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1936 Missouri Secretary of State election

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Nominee Dwight H. Brown Lorenzo Dow Thompson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,097,449 709,385
Percentage 60.71% 39.24%

Secretary of State before election

Dwight H. Brown
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Dwight H. Brown
Democratic

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The 1936 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on 3 November 1936 in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent secretary of state Dwight H. Brown defeated Republican nominee and former State Treasurer of Missouri Lorenzo Dow Thompson, Communist nominee John Day and Socialist Labor nominee Peter Tendler.

General election

On election day, 3 November 1936, Democratic nominee Dwight H. Brown won re-election by a margin of 388,064 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Lorenzo Dow Thompson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Brown was sworn in for his second term on 11 January 1937.

Results

Missouri Secretary of State election, 1936
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dwight H. Brown (incumbent) 1,097,449 60.71
Republican Lorenzo Dow Thompson 709,385 39.24
Communist John Day 400 0.03
Socialist Labor Peter Tendler 385 0.02
Total votes 1,807,619 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. "MO Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. August 1, 2007. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
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