1912 Missouri State Treasurer election

The 1912 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on 5 November 1912 in order to elect the state treasurer of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Missouri House of Representatives Edwin P. Deal defeated Republican nominee Daniel H. Hoefer, Progressive nominee John Ball, Socialist nominee W. W. McAllister, Prohibition nominee Leonard R. Woods and Socialist Labor nominee Otto Schwitzgebel.

1912 Missouri State Treasurer election

5 November 1912

Nominee Edwin P. Deal Daniel H. Hoefer John Ball Party Democratic Republican Progressive Popular vote 332,485 215,532 115,494 Percentage 47.57% 30.84% 16.53%

State Treasurer before election James Cowgill Democratic Elected State Treasurer Edwin P. Deal Democratic

General election

On election day, 5 November 1912, Democratic nominee Edwin P. Deal won the election by a margin of 116,953 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Daniel H. Hoefer, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of state treasurer. Deal was sworn in as the 23rd state treasurer of Missouri on 13 January 1913.

Results

Missouri State Treasurer election, 1912

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edwin P. Deal	332,485	47.57
	Republican	Daniel H. Hoefer	215,532	30.84
	Progressive	John Ball	115,494	16.53
	Socialist	W. W. McAllister	28,286	4.05
	Prohibition	Leonard R. Woods	5,265	0.75
	Socialist Labor	Otto Schwitzgebel	1,861	0.26
Total votes			698,923	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1912 Missouri gubernatorial election