Missouri’s current Attorney General Andrew Bailey won the Republican nomination to run for his seat against Democrat Elad Gross in November. Bailey defeated a Donald Trump attorney, Will Scharf, almost two-to-one — though Scharf outspent him almost two-to-one.
Primary night, Bailey said he had this advantage:
“Being the incumbent. I think people seeing the work we’re doing, and again, I look at my staff on the official side, and I wouldn’t be here without them. These are dedicated professionals that serve the people of state of Missouri every day. And you know, the work that they’ve done means something, and the people see it, and we’ve been rewarded tonight,” he told Missourinet.
Bailey was appointed by Gov. Mike Parson in 2023 and since then has involved Missouri in high-profile cases against the Biden administration.
He said he will continue to do so.
“Fighting back against the Biden overreach from the federal government borders are Kamala Harris’s failures at our southern border that have flooded this state with fentanyl and human trafficking. I also think that there is a role for the Missouri Attorney General’s office to play when it comes to consumer protection too,” he said.
Bailey said he is confident about the General Election in November because of this primary’s vote totals. Democrat Gross, unopposed, won with 82,536 votes. Bailey won his party primary with more than 132,000 votes, and more than 71,000 left on the table from Scharf.
Scharf, in his concession, said Bailey “has my unqualified support in the general election, and I hope that he will do Missouri proud in the coming years,” but added, “This race was about taking on a political establishment in this state that I continue to believe is badly broken.”
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