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1916 Missouri State Treasurer election Missouri Presidential no 1912 Missouri State Treasurer election 1912 1920 Missouri State Treasurer election 1920 November 7, 1916 125px George H. Middelkamp Democratic Party (United States) 395,391 50.27% 125px Lorenzo Dow Thompson Republican Party (United States) 372,609 47.37% State Treasurer Edwin P. Deal Democratic Party (United States) George H. Middelkamp Democratic Party (United States)
The 1916 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on November 7, 1916, in order to elect the state treasurer of Missouri. Democratic nominee George H. Middelkamp defeated Republican nominee Lorenzo Dow Thompson, Socialist nominee J. F. Harlow and Prohibition nominee Ed Brandt.
General election
On election day, November 7, 1916, Democratic nominee George H. Middelkamp won the election by a margin of 22,782 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Lorenzo Dow Thompson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of state treasurer. Middelkamp was sworn in as the 24th state treasurer of Missouri on January 8, 1917.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=381669 MO Treasurer ourcampaigns.com August 13, 2007 2024-11-01
Results
Missouri State Treasurer election, 1916
Democratic Party (United States)
George H. Middelkamp
395,391
50.27
Republican Party (United States)
Lorenzo Dow Thompson
372,609
47.37
Socialist Party of America
J. F. Harlow
14,678
1.87
Prohibition Party
Ed Brandt
3,856
0.49
786,534
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
See also
1916 Missouri gubernatorial election
References
Category:1916 Missouri elections
Category:Missouri state treasurer elections
Category:November 1916 in the United States