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1920 Missouri State Treasurer election Missouri Presidential no 1916 Missouri State Treasurer election 1916 1924 Missouri State Treasurer election 1924 November 2, 1920 125px Lorenzo Dow Thompson Republican Party (United States) 726,038 54.69% 125px John H. Stone Democratic Party (United States) 577,375 43.49% State Treasurer George H. Middelkamp Democratic Party (United States) Lorenzo Dow Thompson Republican Party (United States)
The 1920 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on November 2, 1920, in order to elect the state treasurer of Missouri. Republican nominee Lorenzo Dow Thompson defeated Democratic nominee John H. Stone, Socialist nominee James R. Stewart, Farmer-Worker nominee Clayton H. Johnson and Socialist Labor nominee William Veal.
General election
On election day, November 2, 1920, Republican nominee Lorenzo Dow Thompson won the election by a margin of 148,663 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee John H. Stone, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of state treasurer. Thompson was sworn in as the 25th state treasurer of Missouri on January 10, 1921.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=381656 MO Treasurer ourcampaigns.com August 13, 2007 2024-11-01
Results
Missouri State Treasurer election, 1920
Republican Party (United States)
Lorenzo Dow Thompson
726,038
54.69
Democratic Party (United States)
John H. Stone
577,375
43.49
Socialist Party of America
James R. Stewart
19,582
1.48
Farmer–Labor Party
Clayton H. Johnson
3,008
0.23
Socialist Labor Party of America
William Veal
1,582
0.11
1,327,585
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
See also
1920 Missouri gubernatorial election
References
Category:1920 Missouri elections
Category:Missouri state treasurer elections
Category:November 1920 in the United States