With all of the focus on the presidential primary and other national races in 2024, it’s easy to overlook some critical statewide elections underway as well. In Missouri, where all statewide offices are currently held by Republicans (and look likely to remain that way), the real contest is shaping up in the state’s primaries, set for August 6.
One of those key races is for Attorney General. The two declared candidates for that seat are its current occupant, Andrew Bailey, and former federal prosecutor, Will Scharf.
Before we look at the current state of that race, a bit of background (get your scorecard out): The seat has been in Republican hands since the 2016 election. Now-Sen. Josh Hawley (R) won the position in November of that year, defeating Democrat Theresa Hensley by 17 points and replacing Democrat Chris Koster (who ran for governor that year, losing to Eric Greitens)….
