2020 Missouri Attorney General election
The 2020 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Attorney General of Missouri. It was held concurrently with the presidential election, along with elections to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, as well as various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt was elected to a full term after he was appointed by Governor Mike Parson when Josh Hawley was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Richard Finneran, former federal prosecutor
- Elad Gross, civil rights attorney and former Assistant Attorney General
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Declared
- Kevin Babcock
General election
Polling
with Elad Gross| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Eric Schmitt | Elad Gross | Other | Undecided |
| Human Agency/Missouri Scout | December 20–24, 2019 | 415 | ± 5% | 52% | 34% | 14% | - |
| Human Agency/Missouri Scout | October 18–20, 2019 | 550 | ± 4% | 47% | 30% | – | 23% |
| Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout | October 9–10, 2019 | 1,451 | ± 2.5% | 53% | 37% | 10% | - |
| Missouri Scout/Human Agency | September 16–18, 2019 | 825 | ± 4.0% | 42% | 31% | 28% | - |
Results
By congressional district
Schmitt won six of eight congressional districts.| District | Schmitt | Finneran | Representative |
| 21% | 77% | Lacy Clay | |
| 21% | 77% | Cori Bush | |
| 55% | 43% | Ann Wagner | |
| 69% | 28% | Blaine Luetkemeyer | |
| 68% | 29% | Vicky Hartzler | |
| 42% | 55% | Emanuel Cleaver | |
| 66% | 31% | Sam Graves | |
| 73% | 24% | Billy Long | |
| 78% | 20% | Jason Smith |