1912 Missouri State Auditor election

1912 Missouri State Auditor election

5 November 1912

Nominee John Pemberton Gordon William J. Mauthe A. J. Reynolds Party Democratic Republican Progressive Popular vote 332,606 214,627 116,204 Percentage 47.58% 30.70% 16.62%

State Auditor before election John Pemberton Gordon Democratic Elected State Auditor John Pemberton Gordon Democratic

The 1912 Missouri State Auditor election was held on 5 November 1912 in order to elect the state auditor of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent state auditor John Pemberton Gordon defeated Republican nominee William J. Mauthe, Progressive nominee A. J. Reynolds, Socialist nominee Philip Wagner, Prohibition nominee Orlando V. Wager and Socialist Labor nominee John W. Neumann.

General election

On election day, 5 November 1912, Democratic nominee John Pemberton Gordon won re-election by a margin of 117,979 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee William J. Mauthe, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of state auditor. Gordon was sworn in for his second term on 13 January 1913.

Results

Missouri State Auditor election, 1912

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Pemberton Gordon (incumbent)	332,606	47.58
	Republican	William J. Mauthe	214,627	30.70
	Progressive	A. J. Reynolds	116,204	16.62
	Socialist	Philip Wagner	28,211	4.04
	Prohibition	Orlando V. Wager	5,515	0.79
	Socialist Labor	John W. Neumann	1,854	0.27
Total votes			699,017	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1912 Missouri gubernatorial election