Eric S. Schmitt; Republican	Elected Attorney General ; Eric S. Schmitt; Republican

The 2020 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Attorney General of Missouri. It was held concurrently with the presidential election, along with elections to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, as well as various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Eric S. Schmitt was elected to a full term after he was appointed by Governor Mike Parson when Josh Hawley was elected to the U.S Senate in 2018.^[1]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Eric S. Schmitt, incumbent Missouri Attorney General^[2]^[3]

Results[]

Republican primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric S. Schmitt (incumbent)	602,577	100.00
Total votes			602,577	100.00

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Richard Finneran, former federal prosecutor^[5]
Elad Gross, civil rights attorney and former Assistant Attorney General^[6]

Endorsements[]

Elad Gross

State legislators

Rasheen Aldridge Jr., state representative^[7]
Doug Clemens, state representative^[7]
Sarah Unsicker, state representative^[7]
Kevin Windham Jr., state representative^[7]

Local officials

Reggie Jones, mayor of Dellwood^[7]

Organizations

American Federation of Teachers^[7]
Coalition of Black Trade Unionists^[7]
Our Revolution^[7]
Planned Parenthood^[7]

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Finneran	272,516	55.39
	Democratic	Elad Gross	219,462	44.61
Total votes			491,978	100.00

Libertarian primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Kevin Babcock^[8]

Results[]

Libertarian primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Kevin C. Babcock	4,089	100.00
Total votes			4,089	100.00

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[9]	Safe R	June 25, 2020

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Eric Schmitt (R)	Richard Finneran (D)	Other	Undecided
YouGov/SLU	September 24 – October 7, 2020	931 (LV)	± 3.9%	50%	40%	3%	8%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout	September 16–17, 2020	1,046 (LV)	± 3%	50%	36%	–	14%
Human Agency/Missouri Scout [1]	November 17–20, 2019	400 (RV)	± 5%	49%	32%	–	20%

Hypothetical polling

with Elad Gross

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Eric Schmitt (R)	Elad Gross (D)	Other	Undecided
Human Agency/Missouri Scout	December 20–24, 2019	415 (RV)	± 5%	52%	34%	14%
Human Agency/Missouri Scout	October 18–20, 2019	550 (RV)	± 4%	47%	30%	–	23%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout	October 9–10, 2019	1,451 (LV)	± 2.5%	53%	37%	10%
Missouri Scout/Human Agency	September 16–18, 2019	825 (RV)	± 4.0%	42%	31%	28%

Results[]

Missouri Attorney General election, 2020^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Eric S. Schmitt (incumbent)	1,752,792	59.38%	+0.88%
	Democratic	Rich Finneran	1,117,713	37.87%	–3.63%
	Libertarian	Kevin C. Babock	81,100	2.75%	N/A
Total votes			2,951,605	100.00%
	Republican hold

Notes[]

^ ^a ^b Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

References[]

^ "Missouri Attorney General Schmitt seeks election". ABC17NEWS. Associated Press. February 19, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^ Wheeler, Kayla (February 19, 2020). "Eric Schmitt announces campaign for Missouri Attorney General". St Louis Buissness Journal. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
^ "Schmitt announces run to keep state attorney general seat". KOMU.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "State of Missouri - State of Missouri - Primary Election, August 04, 2020". Missouri Secretary of State.
^ Suntrup, Jack. "Former federal prosecutor is the second Democrat to enter race for Missouri attorney general". STLtoday.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^ Shurr, Alisha (November 12, 2018). "Elad Gross to run for Missouri Attorney General in 2020". The Missouri Times. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Endorsements". Elad Gross.
^ Orf, Abby (July 28, 2020). "Democrats represent sole contested primary race for attorney general". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
^ "An Updated Look at Handicapping the 2020 Attorney General Elections". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
^ "Election Night Results". State of Missouri. Missouri Secretary of State. December 8, 2020. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.

[key-10] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[1] "Missouri Attorney General Schmitt seeks election". ABC17NEWS. Associated Press. February 19, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

[2] Wheeler, Kayla (February 19, 2020). "Eric Schmitt announces campaign for Missouri Attorney General". St Louis Buissness Journal. Retrieved February 20, 2020.

[3] "Schmitt announces run to keep state attorney general seat". KOMU.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

[MOsosr-4] "State of Missouri - State of Missouri - Primary Election, August 04, 2020". Missouri Secretary of State.

[5] Suntrup, Jack. "Former federal prosecutor is the second Democrat to enter race for Missouri attorney general". STLtoday.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

[6] Shurr, Alisha (November 12, 2018). "Elad Gross to run for Missouri Attorney General in 2020". The Missouri Times. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

[GrossEndorse-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Endorsements". Elad Gross.

[8] Orf, Abby (July 28, 2020). "Democrats represent sole contested primary race for attorney general". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved September 4, 2020.

[9] "An Updated Look at Handicapping the 2020 Attorney General Elections". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 13, 2019.

[11] "Election Night Results". State of Missouri. Missouri Secretary of State. December 8, 2020. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.

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2020 Missouri Attorney General election

Contents

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Results[]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Endorsements[]

Results[]

Libertarian primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Results[]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Polling[]

Results[]

Notes[]

See also[]

References[]