1936 Missouri gubernatorial election

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1936 Missouri gubernatorial election

← 1932 November 3, 1936 1940 →
 
Nominee Lloyd C. Stark Jesse W. Barrett
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,037,133 772,934
Percentage 57.06% 42.53%

County results
Stark:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Barrett:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Governor before election

Guy Brasfield Park
Democratic

Elected Governor

Lloyd C. Stark
Democratic

The 1936 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, Lloyd C. Stark, over the Republican nominee, former Missouri Attorney General Jesse W. Barrett, and several other candidates representing minor parties.

Results

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1936 gubernatorial election, Missouri[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Lloyd C. Stark 1,037,133 57.06 −3.11
Republican Jesse W. Barrett 772,934 42.53 +3.43
Nonpartisan Otto C. Botz 4,082 0.23 +0.23
Socialist George E. Duemler 2,807 0.15 −0.53
Communist Frank A. Williams 345 0.02 −0.01
Socialist Labor William Wesley Cox 295 0.02 ±0.00
Majority 264,199 14.54 −6.53
Turnout 1,817,596 50.08 +5.73
Democratic hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "MO Governor Race – Nov 03, 1936". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 1, 2013.