1932 Missouri Secretary of State election

1932 Missouri Secretary of State election

8 November 1932

Nominee Dwight H. Brown Lorenzo Dow Thompson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,004,043 592,043 Percentage 62.41% 36.80%

Secretary of State before election Charles Becker Republican Elected Secretary of State Dwight H. Brown Democratic

The 1932 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on 8 November 1932 in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee Dwight H. Brown defeated Republican nominee and former State Treasurer of Missouri Lorenzo Dow Thompson, Socialist nominee George A. Kovaka, Communist nominee Frank Brown and Socialist Labor nominee Roland Plato.

General election

On election day, 8 November 1932, Democratic nominee Dwight H. Brown won the election by a margin of 412,000 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Lorenzo Dow Thompson, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Brown was sworn in as the 25th secretary of state of Missouri on 9 January 1933.

Results

Missouri Secretary of State election, 1932

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dwight H. Brown	1,004,043	62.41
	Republican	Lorenzo Dow Thompson	592,043	36.80
	Socialist	George A. Kovaka	11,723	0.73
	Communist	Frank Brown	535	0.04
	Socialist Labor	Roland Plato	359	0.02
Total votes			1,608,703	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• 1932 Missouri gubernatorial election