1936 Missouri State Treasurer election

The 1936 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on 3 November 1936 in order to elect the state treasurer of Missouri. Democratic nominee Robert W. Winn defeated Republican nominee Arch D. Williams, Communist nominee Mary Lewis and Socialist Labor nominee Theodore Baeff.

1936 Missouri State Treasurer election

3 November 1936

Nominee Robert W. Winn Arch D. Williams Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,089,470 715,098 Percentage 60.35% 39.61%

State Treasurer before election Richard R. Nacy Democratic Elected State Treasurer Robert W. Winn Democratic

General election

On election day, 3 November 1936, Democratic nominee Robert W. Winn won the election by a margin of 374,372 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Arch D. Williams, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of state treasurer. Winn was sworn in as the 29th state treasurer of Missouri on 11 January 1937.

Results

Missouri State Treasurer election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert W. Winn	1,089,470	60.35
	Republican	Arch D. Williams	715,098	39.61
	Communist	Mary Lewis	389	0.02
	Socialist Labor	Theodore Baeff	374	0.02
Total votes			1,805,331	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1936 Missouri gubernatorial election