1978 Missouri State Auditor election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1978 Missouri State Auditor election Missouri Presidential no 1974 Missouri State Auditor election 1974 1982 Missouri State Auditor election 1982 November 7, 1978 125px James Antonio Republican Party (United States) 801,445 51.83% 125px Warren E. Hearnes Democratic Party (United States) 744,896 48.17% State Auditor Thomas M. Keyes (Acting) Democratic Party (United States) James Antonio Republican Party (United States) The 1978 Missouri State Auditor election was held on November 7, 1978, in order to elect the state auditor of Missouri. Republican nominee James Antonio defeated Democratic nominee and former governor of Missouri Warren E. Hearnes.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=29&year=1978&f=0&off=11&elect=0 1978 State Auditor General Election Results - Missouri uselectionatlas.org April 24, 2007 2024-11-06 General election On election day, November 7, 1978, Republican nominee James Antonio won the election by a margin of 56,549 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Warren E. Hearnes, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of state auditor. Antonio was sworn in as the 32nd state auditor of Missouri on January 8, 1979.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=374226 MO Auditor ourcampaigns.com April 8, 2009 2024-11-06 Results Missouri State Auditor election, 1978 Republican Party (United States) James Antonio 801,445 51.83 Democratic Party (United States) Warren E. Hearnes 744,896 48.17 1,546,341 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1978 Missouri elections Category:Missouri State Auditor elections Category:November 1978 in the United States