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1932 Missouri State Auditor election

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1932 Missouri State Auditor election

← 1928 8 November 1932 1936 →
 
Nominee Forrest Smith George Ernst Hackman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 999,044 596,056
Percentage 62.17% 37.09%

State Auditor before election

Lorenzo Dow Thompson
Republican

Elected State Auditor

Forrest Smith
Democratic

The 1932 Missouri State Auditor election was held on 8 November 1932 in order to elect the state auditor of Missouri. Democratic nominee Forrest Smith defeated Republican nominee and former state auditor George Ernst Hackman and Socialist nominee D. C. Miller.

General election

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On election day, 8 November 1932, Democratic nominee Forrest Smith won the election by a margin of 402,988 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee George Ernst Hackman, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of state auditor. Smith was sworn in as the 25th state auditor of Missouri on 9 January 1933.[1]

Results

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Missouri State Auditor election, 1932
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Forrest Smith 999,044 62.17
Republican George Ernst Hackman 596,056 37.09
Socialist D. C. Miller 11,837 0.74
Total votes 1,606,937 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MO Auditor". ourcampaigns.com. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.