2000 Missouri Attorney General election

2000 Missouri Attorney General election

7 November 2000

Nominee Jay Nixon Sam Jones Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,378,296 855,814 Percentage 60.25% 37.41%

Attorney General before election Jay Nixon Democratic Elected Attorney General Jay Nixon Democratic

The 2000 Missouri Attorney General election was held on 7 November 2000 in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent attorney general Jay Nixon defeated Republican nominee Sam Jones and Libertarian nominee Mitchell J. Moore.

General election

On election day, 7 November 2000, Democratic nominee Jay Nixon won re-election by a margin of 522,482 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Sam Jones, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Nixon was sworn in for his third term on 8 January 2001.

Results

Missouri Attorney General election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Nixon (incumbent)	1,378,296	60.25
	Republican	Sam Jones	855,814	37.41
	Libertarian	Mitchell J. Moore	53,363	2.34
Total votes			2,287,473	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2000 Missouri gubernatorial election