1916 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1916 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election Missouri Presidential no 1912 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election 1912 1920 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election 1920 November 7, 1916 125px Wallace Crossley Democratic Party (United States) 391,113 49.93% 125px Roy F. Britton Republican Party (United States) 376,532 48.07% Lieutenant Governor William Rock Painter Democratic Party (United States) Wallace Crossley Democratic Party (United States) The 1916 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916, in order to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Missouri. Democratic nominee Wallace Crossley defeated Republican nominee Roy F. Britton, as well as several other candidates. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 1, 1916, and saw the nomination of Democratic candidate Wallace Crossley and Republican candidate Roy F. Britton.https://books.google.com/books?id=laFLAQAAMAAJ Missouri Roster Secretary of State of Missouri 1916 2023-11-27 Democratic primary Results Democratic primary results Wallace Crossley Democratic Party (United States) 106,238 47.04 Joseph J. Crites Democratic Party (United States) 66,260 29.34 Philip McCollum Democratic Party (United States) 53,356 23.62 225,854 100.00 Republican primary Results Republican primary results Roy F. Britton Republican Party (United States) 87,297 46.59 William O. Atkeson Republican Party (United States) 65,895 35.17 James J. Kyle Republican Party (United States) 34,166 18.24 187,358 100.00 General election On election day, November 7, 1916, Democratic nominee Wallace Crossley won the election by a margin of 14,581 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Roy F. Britton, thereby holding Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Crossley was sworn in on January 8, 1917.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=381673 MO Lt. Governor ourcampaigns.com August 13, 2007 2023-11-27 Results Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1916 Democratic Party (United States) Wallace Crossley 391,113 49.93 Republican Party (United States) Roy F. Britton 376,532 48.07 Socialist Party of America James DeWitt Carpenter 14,657 1.87 Socialist Labor Party of America Edward G. Middlecoff 995 0.13 783,297 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1916 Missouri gubernatorial election References collapsed Category:1916 Missouri elections Category:1916 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1916 in the United States