1928 Missouri gubernatorial election

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1928 Missouri gubernatorial election

← 1924 November 6, 1928 1932 →
 
Nominee Henry S. Caulfield Francis Wilson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 784,311 731,783
Percentage 51.63% 48.17%

County results
Caulfield:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80–90%
Wilson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election

Sam Aaron Baker
Republican

Elected Governor

Henry S. Caulfield
Republican

The 1928 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928 and resulted in a victory for the

Philip Allen Bennett
for the Republican nomination.

As of 2022, this marks the last time the city of St. Louis voted Republican in a gubernatorial election.[original research?]

Results

1928 gubernatorial election, Missouri[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Henry S. Caulfield 784,311 51.63 +2.24
Democratic Francis M. Wilson 731,783 48.17 -0.77
Socialist Joseph G. Hodges 2,412 0.16 -1.46
Prohibition
W. G. Brandenburg 400 0.03 -0.48
Socialist Labor Edward G. Middlecoff 248 0.02 -0.03
Majority 52,528 3.46 +3.01
Turnout 1,519,154 44.63 +6.55
Republican hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "MO Governor Race – Nov 06, 1928". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 1, 2013.