The 1916 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on 7 November 1916 in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee John Leo Sullivan defeated Republican nominee William C. Askin, Socialist nominee Otto Vierling, Prohibition nominee William M. Godwin and Socialist Labor nominee William Wesley Cox.
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General election
editOn election day, 7 November 1916, Democratic nominee John Leo Sullivan won the election by a margin of 13,446 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee William C. Askin, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Sullivan was sworn in as the 23rd secretary of state of Missouri on 8 January 1917.[1]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Leo Sullivan | 389,210 | 49.59 | |
| Republican | William C. Askin | 375,764 | 47.88 | |
| Socialist | Otto Vierling | 14,765 | 1.88 | |
| Prohibition | William M. Godwin | 4,171 | 0.53 | |
| Socialist Labor | William Wesley Cox | 970 | 0.12 | |
| Total votes | 784,880 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "MO Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. 13 August 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2024.