1936 Missouri Secretary of State election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1936 Missouri Secretary of State election Missouri Presidential no 1932 Missouri Secretary of State election 1932 1940 Missouri Secretary of State election 1940 November 3, 1936 125px Dwight H. Brown Democratic Party (United States) 1,097,449 60.71% 125px Lorenzo Dow Thompson Republican Party (United States) 709,385 39.24% Secretary of State Dwight H. Brown Democratic Party (United States) Dwight H. Brown Democratic Party (United States) The 1936 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on November 3, 1936, in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent secretary of state Dwight H. Brown defeated Republican nominee and former State Treasurer of Missouri Lorenzo Dow Thompson, Communist nominee John Day and Socialist Labor nominee Peter Tendler. General election On election day, November 3, 1936, Democratic nominee Dwight H. Brown won re-election by a margin of 388,064 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Lorenzo Dow Thompson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Brown was sworn in for his second term on January 11, 1937.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=379989 MO Secretary of State ourcampaigns.com August 1, 2007 2024-10-30 Results Missouri Secretary of State election, 1936 Democratic Party (United States) Dwight H. Brown (incumbent) 1,097,449 60.71 Republican Party (United States) Lorenzo Dow Thompson 709,385 39.24 Communist Party USA John Day 400 0.03 Socialist Labor Party of America Peter Tendler 385 0.02 1,807,619 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1936 Missouri gubernatorial election References Category:1936 Missouri elections Category:Missouri Secretary of State elections Category:November 1936 in the United States