1948 Missouri gubernatorial election

none related races 1948 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1948 Missouri gubernatorial election Missouri presidential no 1944 Missouri gubernatorial election 1944 1952 Missouri gubernatorial election 1952 November 2, 1948 File:Forrest Smith.jpg 150x150px Forrest Smith Democratic Party (United States) 893,092 56.98% File:3x4.svg Murray Thompson Republican Party (United States) 670,064 42.75% 1948 Missouri gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 270px County resultsSmith: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Thompson: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Phil M. Donnelly Democratic Party (United States) Forrest Smith Democratic Party (United States) The 1948 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, State Auditor Forrest Smith, over the Republican nominee Murray Thompson, and candidates representing the Progressive, Socialist and Socialist Labor parties. Smith defeated Roy McKittrick for the nomination, while Thompson defeated Manvel H. Davis. Results 1948 gubernatorial election, Missourihttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174329 MO Governor Race – Nov 02, 1948 Our Campaigns 2013-02-07 Democratic Party (United States) Forrest Smith 893,092 56.98 +6.04 Republican Party (United States) Murray Thompson 670,064 42.75 -6.22 Progressive Party (United States, 1948) Robert B. Logsdon 2,874 0.18 +0.18 Socialist Party of America Ralph E. Gipe 1,117 0.07 -0.01 Socialist Labor Party of America Henry W. Genck 191 0.01 ±0.00 223,028 14.23 +12.27 1,567,338 41.41 -0.55 Democratic Party (United States) References Missouri 1948 Gubernatorial Category:November 1948 in the United States