1924 Missouri gubernatorial election

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1924 Missouri gubernatorial election
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  1920 November 4, 1924 1928  
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Nominee Sam Aaron Baker Arthur Nelson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote640,135634,263
Percentage49.39%48.94%

1924 Missouri gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Baker:      40–50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80–90%
Nelson:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Governor before election

Arthur M. Hyde
Republican

Elected Governor

Sam Aaron Baker
Republican

The 1924 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1924, and resulted in a narrow victory for the Republican nominee, former Missouri Superintendent of Schools Sam Aaron Baker, over the Democratic candidate, Arthur W. Nelson, Socialist candidate William M. Brandt, and Socialist Labor nominee William Wesley Cox. Baker had defeated lieutenant governor Hiram Lloyd and Victor J. Miller for the Republican nomination.

Results

1924 gubernatorial election, Missouri [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Sam Aaron Baker 640,135 49.39 −4.86
Democratic Arthur W. Nelson 634,26348.94+5.30
Socialist William M. Brandt21,0431.62+0.16
Socialist Labor William Wesley Cox 6780.05−0.07
Majority5,8720.45−10.17
Turnout 1,296,11938.08−1.02
Republican hold Swing

References

  1. "MO Governor Race – Nov 04, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 1, 2013.