1944 Missouri Secretary of State election

1944 Missouri Secretary of State election

7 November 1944

Nominee Wilson Bell Loyd Miller Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 805,846 745,521 Percentage 51.87% 47.99%

Secretary of State before election Gregory C. Stockard (Acting) Republican Elected Secretary of State Wilson Bell Democratic

The 1944 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on 7 November 1944 in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent State Treasurer of Missouri Wilson Bell defeated Republican nominee Loyd Miller, Socialist nominee Alice B. Verburg, Prohibition nominee F. H. Jackson and Socialist Labor nominee Theodore Baeff.

General election

On election day, 7 November 1944, Democratic nominee Wilson Bell won the election by a margin of 60,325 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Loyd Miller, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Bell was sworn in as the 27th secretary of state of Missouri on 8 January 1945.

Results

Missouri Secretary of State election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wilson Bell	805,846	51.87
	Republican	Loyd Miller	745,521	47.99
	Socialist	Alice B. Verburg	1,252	0.08
	Prohibition	F. H. Jackson	738	0.05
	Socialist Labor	Theodore Baeff	211	0.01
Total votes			1,553,568	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• 1944 Missouri gubernatorial election