1944 Missouri Secretary of State election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1944 Missouri Secretary of State election Missouri Presidential no 1940 Missouri Secretary of State election 1940 1948 Missouri Secretary of State election 1948 November 7, 1944 125px Wilson Bell Democratic Party (United States) 805,846 51.87% 125px Loyd Miller Republican Party (United States) 745,521 47.99% Secretary of State Gregory C. Stockard (Acting) Republican Party (United States) Wilson Bell Democratic Party (United States) The 1944 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on November 7, 1944, in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent State Treasurer of Missouri Wilson Bell defeated Republican nominee Loyd Miller, Socialist nominee Alice B. Verburg, Prohibition nominee F. H. Jackson and Socialist Labor nominee Theodore Baeff. General election On election day, November 7, 1944, Democratic nominee Wilson Bell won the election by a margin of 60,325 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Loyd Miller, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Bell was sworn in as the 27th secretary of state of Missouri on January 8, 1945.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=380013 MO Secretary of State ourcampaigns.com August 1, 2007 2024-10-30 Results Missouri Secretary of State election, 1944 Democratic Party (United States) Wilson Bell 805,846 51.87 Republican Party (United States) Loyd Miller 745,521 47.99 Socialist Party of America Alice B. Verburg 1,252 0.08 Prohibition Party F. H. Jackson 738 0.05 Socialist Labor Party of America Theodore Baeff 211 0.01 1,553,568 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1944 Missouri gubernatorial election References Category:1944 Missouri elections Category:Missouri Secretary of State elections Category:November 1944 in the United States