1908 Missouri gubernatorial election

1908 Missouri gubernatorial election
	County results; Hadley: 40–50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%; Cowherd: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Governor before election; Joseph W. Folk; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Herbert S. Hadley; Republican

The 1908 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908 and resulted in a victory for the Republican nominee, Missouri Attorney General Herbert S. Hadley, over the Democratic candidate, former Congressman William S. Cowherd, and several other candidates representing minor parties.

This election broke a string of eleven consecutive Democratic governors,^[1] as it was the first election since 1870 which did not result in a victory by the Democratic nominee (no Democrat had run in 1870^[2]).

Results

1908 gubernatorial election, Missouri^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Herbert S. Hadley	355,932	49.73	3.68
	Democratic	William S. Cowherd	340,053	47.51	−3.22
	Socialist	William Lincoln Garver	14,505	2.03	0.32
	Prohibition	Herman Preston Faris	4,169	0.58	−0.29
	Populist	William A. Dillon	1,058	0.15	−0.27
Majority			15,879	2.22	−2.45
Turnout			715,720	23.04
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

References

[1] "Missouri Governors".

[2] "Our Campaigns - MO Governor Race - Nov 08, 1870".

[3] "Our Campaigns - MO Governor Race - Nov 03, 1908".

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