1940 Missouri Secretary of State election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1940 Missouri Secretary of State election Missouri Presidential no 1936 Missouri Secretary of State election 1936 1944 Missouri Secretary of State election 1944 November 5, 1940 125px Dwight H. Brown Democratic Party (United States) 963,017 52.97% 125px Loyd Miller Republican Party (United States) 853,356 46.94% Secretary of State Dwight H. Brown Democratic Party (United States) Dwight H. Brown Democratic Party (United States) The 1940 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on November 5, 1940, in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent secretary of state Dwight H. Brown defeated Republican nominee Loyd Miller, Socialist nominee Henry Siroky and Socialist Labor nominee Henry W. Genck. General election On election day, November 5, 1940, Democratic nominee Dwight H. Brown won re-election by a margin of 109,661 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Loyd Miller, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Brown was sworn in for his third term on January 13, 1941.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=380002 MO Secretary of State ourcampaigns.com March 14, 2010 2024-10-30 Results Missouri Secretary of State election, 1940 Democratic Party (United States) Dwight H. Brown (incumbent) 963,017 52.97 Republican Party (United States) Loyd Miller 853,356 46.94 Socialist Party of America Henry Siroky 1,583 0.08 Socialist Labor Party of America Henry W. Genck 200 0.01 1,818,156 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1940 Missouri gubernatorial election References Category:1940 Missouri elections Category:Missouri Secretary of State elections Category:November 1940 in the United States