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1932 Missouri Secretary of State election

← 1928 8 November 1932 1936 →
 
Nominee Dwight H. Brown Lorenzo Dow Thompson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,004,043 592,043
Percentage 62.41% 36.80%

Secretary of State before election

Charles Becker
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Dwight H. Brown
Democratic

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The 1932 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on 8 November 1932 in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee Dwight H. Brown defeated Republican nominee and former State Treasurer of Missouri Lorenzo Dow Thompson, Socialist nominee George A. Kovaka, Communist nominee Frank Brown and Socialist Labor nominee Roland Plato.

General election

On election day, 8 November 1932, Democratic nominee Dwight H. Brown won the election by a margin of 412,000 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Lorenzo Dow Thompson, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Brown was sworn in as the 25th secretary of state of Missouri on 9 January 1933.

Results

Missouri Secretary of State election, 1932
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dwight H. Brown 1,004,043 62.41
Republican Lorenzo Dow Thompson 592,043 36.80
Socialist George A. Kovaka 11,723 0.73
Communist Frank Brown 535 0.04
Socialist Labor Roland Plato 359 0.02
Total votes 1,608,703 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

See also

References

  1. "MO Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. August 1, 2007. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
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