1892 Missouri Attorney General election

1892 Missouri Attorney General election

8 November 1892

Nominee Robert F. Walker David Murphy William R. Littell Party Democratic Republican Populist Popular vote 267,885 228,144 40,856 Percentage 49.52% 42.18% 7.55%

Attorney General before election John M. Wood Democratic Elected Attorney General Robert F. Walker Democratic

The 1892 Missouri Attorney General election was held on 8 November 1892 in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Democratic nominee Robert F. Walker defeated Republican nominee David Murphy, People's nominee William R. Littell and Prohibition nominee Walter Emmett Johnson.

General election

On election day, 8 November 1892, Democratic nominee Robert F. Walker won the election by a margin of 39,741 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee David Murphy, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Walker was sworn in as the 22nd attorney general of Missouri on 9 January 1893.

Results

Missouri Attorney General election, 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert F. Walker	267,885	49.52
	Republican	David Murphy	228,144	42.18
	Populist	William R. Littell	40,856	7.55
	Prohibition	Walter Emmett Johnson	4,066	0.75
Total votes			540,951	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1892 Missouri gubernatorial election