1916 Missouri State Treasurer election

The 1916 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on 7 November 1916 in order to elect the state treasurer of Missouri. Democratic nominee George H. Middelkamp defeated Republican nominee Lorenzo Dow Thompson, Socialist nominee J. F. Harlow and Prohibition nominee Ed Brandt.

1916 Missouri State Treasurer election

7 November 1916

Nominee George H. Middelkamp Lorenzo Dow Thompson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 395,391 372,609 Percentage 50.27% 47.37%

State Treasurer before election Edwin P. Deal Democratic Elected State Treasurer George H. Middelkamp Democratic

General election

On election day, 7 November 1916, Democratic nominee George H. Middelkamp won the election by a margin of 22,782 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Lorenzo Dow Thompson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of state treasurer. Middelkamp was sworn in as the 24th state treasurer of Missouri on 8 January 1917.

Results

Missouri State Treasurer election, 1916

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George H. Middelkamp	395,391	50.27
	Republican	Lorenzo Dow Thompson	372,609	47.37
	Socialist	J. F. Harlow	14,678	1.87
	Prohibition	Ed Brandt	3,856	0.49
Total votes			786,534	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1916 Missouri gubernatorial election