1900 Missouri State Auditor election

1900 Missouri State Auditor election

6 November 1900

Nominee Albert Otis Allen William F. Bloebaum Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 352,823 313,831 Percentage 51.58% 45.88%

State Auditor before election James M. Seibert Democratic Elected State Auditor Albert Otis Allen Democratic

The 1900 Missouri State Auditor election was held on 6 November 1900 in order to elect the state auditor of Missouri. Democratic nominee Albert Otis Allen defeated Republican nominee William F. Bloebaum, Social Democratic nominee L. M. Richeson, Prohibition nominee Orange J. Hill, People's Progressive nominee Benjamin F. Allen and Socialist Labor nominee Charles Wippermann.

General election

On election day, 6 November 1900, Democratic nominee Albert Otis Allen won the election by a margin of 38,992 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee William F. Bloebaum, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of state auditor. Allen was sworn in as the 20th state auditor of Missouri on 14 January 1901.

Results

Missouri State Auditor election, 1900

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albert Otis Allen	352,823	51.58
	Republican	William F. Bloebaum	313,831	45.88
	Social Democratic	L. M. Richeson	6,133	0.90
	Prohibition	Orange J. Hill	5,573	0.82
	People's Progressive Party	Benjamin F. Allen	4,385	0.64
	Socialist Labor	Charles Wippermann	1,291	0.18
Total votes			684,036	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1900 Missouri gubernatorial election