1936 Missouri Secretary of State election

1936 Missouri Secretary of State election

3 November 1936

Nominee Dwight H. Brown Lorenzo Dow Thompson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,097,449 709,385 Percentage 60.71% 39.24%

Secretary of State before election Dwight H. Brown Democratic Elected Secretary of State Dwight H. Brown Democratic

The 1936 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on 3 November 1936 in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent secretary of state Dwight H. Brown defeated Republican nominee and former State Treasurer of Missouri Lorenzo Dow Thompson, Communist nominee John Day and Socialist Labor nominee Peter Tendler.

General election

On election day, 3 November 1936, Democratic nominee Dwight H. Brown won re-election by a margin of 388,064 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Lorenzo Dow Thompson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Brown was sworn in for his second term on 11 January 1937.

Results

Missouri Secretary of State election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dwight H. Brown (incumbent)	1,097,449	60.71
	Republican	Lorenzo Dow Thompson	709,385	39.24
	Communist	John Day	400	0.03
	Socialist Labor	Peter Tendler	385	0.02
Total votes			1,807,619	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1936 Missouri gubernatorial election