1896 Missouri Attorney General election

1896 Missouri Attorney General election

3 November 1896

Nominee Edward Coke Crow John Kennish Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 340,585 304,686 Percentage 50.58% 45.25%

Attorney General before election Robert F. Walker Democratic Elected Attorney General Edward Coke Crow Democratic

The 1896 Missouri Attorney General election was held on 3 November 1896 in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Democratic nominee Edward Coke Crow defeated Republican nominee John Kennish, People's nominee Frank E. Richey, Prohibition nominee George E. Bowling and National Democratic nominee Nicholas D. Thurmond.

General election

On election day, 3 November 1896, Democratic nominee Edward Coke Crow won the election by a margin of 35,899 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee John Kennish, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Crow was sworn in as the 23rd attorney general of Missouri on 11 January 1897.

Results

Missouri Attorney General election, 1896

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward Coke Crow	340,585	50.58
	Republican	John Kennish	304,686	45.25
	Populist	Frank E. Richey	24,062	3.56
	Prohibition	George E. Bowling	2,053	0.31
	National Democratic	Nicholas D. Thurmond	2,008	0.30
Total votes			673,394	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1896 Missouri gubernatorial election