1916 Missouri State Auditor election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1916 Missouri State Auditor election Missouri Presidential no 1912 Missouri State Auditor election 1912 1920 Missouri State Auditor election 1920 November 7, 1916 125px George Ernst Hackman Republican Party (United States) 387,294 49.33% 125px John Pemberton Gordon Democratic Party (United States) 378,214 48.17% State Auditor John Pemberton Gordon Democratic Party (United States) George Ernst Hackman Republican Party (United States) The 1916 Missouri State Auditor election was held on November 7, 1916, in order to elect the state auditor of Missouri. Republican nominee George Ernst Hackman defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent state auditor John Pemberton Gordon, Socialist nominee William R. Bowden, Prohibition nominee B. F. Sapp and Socialist Labor nominee Frederick Spalti. General election On election day, November 7, 1916, Republican nominee George Ernst Hackman won the election by a margin of 9,080 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee John Pemberton Gordon, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of state auditor. Hackman was sworn in as the 23rd state auditor of Missouri on January 8, 1917.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=381671 MO Auditor ourcampaigns.com August 14, 2007 2024-11-03 Results Missouri State Auditor election, 1916 Republican Party (United States) George Ernst Hackman 387,294 49.33 Democratic Party (United States) John Pemberton Gordon (incumbent) 378,214 48.17 Socialist Party of America William R. Bowden 14,817 1.89 Prohibition Party B. F. Sapp 3,869 0.49 Socialist Labor Party of America Frederick Spalti 961 0.12 785,155 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1916 Missouri gubernatorial election References Category:1916 Missouri elections Category:Missouri State Auditor elections Category:November 1916 in the United States