1892 Missouri Secretary of State election

1892 Missouri Secretary of State election

8 November 1892

Nominee Alexander A. Lesueur Henry T. Alkire David B. Page Party Democratic Republican Populist Popular vote 268,057 228,296 40,818 Percentage 49.53% 42.18% 7.54%

Secretary of State before election Alexander A. Lesueur Democratic Elected Secretary of State Alexander A. Lesueur Democratic

The 1892 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on 8 November 1892 in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent secretary of state Alexander A. Lesueur defeated Republican nominee Henry T. Alkire, People's nominee David B. Page and Prohibition nominee Edwin E. McClellan.

General election

On election day, 8 November 1892, Democratic nominee Alexander A. Lesueur won re-election by a margin of 39,761 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Henry T. Alkire, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Lesueur was sworn in for his second term on 9 January 1893.

Results

Missouri Secretary of State election, 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alexander A. Lesueur (incumbent)	268,057	49.53
	Republican	Henry T. Alkire	228,296	42.18
	Populist	David B. Page	40,818	7.54
	Prohibition	Edwin E. McClellan	4,046	0.75
Total votes			541,217	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1892 Missouri gubernatorial election