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1976 Missouri Secretary of State election

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1976 Missouri Secretary of State election

← 1972 2 November 1976 1980 →
 
Nominee James Kirkpatrick Mildred P. Huffman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,273,023 585,862
Percentage 67.91% 31.26%

Secretary of State before election

James Kirkpatrick
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

James Kirkpatrick
Democratic

The 1976 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on 2 November 1976 in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent secretary of state James Kirkpatrick defeated Republican nominee Mildred P. Huffman and Nonpartisan candidate Evelyn F. Carmack.[1]

General election

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On election day, 2 November 1976, Democratic nominee James Kirkpatrick won re-election by a margin of 687,161 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Mildred P. Huffman, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Kirkpatrick was sworn in for his fourth term on 10 January 1977.[2]

Results

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Missouri Secretary of State election, 1976
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Kirkpatrick (incumbent) 1,273,023 67.91
Republican Mildred P. Huffman 585,862 31.26
Nonpartisan Evelyn F. Carmack 15,584 0.83
Total votes 1,874,469 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1976 Secretary of State General Election Results - Missouri". uselectionatlas.org. 5 May 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  2. ^ "MO Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. 27 November 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2024.