1948 Missouri State Treasurer election

none December 2025 ly 1948 Missouri State Treasurer election Missouri Presidential no 1944 Missouri State Treasurer election 1944 1952 Missouri State Treasurer election 1952 November 2, 1948 125px Mount Etna Morris Democratic Party (United States) 902,394 58.09% 125px Vern F. Carpenter Republican Party (United States) 646,906 41.65% State Treasurer Richard R. Nacy (Acting) Democratic Party (United States) Mount Etna Morris Democratic Party (United States) The 1948 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on November 2, 1948, in order to elect the state treasurer of Missouri. Democratic nominee and former member of the Missouri House of Representatives Mount Etna Morris defeated Republican nominee Vern F. Carpenter, Progressive nominee James W. Cowen, Socialist nominee Lucy Henschel and Socialist Labor nominee Theodore Baeff. General election On election day, November 2, 1948, Democratic nominee Mount Etna Morris won the election by a margin of 255,488 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Vern F. Carpenter, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of state treasurer. Morris was sworn in as the 33rd state treasurer of Missouri on January 10, 1949.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=380020 MO Treasurer ourcampaigns.com August 9, 2024 2024-11-01 Results Missouri State Treasurer election, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) Mount Etna Morris 902,394 58.09 Republican Party (United States) Vern F. Carpenter 646,906 41.65 Progressive Party (United States, 1948–1955) James W. Cowen 2,828 0.18 Socialist Party of America Lucy Henschel 1,101 0.07 Socialist Labor Party of America Theodore Baeff 145 0.01 1,553,374 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1948 Missouri gubernatorial election References Treasurer Missouri Category:Missouri state treasurer elections Category:November 1948 in the United States