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The2000 Missouri Attorney General election was held on 7 November 2000 in order to elect theattorney general of Missouri.Democratic nominee andincumbent attorney generalJay Nixon defeatedRepublican nominee Sam Jones andLibertarian nominee Mitchell J. Moore.[1]
On election day, 7 November 2000,Democratic nomineeJay Nixon won re-election by a margin of 522,482 votes against his foremost opponentRepublican nominee Sam Jones, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Nixon was sworn in for his third term on 8 January 2001.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jay Nixon (incumbent) | 1,378,296 | 60.25 | |
| Republican | Sam Jones | 855,814 | 37.41 | |
| Libertarian | Mitchell J. Moore | 53,363 | 2.34 | |
| Total votes | 2,287,473 | 100.00 | ||
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