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 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]
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Schmitt: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Finneran: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 40–50% 50% No data | |||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Eric Schmitt (incumbent) | 602,577 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 602,577 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Richard Finneran | 272,516 | 55.39 | |
Democratic | Elad Gross | 219,462 | 44.61 | |
Total votes | 491,978 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Kevin C. Babcock | 4,089 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 4,089 | 100.00 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[9] | Safe R | June 25, 2020 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Eric Schmitt (R) |
Richard Finneran (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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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
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Eric 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 |