1996 Missouri Secretary of State election

1996 Missouri Secretary of State election

5 November 1996

Nominee Bekki Cook John R. Hancock Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,053,681 984,613 Percentage 49.95% 46.68%

Secretary of State before election Bekki Cook (Acting) Democratic Elected Secretary of State Bekki Cook Democratic

The 1996 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on 5 November 1996 in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent acting secretary of state Bekki Cook defeated Republican nominee John R. Hancock, Libertarian nominee LaDonna Higgins and Natural Law nominee Kerry Margolis.

General election

On election day, 5 November 1996, Democratic nominee Bekki Cook won the election by a margin of 69,068 votes against her foremost opponent Republican nominee John R. Hancock, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Cook was sworn in for her first full term on 3 January 1997.

Results

Missouri Secretary of State election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bekki Cook (incumbent)	1,053,681	49.95
	Republican	John R. Hancock	984,613	46.68
	Libertarian	LaDonna Higgins	50,944	2.42
	Natural Law	Kerry Margolis	20,090	0.95
Total votes			2,109,328	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1996 Missouri gubernatorial election