1950 Missouri State Auditor election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1950 Missouri State Auditor election Missouri Presidential no 1948 Missouri State Auditor election 1948 1954 Missouri State Auditor election 1954 November 7, 1950 125px W. H. Holmes Democratic Party (United States) 676,010 53.45% 125px William Barton Republican Party (United States) 586,485 46.37% State Auditor W. H. Holmes Democratic Party (United States) W. H. Holmes Democratic Party (United States) The 1950 Missouri State Auditor election was held on November 7, 1950, in order to elect the state auditor of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent state auditor W. H. Holmes defeated Republican nominee William Barton, Progressive nominee Howard R. Edsell, Christian Nationalist nominee O. M. Tanner, Prohibition nominee Bertha M. Boutell, Socialist nominee Elizabeth Erbe and Socialist Labor nominee Theodore Baeff. General election On election day, November 7, 1950, Democratic nominee W. H. Holmes won re-election by a margin of 89,525 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee William Barton, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of state auditor. Holmes was sworn in for his second term on January 8, 1951.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=380045 MO Auditor ourcampaigns.com August 10, 2024 2024-11-06 Results Missouri State Auditor election, 1950 Democratic Party (United States) W. H. Holmes (incumbent) 676,010 53.45 Republican Party (United States) William Barton 586,485 46.37 Progressive Party (United States, 1948–1955) Howard R. Edsell 713 0.06 Christian Nationalist Party O. M. Tanner 590 0.05 Prohibition Party Bertha M. Boutell 573 0.05 Socialist Party of America Elizabeth Erbe 246 0.01 Socialist Labor Party of America Theodore Baeff 98 0.01 1,264,715 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1950 Missouri elections Category:Missouri State Auditor elections Category:November 1950 in the United States