Missouri gubernatorial election, 1924

November 4, 1924



Nominee	Sam Aaron Baker	Arthur W. Nelson
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	640,135	634,263
Percentage	49.39%	48.94%

Governor before election

Arthur M. Hyde
Republican

Elected Governor

Sam Aaron Baker
Republican

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The Missouri gubernatorial election of 1924 was Missouri's thirty-first gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 4, 1924 and resulted in a 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.

Results

1924 gubernatorial election, Missouri^[1]
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

↑ "MO Governor Race – Nov 04, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2013-02-01.

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