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1924 Missouri gubernatorial election

← 1920 November 4, 1924 1928 →
 
Nominee Sam Aaron Baker Arthur Nelson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 640,135 634,263
Percentage 49.39% 48.94%

County results
Baker:      40–50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80–90%
Nelson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election

Arthur M. Hyde
Republican

Elected Governor

Sam Aaron Baker
Republican

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The 1924 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1924 and resulted in a narrow victory for the Republican nominee, former Missouri Superintendent of Schools Sam Aaron Baker, over the Democratic candidate, Arthur W. Nelson, Socialist candidate William M. Brandt, and Socialist Labor nominee William Wesley Cox. Baker had defeated lieutenant governor Hiram Lloyd and Victor J. Miller for the Republican nomination.

Results

1924 gubernatorial election, Missouri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Sam Aaron Baker 640,135 49.39 −4.86
Democratic Arthur W. Nelson 634,263 48.94 +5.30
Socialist William M. Brandt 21,043 1.62 +0.16
Socialist Labor William Wesley Cox 678 0.05 −0.07
Majority 5,872 0.45 −10.17
Turnout 1,296,119 38.08 −1.02
Republican hold Swing

References

  1. "MO Governor Race – Nov 04, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
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