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Elections in Missouri |
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The 1948 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Democratic nominee James T. Blair Jr. defeated Republican nominee George H. Miller with 57.83% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on August 3, 1948. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George H. Miller | 95,440 | 32.64 | |
Republican | Kirk Jones | 62,491 | 21.37 | |
Republican | William R. Orthwein | 61,755 | 21.12 | |
Republican | Charles L. Madison | 52,248 | 17.87 | |
Republican | Adrian L. Bushman | 20,477 | 7.00 | |
Total votes | 292,411 | 100.00 |
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James T. Blair Jr. | 900,673 | 57.83% | ||
Republican | George H. Miller | 652,776 | 41.91% | ||
Progressive | Julius B. Jones | 2,863 | 0.18% | ||
Socialist | Vernon M. Schroeder | 1,118 | 0.07% | ||
Majority | 247,897 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
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