1912 Missouri Secretary of State election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1912 Missouri Secretary of State election Missouri Presidential no 1908 Missouri Secretary of State election 1908 1916 Missouri Secretary of State election 1916 November 5, 1912 125px Cornelius Roach Democratic Party (United States) 333,736 47.75% 125px James J. Alford Republican Party (United States) 215,144 30.78% 125px Frederick W. Niedermeyer Bull Moose Party 114,677 16.41% Secretary of State Cornelius Roach Democratic Party (United States) Cornelius Roach Democratic Party (United States) The 1912 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on November 5, 1912, in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent secretary of state Cornelius Roach defeated Republican nominee James J. Alford, Progressive nominee Frederick W. Niedermeyer, Socialist nominee Ernest T. Behrens, Prohibition nominee William H. Guenther and Socialist Labor nominee Clifton Holbrook. General election On election day, November 5, 1912, Democratic nominee Cornelius Roach won re-election by a margin of 118,592 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee James J. Alford, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Roach was sworn in for his second term on January 13, 1913.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=381720 MO Secretary of State ourcampaigns.com September 7, 2016 2024-10-29 Results Missouri Secretary of State election, 1912 Democratic Party (United States) Cornelius Roach (incumbent) 333,736 47.75 Republican Party (United States) James J. Alford 215,144 30.78 Bull Moose Party Frederick W. Niedermeyer 114,677 16.41 Socialist Party of America Ernest T. Behrens 28,334 4.05 Prohibition Party William H. Guenther 5,240 0.75 Socialist Labor Party of America Clifton Holbrook 1,835 0.26 698,966 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1912 Missouri gubernatorial election References Category:1912 Missouri elections Category:Missouri Secretary of State elections Category:November 1912 in the United States