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1880 Missouri State Auditor election Missouri Presidential no 1876 Missouri State Auditor election 1876 1884 Missouri State Auditor election 1884 November 2, 1880 125px John Walker Democratic Party (United States) 208,484 52.69% 125px L. A. Thompson Republican Party (United States) 152,563 38.55% 125px A. C. Marquis Greenback Party 34,665 8.76% State Auditor Thomas Holloday Democratic Party (United States) John Walker Democratic Party (United States)
The 1880 Missouri State Auditor election was held on November 2, 1880, in order to elect the state auditor of Missouri. Democratic nominee John Walker defeated Republican nominee L. A. Thompson and Greenback nominee A. C. Marquis.
General election
On election day, November 2, 1880, Democratic nominee John Walker won the election by a margin of 55,921 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee L. A. Thompson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of state auditor. Walker was sworn in as the 18th state auditor of Missouri on January 10, 1881.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=653048 MO Auditor ourcampaigns.com June 1, 2010 2024-11-02
Results
Missouri State Auditor election, 1880
Democratic Party (United States)
John Walker
208,484
52.69
Republican Party (United States)
L. A. Thompson
152,563
38.55
Greenback Party
A. C. Marquis
34,665
8.76
395,712
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
See also
1880 Missouri gubernatorial election
References
Category:1880 Missouri elections
Category:Missouri State Auditor elections
Category:November 1880 in the United States