1900 Missouri Secretary of State election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1900 Missouri Secretary of State election Missouri Presidential no 1896 Missouri Secretary of State election 1896 1904 Missouri Secretary of State election 1904 November 6, 1900 125px Sam Baker Cook Democratic Party (United States) 352,747 51.58% 125px Walter L. Porterfield Republican Party (United States) 313,872 45.90% Secretary of State Alexander A. Lesueur Democratic Party (United States) Sam Baker Cook Democratic Party (United States) The 1900 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 1900, in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee Sam Baker Cook defeated Republican nominee Walter L. Porterfield, Social Democratic nominee William H. Strife, Prohibition nominee Elbridge H. Benham, People's Progressive nominee Bernard Finn and Socialist Labor nominee Edward Heitzig.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=29&year=1900&f=0&off=7&elect=0 1900 Secretary of State General Election Results - Missouri uselectionatlas.org August 16, 2017 2024-10-29 General election On election day, November 6, 1900, Democratic nominee Sam Baker Cook won the election by a margin of 38,875 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Walter L. Porterfield, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Cook was sworn in as the 20th secretary of state of Missouri on January 14, 1901.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=404302 MO Secretary of State ourcampaigns.com December 18, 2007 2024-10-29 Results Missouri Secretary of State election, 1900 Democratic Party (United States) Sam Baker Cook 352,747 51.58 Republican Party (United States) Walter L. Porterfield 313,872 45.90 Social Democratic Party of America William H. Strife 6,114 0.89 Prohibition Party Elbridge H. Benham 5,559 0.81 People's Progressive Party Bernard Finn 4,263 0.62 Socialist Labor Party of America Edward Heitzig 1,322 0.20 683,877 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1900 Missouri gubernatorial election References Category:1900 Missouri elections Category:Missouri Secretary of State elections Category:November 1900 in the United States