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1936 Missouri State Auditor election Missouri Presidential no 1932 Missouri State Auditor election 1932 1940 Missouri State Auditor election 1940 November 3, 1936 125px Forrest Smith Democratic Party (United States) 1,099,812 60.85% 125px George Ernst Hackman Republican Party (United States) 706,904 39.11% State Auditor Forrest Smith Democratic Party (United States) Forrest Smith Democratic Party (United States)
The 1936 Missouri State Auditor election was held on November 3, 1936, in order to elect the state auditor of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent state auditor Forrest Smith defeated Republican nominee and former state auditor George Ernst Hackman, Communist nominee Jesse Alspaugh and Socialist Labor nominee James Wagoner.
General election
On election day, November 3, 1936, Democratic nominee Forrest Smith won re-election by a margin of 392,908 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee George Ernst Hackman, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of state auditor. Smith was sworn in for his second term on January 11, 1937.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=379994 MO Auditor ourcampaigns.com August 1, 2007 2024-11-05
Results
Missouri State Auditor election, 1936
Democratic Party (United States)
Forrest Smith (incumbent)
1,099,812
60.85
Republican Party (United States)
George Ernst Hackman
706,904
39.11
Communist Party USA
Jesse Alspaugh
379
0.02
Socialist Labor Party of America
James Wagoner
373
0.02
1,807,468
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
See also
1936 Missouri gubernatorial election
References
Category:1936 Missouri elections
Category:Missouri State Auditor elections
Category:November 1936 in the United States