1940 Missouri State Treasurer election

1940 Missouri State Treasurer election

5 November 1940

Nominee Wilson Bell Scott Peters Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 953,047 859,661 Percentage 52.53% 47.38%

State Treasurer before election Robert W. Winn Democratic Elected State Treasurer Wilson Bell Democratic

The 1940 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on 5 November 1940 in order to elect the state treasurer of Missouri. Democratic nominee Wilson Bell defeated Republican nominee Scott Peters and Socialist nominee Lucy Henschel.

General election

On election day, 5 November 1940, Democratic nominee Wilson Bell won the election by a margin of 93,386 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Scott Peters, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of state treasurer. Bell was sworn in as the 30th state treasurer of Missouri on 13 January 1941.

Results

Missouri State Treasurer election, 1940

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wilson Bell	953,047	52.53
	Republican	Scott Peters	859,661	47.38
	Socialist	Lucy Henschel	1,627	0.09
Total votes			1,814,335	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1940 Missouri gubernatorial election