1948 Missouri State Auditor election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1948 Missouri State Auditor election Missouri Presidential no 1944 Missouri State Auditor election 1944 1950 Missouri State Auditor election 1950 November 2, 1948 125px W. H. Holmes Democratic Party (United States) 902,854 58.12% 125px F. Reed Grainger Republican Party (United States) 646,467 41.62% State Auditor Forrest Smith Democratic Party (United States) W. H. Holmes Democratic Party (United States) The 1948 Missouri State Auditor election was held on November 2, 1948, in order to elect the state auditor of Missouri. Democratic nominee W. H. Holmes defeated Republican nominee F. Reed Grainger, Progressive nominee George Kimmel, Socialist nominee Elizabeth Erbe and Socialist Labor nominee George B. Cross. General election On election day, November 2, 1948, Democratic nominee W. H. Holmes won the election by a margin of 256,387 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee F. Reed Grainger, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of state auditor. Holmes was sworn in as the 26th state auditor of Missouri on January 10, 1949.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=380027 MO Auditor ourcampaigns.com August 9, 2024 2024-11-06 Results Missouri State Auditor election, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) W. H. Holmes 902,854 58.12 Republican Party (United States) F. Reed Grainger 646,467 41.62 Progressive Party (United States, 1948–1955) George Kimmel 2,811 0.18 Socialist Party of America Elizabeth Erbe 1,147 0.07 Socialist Labor Party of America George B. Cross 147 0.01 1,553,426 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1948 Missouri gubernatorial election References Category:1948 Missouri elections Category:Missouri State Auditor elections Category:November 1948 in the United States