1912 Missouri Secretary of State election

1912 Missouri Secretary of State election

5 November 1912

Nominee Cornelius Roach James J. Alford Frederick W. Niedermeyer Party Democratic Republican Progressive Popular vote 333,736 215,144 114,677 Percentage 47.75% 30.78% 16.41%

Secretary of State before election Cornelius Roach Democratic Elected Secretary of State Cornelius Roach Democratic

The 1912 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on 5 November 1912 in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent secretary of state Cornelius Roach defeated Republican nominee James J. Alford, Progressive nominee Frederick W. Niedermeyer, Socialist nominee Ernest T. Behrens, Prohibition nominee William H. Guenther and Socialist Labor nominee Clifton Holbrook.

General election

On election day, 5 November 1912, Democratic nominee Cornelius Roach won re-election by a margin of 118,592 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee James J. Alford, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Roach was sworn in for his second term on 13 January 1913.

Results

Missouri Secretary of State election, 1912

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cornelius Roach (incumbent)	333,736	47.75
	Republican	James J. Alford	215,144	30.78
	Progressive	Frederick W. Niedermeyer	114,677	16.41
	Socialist	Ernest T. Behrens	28,334	4.05
	Prohibition	William H. Guenther	5,240	0.75
	Socialist Labor	Clifton Holbrook	1,835	0.26
Total votes			698,966	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1912 Missouri gubernatorial election