2016 Missouri Attorney General election

The 2016 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Attorney General of Missouri, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Republican Josh Hawley defeated the Democratic nominee Teresa Hensley.

2016 Missouri Attorney General election

November 8, 2016
 
Nominee Josh Hawley Teresa Hensley
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,607,550 1,140,252
Percentage 58.5% 41.5%

Hawley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Hensley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50%
     No votes

Attorney General before election

Chris Koster
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Josh Hawley
Republican

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster did not run for re-election to a third term in office, but was instead the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Governor.

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