1972 Missouri Attorney General election

1972 Missouri Attorney General election

7 November 1972

Nominee John Danforth James E. Spain Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,146,926 687,066 Percentage 62.54% 37.46%

Attorney General before election John Danforth Republican Elected Attorney General John Danforth Republican

The 1972 Missouri Attorney General election was held on 7 November 1972 in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general John Danforth defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Missouri House of Representatives James E. Spain.

General election

On election day, 7 November 1972, Republican nominee John Danforth won re-election by a margin of 459,860 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee James E. Spain, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Danforth was sworn in for his second term on 8 January 1973.

Results

Missouri Attorney General election, 1972

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Danforth (incumbent)	1,146,926	62.54
	Democratic	James E. Spain	687,066	37.46
Total votes			1,833,994	100.00
	Republican hold

See also

• 1972 Missouri gubernatorial election