1940 Missouri State Treasurer election

none December 2025 ly 1940 Missouri State Treasurer election Missouri Presidential no 1936 Missouri State Treasurer election 1936 1944 Missouri State Treasurer election 1944 November 5, 1940 125px Wilson Bell Democratic Party (United States) 953,047 52.53% 125px Scott Peters Republican Party (United States) 859,661 47.38% State Treasurer Robert W. Winn Democratic Party (United States) Wilson Bell Democratic Party (United States) The 1940 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on November 5, 1940, in order to elect the state treasurer of Missouri. Democratic nominee Wilson Bell defeated Republican nominee Scott Peters and Socialist nominee Lucy Henschel. General election On election day, November 5, 1940, Democratic nominee Wilson Bell won the election by a margin of 93,386 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Scott Peters, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of state treasurer. Bell was sworn in as the 30th state treasurer of Missouri on January 13, 1941.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=380000 MO Treasurer ourcampaigns.com August 1, 2007 2024-11-01 Results Missouri State Treasurer election, 1940 Democratic Party (United States) Wilson Bell 953,047 52.53 Republican Party (United States) Scott Peters 859,661 47.38 Socialist Party of America Lucy Henschel 1,627 0.09 1,814,335 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1940 Missouri gubernatorial election References Category:1940 Missouri elections Category:Missouri state treasurer elections Category:November 1940 in the United States