1900 Missouri State Treasurer election

1900 Missouri State Treasurer election

←  1896 November 6, 1900 1904  →

Nominee Robert P. Williams William S. Fleming Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 352,660 313,952 Percentage 51.57% 45.91%

State Treasurer before election Frank L. Pitts Democratic Elected State Treasurer Robert P. Williams Democratic

The 1900 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on November 6, 1900, in order to elect the state treasurer of Missouri. Democratic nominee Robert P. Williams defeated Republican nominee William S. Fleming, Social Democratic nominee William M. Brandt, Prohibition nominee Samuel S. Allen, People's Progressive nominee DeWitt C. Fuller and Socialist Labor nominee H. M. Graber. ^[1]

General election

On election day, November 6, 1900, Democratic nominee Robert P. Williams won the election by a margin of 38,708 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee William S. Fleming, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of state treasurer. Williams was sworn in as the 20th state treasurer of Missouri on January 14, 1901. ^[2]

Results

Missouri State Treasurer election, 1900

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert P. Williams	352,660	51.57
	Republican	William S. Fleming	313,952	45.91
	Social Democratic	William M. Brandt	6,128	0.90
	Prohibition	Samuel S. Allen	5,591	0.82
	People's Progressive Party	DeWitt C. Fuller	4,264	0.62
	Socialist Labor	H. M. Graber	1,302	0.18
Total votes			683,897	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1900 Missouri gubernatorial election

References

1. "1900 State Treasurer General Election Results - Missouri". uselectionatlas.org. August 17, 2017. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
2. "MO Treasurer". ourcampaigns.com. December 18, 2007. Retrieved 2024-10-31.