Question: What number Attorney General of the United States won the Missouri gubernatorial election of 1984?
Context: The Missouri gubernatorial election of 1912 was Missouri's twenty-eighth gubernatorial election.  The election was held on November 5, 1912 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, Missouri Attorney General Elliot Woolfolk Major, over the Republican candidate, former Lt. Gov. John C. McKinley, Progressive Albert D. Nortoni, and candidates representing the Socialist, Prohibition, and Socialist Labor parties. The Missouri Lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2008 was held on November 4, 2008 to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Missouri.  Republican incumbent Peter Kinder won the election narrowly, despite the fact that Democrat Attorney General Jay Nixon won the Missouri gubernatorial election, 2008 with over 57% of the vote. The Missouri gubernatorial special election of 1825 was Missouri's third gubernatorial election.  The election was held on December 8, 1825, to determine who would fill the remainder of the term of Frederick Bates who had died on August 4, 1825.  Governor Abraham J. Williams (who succeeded Bates) did not stand for election and John Miller was elected over William Carr, David Todd, and Missouri Attorney General Rufus Easton. The Missouri gubernatorial election of 1916 was Missouri's twenty-ninth gubernatorial election.  The election was held on November 7, 1916 and resulted in a narrow victory for the Democratic nominee, St. Louis businessman Frederick D. Gardner, over the Republican candidate, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri Henry Lamm, and candidates representing the Socialist, Progressive, Prohibition, and Socialist Labor parties.  To date it is the closest gubernatorial election in Missouri history. The Missouri gubernatorial election of 1936 was Missouri's thirty-fourth gubernatorial election.  The election was held on November 3, 1936 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, Lloyd C. Stark, over the Republican candidate, former Missouri Attorney General Jesse W. Barrett, and several other candidates representing minor parties. The Missouri gubernatorial election of 1992 was Missouri's forty-eighth gubernatorial election.  The election was held on November 3, 1992 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, Lt. Governor Mel Carnahan, over the Republican candidate, Missouri Attorney General William L. Webster, and Libertarian Joan Dow. The Missouri gubernatorial election of 1908 was Missouri's twenty-seventh gubernatorial election.  The election was held on November 3, 1908 and resulted in a victory for the Republican nominee, Missouri Attorney General Herbert S. Hadley, over the Democratic candidate, former Congressman William S. Cowherd, and several other candidates representing minor parties. The Missouri gubernatorial election of 1984 was Missouri's forty-sixth gubernatorial election.  The election was held on November 6, 1984 and resulted in a victory for the Republican nominee, Missouri Attorney General John Ashcroft, over the Democratic candidate, Lt. Governor Ken Rothman, and Independent Bob Allen. John David Ashcroft (born May 9, 1942) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 79th U.S. Attorney General (2001–2005), in the George W. Bush Administration.  He later founded The Ashcroft Group, a Washington D.C. lobbying firm. The Missouri gubernatorial election of 1960 was Missouri's fortieth gubernatorial election.  The election was held on November 8, 1960 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, Missouri Attorney General John M. Dalton, over the Republican candidate, Edward G. Farmer.
Answer: 79th