1996 Missouri Secretary of State election

none December 2025 December 2025 1996 Missouri Secretary of State election Missouri Presidential no 1992 Missouri Secretary of State election 1992 2000 Missouri Secretary of State election 2000 November 5, 1996 File:Missouri_Secretary_of_State_Bekki_Cook_c.1995-1996 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Bekki Cook Democratic Party (United States) 1,053,681 49.95% 3x4.svg John R. Hancock Republican Party (United States) 984,613 46.68% File:1996 Missouri secretary of state election results map by county.svg 275px County resultsCook: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Hancock: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Secretary of State Bekki Cook (Acting) Democratic Party (United States) Bekki Cook Democratic Party (United States) The 1996 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on November 5, 1996, in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent acting secretary of state Bekki Cook defeated Republican nominee John R. Hancock, Libertarian nominee LaDonna Higgins and Natural Law nominee Kerry Margolis.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=29&year=1996&f=0&off=7&elect=0 1996 Secretary of State General Election Results - Missouri uselectionatlas.org January 29, 2007 October 30, 2024 General election On election day, November 5, 1996, Democratic nominee Bekki Cook won the election by a margin of 69,068 votes against her foremost opponent Republican nominee John R. Hancock, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Cook was sworn in for her first full term on January 3, 1997.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7906 MO Secretary of State ourcampaigns.com February 4, 2021 October 30, 2024 Results Missouri Secretary of State election, 1996 Democratic Party (United States) Bekki Cook (incumbent) 1,053,681 49.95 Republican Party (United States) John R. Hancock 984,613 46.68 Libertarian Party (United States) LaDonna Higgins 50,944 2.42 Natural Law Party (United States) Kerry Margolis 20,090 0.95 2,109,328 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1996 Missouri gubernatorial election References Category:1996 Missouri elections Category:Missouri Secretary of State elections Category:November 1996 in the United States