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1928 Missouri State Auditor election

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1928 Missouri State Auditor election

← 1924 6 November 1928 1932 →
 
Nominee Lorenzo Dow Thompson Forrest Smith
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 799,053 714,527
Percentage 52.70% 47.12%

State Auditor before election

Lorenzo Dow Thompson
Republican

Elected State Auditor

Lorenzo Dow Thompson
Republican

The 1928 Missouri State Auditor election was held on 6 November 1928 in order to elect the state auditor of Missouri. Republican nominee and incumbent state auditor Lorenzo Dow Thompson defeated Democratic nominee Forrest Smith, Socialist nominee Meyer Weintraub and Socialist Labor nominee Joseph W. Molineux.

General election

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On election day, 6 November 1928, Republican nominee Lorenzo Dow Thompson won re-election by a margin of 84,526 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Forrest Smith, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of state auditor. Thompson was sworn in for his second term on 14 January 1929.[1]

Results

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Missouri State Auditor election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lorenzo Dow Thompson (incumbent) 799,053 52.70
Democratic Forrest Smith 714,527 47.12
Socialist Meyer Weintraub 2,437 0.16
Socialist Labor Joseph W. Molineux 241 0.02
Total votes 1,516,258 100.00
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MO Auditor". ourcampaigns.com. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2024.