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1948 Missouri State Treasurer election

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Nominee Mount Etna Morris Vern F. Carpenter
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 902,394 646,906
Percentage 58.09% 41.65%

State Treasurer before election

Richard R. Nacy (Acting)
Democratic

Elected State Treasurer

Mount Etna Morris
Democratic

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The 1948 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on 2 November 1948 in order to elect the state treasurer of Missouri. Democratic nominee and former member of the Missouri House of Representatives Mount Etna Morris defeated Republican nominee Vern F. Carpenter, Progressive nominee James W. Cowen, Socialist nominee Lucy Henschel and Socialist Labor nominee Theodore Baeff.

General election

On election day, 2 November 1948, Democratic nominee Mount Etna Morris won the election by a margin of 255,488 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Vern F. Carpenter, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of state treasurer. Morris was sworn in as the 33rd state treasurer of Missouri on 10 January 1949.

Results

Missouri State Treasurer election, 1948
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mount Etna Morris 902,394 58.09
Republican Vern F. Carpenter 646,906 41.65
Progressive James W. Cowen 2,828 0.18
Socialist Lucy Henschel 1,101 0.07
Socialist Labor Theodore Baeff 145 0.01
Total votes 1,553,374 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. "MO Treasurer". ourcampaigns.com. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
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