| Election Name: | 2020 Missouri Attorney General election |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 Missouri Attorney General election |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2024 Missouri Attorney General election |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 2020 |
| Image1: | File:AG-General Eric Schmitt (crop).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Eric Schmitt |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,752,792 |
| Percentage1: | 59.38% |
| Nominee2: | Richard Finneran |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,117,713 |
| Percentage2: | 37.87% |
| Map Size: | 275px |
| Attorney General | |
| Before Election: | Eric Schmitt |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Eric Schmitt |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.[1]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Eric Schmitt (R) | Richard Finneran (D) | Other | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouGov/SLU[8] | September 24 – October 7, 2020 | 931 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 50% | 40% | 3% | 8% | ||
| Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout[9] | September 16–17, 2020 | 1,046 (LV) | ± 3% | 50% | 36% | – | 14% | ||
| Human Agency/Missouri Scout[10] https://moscout.com/daily-updates-1/2019/11/21/moscout-daily-update-schmitt-to-start-testing-kits-new-ha-poll-bates-for-school-board-g-men-in-i-city-and-more | November 17–20, 2019 | 400 (RV) | ± 5% | 49% | 32% | – | 20% |
with Elad Gross
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Eric Schmitt (R) | Elad Gross (D) | Other | Undecided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Agency/Missouri Scout[11] | December 20–24, 2019 | 415 (RV) | ± 5% | 52% | 34% | 14% | ||
| Human Agency/Missouri Scout[12] | October 18–20, 2019 | 550 (RV) | ± 4% | 47% | 30% | – | 23% | |
| Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout[13] | October 9–10, 2019 | 1,451 (LV) | ± 2.5% | 53% | 37% | 10% | ||
| Missouri Scout/Human Agency[14] | September 16–18, 2019 | 825 (RV) | ± 4.0% | 42% | 31% | 28% |
Schmitt won 6 of 8 congressional districts.[15]
| District | Schmitt | Finneran | Representative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21% | 77% | Lacy Clay (116th Congress) | |||
| Cori Bush (117th Congress) | |||||
| 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 | |||