Andrew Bailey Wins Missouri Republican AG Primary

Bailey beat Will Scharf in an expensive and bruising contest likely to presage the general election victor in heavily Republican Missouri.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Manhattan District Attorney's Office on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 13, 2024. Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey survived an expensive primary challenge and will seek a full term in his office this November.

On Aug. 6, Missouri Republican Party primary voters voted to keep Bailey according to unofficial results published by the Missouri Secretary of State’s office. With 658 out of 3,566 precincts reporting, the incumbent attorney general had 64.8 percent to 35.2 for Will Scharf.