1976 Missouri State Treasurer election

1976 Missouri State Treasurer election

←  1972 November 2, 1976 1980  →

Nominee Jim Spainhower Albert L. Kemp Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,301,633 570,780 Percentage 69.52% 30.48%

State Treasurer before election Jim Spainhower Democratic Elected State Treasurer Jim Spainhower Democratic

The 1976 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on November 2, 1976, in order to elect the state treasurer of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent state treasurer Jim Spainhower defeated Republican nominee Albert L. Kemp Jr. ^[1]

General election

On election day, November 2, 1976, Democratic nominee Jim Spainhower won re-election by a margin of 730,853 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Albert L. Kemp Jr., thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of state treasurer. Spainhower was sworn in for his second term on January 11, 1977. ^[2]

Results

Missouri State Treasurer election, 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Spainhower (incumbent)	1,301,633	69.52
	Republican	Albert L. Kemp Jr.	570,780	30.48
Total votes			1,872,413	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1976 Missouri gubernatorial election

References

1. "1976 State Treasurer General Election Results - Missouri". uselectionatlas.org. May 6, 2007. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
2. "MO Treasurer". ourcampaigns.com. December 6, 2009. Retrieved 2024-11-01.