1974 Missouri State Auditor election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1974 Missouri State Auditor election Missouri Presidential no 1970 Missouri State Auditor election 1970 1978 Missouri State Auditor election 1978 November 5, 1974 110px George W. Lehr Democratic Party (United States) 635,855 53.06% 125px John Ashcroft Republican Party (United States) 562,564 46.94% State Auditor John Ashcroft (Acting) Republican Party (United States) George W. Lehr Democratic Party (United States) The 1974 Missouri State Auditor election was held on November 5, 1974, in order to elect the state auditor of Missouri. Democratic nominee George W. Lehr defeated Republican nominee and incumbent acting state auditor John Ashcroft.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=29&year=1974&f=0&off=11&elect=0 1974 State Auditor General Election Results - Missouri uselectionatlas.org July 7, 2016 2024-11-06 General election On election day, November 5, 1974, Democratic nominee George W. Lehr won the election by a margin of 73,291 votes against his opponent Republican nominee John Ashcroft, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of state auditor. Lehr was sworn in as the 30th state auditor of Missouri on January 14, 1975.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=374225 MO Auditor ourcampaigns.com December 8, 2009 2024-11-06 Results Missouri State Auditor election, 1974 Democratic Party (United States) George W. Lehr 635,855 53.06 Republican Party (United States) John Ashcroft (incumbent) 562,564 46.94 1,198,419 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Category:1974 Missouri elections Category:Missouri State Auditor elections Category:November 1974 elections in the United States