1996 Missouri Attorney General election
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{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1996 Missouri Attorney General election
| country = Missouri
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1992 Missouri Attorney General election
| previous_year = 1992
| next_election = 2000 Missouri Attorney General election
| next_year = 2000
| election_date = 5 November 1996
| image1 = File:Jay_Nixon_1993_(cropped).jpg
| image_size= 150x150px
| nominee1 = Jay Nixon
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 1,243,091
| percentage1 = 59.42%
| image2 = 3x4.svg
| nominee2 = Mark J. Bredemeier
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 767,962
| percentage2 = 36.71%
| map_image = File:Missouri Attorney General Election Results by County, 1996.svg
| map_size = 275px
| map_caption = County results
Nixon:
{{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}
Bredemeier: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}}
| title = Attorney General
| before_election = Jay Nixon
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Jay Nixon
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsMO}}
The 1996 Missouri Attorney General election was held on 5 November 1996 in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent attorney general Jay Nixon defeated Republican nominee Mark J. Bredemeier and U.S. Taxpayers nominee Kimberly Lowe.{{cite web |url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=29&year=1996&f=0&off=9&elect=0 |title=1996 Attorney General General Election Results - Missouri |publisher=uselectionatlas.org |date=28 January 2007 |access-date=28 October 2024}}
General election
On election day, 5 November 1996, Democratic nominee Jay Nixon won re-election by a margin of 475,129 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Mark J. Bredemeier, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Nixon was sworn in for his second term on 13 January 1997.{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7910 |title=MO Attorney General |publisher=ourcampaigns.com |date=9 February 2021 |access-date=28 October 2024}}
= Results =
{{Election box begin no change | title=Missouri Attorney General election, 1996|
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Jay Nixon (incumbent)
|votes = 1,243,091
|percentage = 59.42
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Mark J. Bredemeier
|votes = 767,962
|percentage = 36.71
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Constitution Party (United States)
|candidate = Kimberly Lowe
|votes = 81,074
|percentage = 3.87
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 2,092,127
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|
|winner= Democratic Party (United States)
|loser =
}}
{{Election box end}}