1912 Missouri gubernatorial election

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1912 Missouri gubernatorial election
  1908 November 5, 1912 1916  
Turnout21.23% (Decrease2.svg 1.81%)
  MAJOR, ELLIOTT M. GOVERNOR LCCN2016858288.jpg John C. McKinley (cropped).jpg Albertdnortoni-1915.jpg
Nominee Elliott Woolfolk Major John C. McKinley Albert D. Nortoni
Party Democratic Republican Progressive
Popular vote337,019217,819109,146
Percentage48.20%31.15%15.61%

1912 Missouri gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Major:     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
McKinley:     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%
Nortoni:     30-40%

Governor before election

Herbert S. Hadley
Republican

Elected Governor

Elliott Woolfolk Major
Democratic

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.

Results

County Results of the Progressive Party:
Nortoni
0-5%
5-10%
10-15%
15-20%
20-25%
25-30%
30-35% Missouri Governor Election Results by County, 1912 Nortoni.svg
County Results of the Progressive Party:
Nortoni
  •      0-5%
  •      5-10%
  •      10-15%
  •      15-20%
  •      20-25%
  •      25-30%
  •      30-35%
1912 gubernatorial election, Missouri [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Elliott Woolfolk Major 337,019 48.20 +0.69
Republican John C. McKinley 217,81931.15−18.58
Progressive Albert D. Nortoni 109,14615.61+15.61
Socialist William A. Ward28,1454.03+2.00
Prohibition Charles E. Stokes5,5910.75+0.17
Socialist Labor Charles Rogers1,4420.27+0.27
Majority119,20017.05+14.83
Turnout 699,21021.23
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

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References

  1. "Our Campaigns - MO Governor Race - Nov 05, 1912".