Misplaced Pages

1948 Missouri State Auditor election

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

1948 Missouri State Auditor election

← 1944 2 November 1948 1950 →
 
Nominee W. H. Holmes F. Reed Grainger
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 902,854 646,467
Percentage 58.12% 41.62%

State Auditor before election

Forrest Smith
Democratic

Elected State Auditor

W. H. Holmes
Democratic

Elections in Missouri
Federal government
Presidential elections
Presidential primaries
Democratic
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
Republican
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
State government
State elections
Gubernatorial elections
Lieutenant gubernatorial elections
Secretary of State elections
Attorney General elections
State Treasurer elections
State Auditor elections
Senate elections
House of Representatives elections
Ballot measures
1999
2004
2006
2018
2020
2022
2024
Columbia
Mayoral elections
Jefferson City
Mayoral elections
Joplin
Mayoral elections
Kansas City
Mayoral elections
Springfield
Mayoral elections
St. Louis
Mayoral elections
Board of Aldermen elections

The 1948 Missouri State Auditor election was held on 2 November 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, 2 November 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 10 January 1949.

Results

Missouri State Auditor election, 1948
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic W. H. Holmes 902,854 58.12
Republican F. Reed Grainger 646,467 41.62
Progressive George Kimmel 2,811 0.18
Socialist Elizabeth Erbe 1,147 0.07
Socialist Labor George B. Cross 147 0.01
Total votes 1,553,426 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. "MO Auditor". ourcampaigns.com. August 9, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
Categories:
1948 Missouri State Auditor election Add topic