1874 Missouri Attorney General election

1874 Missouri Attorney General election

3 November 1874

Nominee John A. Hockaday Daniel S. Twitchell Party Democratic Populist Popular vote 150,808 110,535 Percentage 57.71% 42.29%

Attorney General before election Henry Clay Ewing Democratic Elected Attorney General John A. Hockaday Democratic

The 1874 Missouri Attorney General election was held on 3 November 1874 in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Democratic nominee John A. Hockaday defeated People's nominee Daniel S. Twitchell.

General election

On election day, 3 November 1874, Democratic nominee John A. Hockaday won the election by a margin of 40,273 votes against his opponent People's nominee Daniel S. Twitchell, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Hockaday was sworn in as the 17th attorney general of Missouri on 11 January 1875.

Results

Missouri Attorney General election, 1874

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John A. Hockaday	150,808	57.71
	Populist	Daniel S. Twitchell	110,535	42.29
Total votes			261,343	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1874 Missouri gubernatorial election