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The 1896 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 3 November 1896 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Missouri. Democratic nominee August Bolte defeated Republican nominee Abraham C. Pettijohn, People's nominee J. H. Hillis, Prohibition nominee James M. Richey, National Democratic nominee Alfred F. Osterman and Socialist Labor nominee Christopher Rocker. [1]
On election day, 3 November 1896, Democratic nominee August Bolte won the election by a margin of 36,350 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Abraham C. Pettijohn, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Bolte was sworn in as the 23rd lieutenant governor of Missouri on 11 January 1897. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | August Bolte | 340,974 | 50.56 | |
| Republican | Abraham C. Pettijohn | 304,624 | 45.17 | |
| Populist | J. H. Hillis | 23,824 | 3.53 | |
| Prohibition | James M. Richey | 2,341 | 0.35 | |
| National Democratic | Alfred F. Osterman | 1,955 | 0.29 | |
| Socialist Labor | Christopher Rocker | 634 | 0.10 | |
| Total votes | 674,352 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
The 2012 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Republican Peter Kinder faced Democratic nominee and former state auditor Susan Montee, Libertarian Matthew Copple, and the Constitution Party nominee, former state representative Cynthia Davis.
Michael Leo Kehoe is an American politician serving as the 58th governor of Missouri since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 48th lieutenant governor of Missouri from 2018 to 2025. Kehoe previously served in the Missouri Senate, representing the state's 6th senatorial district, and was majority leader from 2015 to 2018. On June 18, 2018, Governor Mike Parson appointed Kehoe as Missouri's lieutenant governor. Parson and Kehoe were elected to a full term in 2020.
The 1860 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on August 6, 1860, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, Claiborne Fox Jackson. Jackson defeated the nominee of the Constitutional Union Party, Sample Orr, and Southern "Brekenridge" Democrat Former Gov. Hancock Lee Jackson to become the fifteenth governor of Missouri. Republican James B. Gardenhire also ran in the election, but received a negligible number of votes, despite Abraham Lincoln, a Republican, receiving 10% of the statewide vote in the presidential race.
The 1912 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, Missouri Attorney General Elliott Woolfolk Major, over the Republican candidate, former Lt. Gov. John C. McKinley, Progressive Albert D. Nortoni, and candidates representing the Socialist, Prohibition, and Socialist Labor parties. Major defeated former representative William S. Cowherd and former lieutenant governor August Bolte for his party's nomination, while McKinley defeated former representative Arthur P. Murphy and former Secretary of State John Ephraim Swanger.
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 5, 2024, in 11 states and two territories. The previous gubernatorial elections for this group of states took place in 2020, except in New Hampshire and Vermont, where governors only serve two-year terms and elected their governors in 2022. In addition to state gubernatorial elections, the territories of American Samoa and Puerto Rico held elections for their governors. This was also the first time since 1988 that a Republican nominee won the gubernatorial election in American Samoa and also the first time since 1996 that an incumbent governor there lost re-election.
The 1820 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 28 August 1820 in order to elect the first lieutenant governor of Missouri upon Missouri acquiring statehood on 10 August 1821. Democratic-Republican nominee William H. Ashley won the election as he ran unopposed. The exact results of the election are unknown.
The 1824 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 2 August 1824 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Missouri. Democratic-Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison Reeves won the election as he ran unopposed. The exact results of the election are unknown.
The 1832 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 6 August 1832 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Missouri Senate Lilburn Boggs defeated National Republican nominee James McClelland.
The 1860 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 6 August 1860 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Missouri. Democratic nominee Thomas Caute Reynolds defeated Constitutional Union nominee T. J. C. Fagg, Southern Democratic nominee Monroe Parsons and Republican nominee James Lindsay.
The 1864 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 8 November 1864 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Missouri. Republican nominee and former member of the Missouri House of Representatives George Smith defeated Democratic nominee Luke W. Burris. The exact results of this election are unknown.
The 1868 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 3 November 1868 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Missouri. Republican nominee Edwin O. Stanard defeated Democratic nominee and former member of the Missouri House of Representatives Norman Jay Colman. The exact results of this election are unknown.
The 1876 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 1876 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Missouri. Democratic nominee Henry Clay Brockmeyer defeated Republican nominee Charles C. Allen.
The 1880 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 2 November 1880 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Missouri. Democratic nominee Robert Alexander Campbell defeated Republican nominee Milo Blair and Greenback nominee H. F. Fellows.
The 1884 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 4 November 1884 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Missouri. Democratic nominee Albert P. Morehouse defeated Republican nominee H. M. Starkloff and People's nominee Henry Eshbaugh.
The 1888 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 6 November 1888 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Missouri. Democratic nominee Stephen Hugh Claycomb defeated Republican nominee G. H. Wallace, Prohibition nominee William C. Wilson and Union Labor nominee J. C. Seabourn.
The 1892 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 8 November 1892 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Missouri. Democratic nominee John Baptiste O'Meara defeated Republican nominee Rudolph W. Mueller, People's nominee George W. Williams and Prohibition nominee William S. Crouch.
The 1900 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 6 November 1900 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Missouri. Democratic nominee John Adams Lee defeated Republican nominee Ethelbert F. Allen, Social Democratic nominee Leon Greenbaum, Prohibition nominee Simpson Ely, People's Progressive nominee Abram Neff and Socialist Labor nominee J. F. Graber.
The 1904 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 8 November 1904 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Missouri. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Missouri Senate John C. McKinley defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent acting lieutenant governor Thomas Lewis Rubey, Socialist nominee William Lincoln Garver, Prohibition nominee Andrew T. Osbron, People's nominee Abram E. Nelson and Socialist Labor nominee Theodore Kaucher.
The 1908 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 3 November 1908 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Missouri. Republican nominee and incumbent State Treasurer of Missouri Jacob F. Gmelich defeated Democratic nominee William Rock Painter.
The 1912 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 5 November 1912 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Missouri. Democratic nominee William Rock Painter defeated Republican nominee Hiram Lloyd, Progressive nominee James M. Burrus, Socialist nominee Richard Hatham, Prohibition nominee Julius C. Hughes and Socialist Labor nominee Sidney Johnson.
