1896 Missouri State Treasurer election

none December 2025 ly 1896 Missouri State Treasurer election Missouri Presidential no 1892 Missouri State Treasurer election 1892 1900 Missouri State Treasurer election 1900 November 3, 1896 125px Frank L. Pitts Democratic Party (United States) 341,003 50.58% 125px Jacob F. Gmelich Republican Party (United States) 304,343 45.14% State Treasurer Lawrence Vest Stephens Democratic Party (United States) Frank L. Pitts Democratic Party (United States) The 1896 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on November 3, 1896, in order to elect the state treasurer of Missouri. Democratic nominee Frank L. Pitts defeated Republican nominee Jacob F. Gmelich, People's nominee Oscar Wood, Prohibition nominee Irving T. Hull, National Democratic nominee William McIlwrath and Socialist Labor nominee Henry J. Poelling.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=29&year=1896&f=0&off=8&elect=0 1896 State Treasurer General Election Results - Missouri uselectionatlas.org August 13, 2017 2024-10-31 General election On election day, November 3, 1896, Democratic nominee Frank L. Pitts won the election by a margin of 36,660 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Jacob F. Gmelich, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of state treasurer. Pitts was sworn in as the 19th state treasurer of Missouri on January 11, 1897.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=408179 MO Treasurer ourcampaigns.com December 18, 2007 2024-10-31 Results Missouri State Treasurer election, 1896 Democratic Party (United States) Frank L. Pitts 341,003 50.58 Republican Party (United States) Jacob F. Gmelich 304,343 45.14 People's Party (United States) Oscar Wood 23,941 3.55 Prohibition Party Irving T. Hull 2,267 0.34 National Democratic Party (United States) William McIlwrath 2,014 0.30 Socialist Labor Party of America Henry J. Poelling 634 0.09 674,202 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1896 Missouri gubernatorial election References Category:1896 Missouri elections Category:Missouri state treasurer elections Category:November 1896 in the United States