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1920 Missouri State Treasurer election

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Nominee Lorenzo Dow Thompson John H. Stone
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 726,038 577,375
Percentage 54.69% 43.49%

State Treasurer before election

George H. Middelkamp
Democratic

Elected State Treasurer

Lorenzo Dow Thompson
Republican

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The 1920 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on 2 November 1920 in order to elect the state treasurer of Missouri. Republican nominee Lorenzo Dow Thompson defeated Democratic nominee John H. Stone, Socialist nominee James R. Stewart, Farmer-Worker nominee Clayton H. Johnson and Socialist Labor nominee William Veal.

General election

On election day, 2 November 1920, Republican nominee Lorenzo Dow Thompson won the election by a margin of 148,663 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee John H. Stone, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of state treasurer. Thompson was sworn in as the 25th state treasurer of Missouri on 10 January 1921.

Results

Missouri State Treasurer election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lorenzo Dow Thompson 726,038 54.69
Democratic John H. Stone 577,375 43.49
Socialist James R. Stewart 19,582 1.48
Farmer–Labor Clayton H. Johnson 3,008 0.23
Socialist Labor William Veal 1,582 0.11
Total votes 1,327,585 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

References

  1. "MO Treasurer". ourcampaigns.com. August 13, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
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