1920 Missouri Secretary of State election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1920 Missouri Secretary of State election Missouri Presidential no 1916 Missouri Secretary of State election 1916 1924 Missouri Secretary of State election 1924 November 2, 1920 125px Charles Becker Republican Party (United States) 726,668 54.80% 125px John Leo Sullivan Democratic Party (United States) 575,090 43.37% Secretary of State John Leo Sullivan Democratic Party (United States) Charles Becker Republican Party (United States) The 1920 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on November 2, 1920, in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Republican nominee Charles Becker defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent secretary of state John Leo Sullivan, Socialist nominee David S. Landis, Farmer-Worker nominee Dan Richmond and Socialist Labor nominee Charles Sheffler. General election On election day, November 2, 1920, Republican nominee Charles Becker won the election by a margin of 151,578 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee John Leo Sullivan, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of secretary of state. Becker was sworn in as the 24th secretary of state of Missouri on January 10, 1921.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=381654 MO Secretary of State ourcampaigns.com August 13, 2007 2024-10-29 Results Missouri Secretary of State election, 1920 Republican Party (United States) Charles Becker 726,668 54.80 Democratic Party (United States) John Leo Sullivan (incumbent) 575,090 43.37 Socialist Party of America David S. Landis 19,561 1.48 Farmer–Labor Party Dan Richmond 3,035 0.23 Socialist Labor Party of America Charles Sheffler 1,641 0.12 1,325,995 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1920 Missouri gubernatorial election References Category:1920 Missouri elections Category:Missouri Secretary of State elections Category:November 1920 in the United States