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1896 Missouri State Auditor election Missouri Presidential no 1892 Missouri State Auditor election 1892 1900 Missouri State Auditor election 1900 November 3, 1896 125px James M. Seibert Democratic Party (United States) 340,803 50.55% 125px John G. Bishop Republican Party (United States) 304,583 45.18% State Auditor James M. Seibert Democratic Party (United States) James M. Seibert Democratic Party (United States)
The 1896 Missouri State Auditor election was held on November 3, 1896, in order to elect the state auditor of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent state auditor James M. Seibert defeated Republican nominee John G. Bishop, People's nominee Sheridan Webster, Prohibition nominee John O. Rolfe, National Democratic nominee Edward D. Porter and Socialist Labor nominee James A. Randall.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=29&year=1896&f=0&off=11&elect=0 1896 State Auditor General Election Results - Missouri uselectionatlas.org August 13, 2017 2024-11-03
General election
On election day, November 3, 1896, Democratic nominee James M. Seibert won re-election by a margin of 36,220 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee John G. Bishop, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of state auditor. Seibert was sworn in for his third term on January 11, 1897.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=408181 MO Auditor ourcampaigns.com December 18, 2007 2024-11-03
Results
Missouri State Auditor election, 1896
Democratic Party (United States)
James M. Seibert (incumbent)
340,803
50.55
Republican Party (United States)
John G. Bishop
304,583
45.18
People's Party (United States)
Sheridan Webster
23,907
3.55
Prohibition Party
John O. Rolfe
2,275
0.34
National Democratic Party (United States)
Edward D. Porter
1,941
0.29
Socialist Labor Party of America
James A. Randall
635
0.09
674,144
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
See also
1896 Missouri gubernatorial election
References
Category:1896 Missouri elections
Category:Missouri State Auditor elections
Category:November 1896 in the United States