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The 1908 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 3, 1908, in order to elect the attorney general of Missouri. Democratic nominee and former member of the Missouri Senate Elliott Woolfolk Major defeated Republican nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 4th district Frank B. Fulkerson.
On election day, November 3, 1908, Democratic nominee Elliott Woolfolk Major won the election by a margin of 1,679 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Frank B. Fulkerson, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Major was sworn in as the 25th attorney general of Missouri on January 11, 1909. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Elliott Woolfolk Major | 349,123 | 50.12 | |
| Republican | Frank B. Fulkerson | 347,444 | 49.88 | |
| Total votes | 696,567 | 100.00 | ||
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