1896 Missouri State Treasurer election

1896 Missouri State Treasurer election

3 November 1896

Nominee Frank L. Pitts Jacob F. Gmelich Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 341,003 304,343 Percentage 50.58% 45.14%

State Treasurer before election Lawrence Vest Stephens Democratic Elected State Treasurer Frank L. Pitts Democratic

The 1896 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on 3 November 1896 in order to elect the state treasurer of Missouri. Democratic nominee Frank L. Pitts defeated Republican nominee Jacob F. Gmelich, People's nominee Oscar Wood, Prohibition nominee Irving T. Hull, National Democratic nominee William McIlwrath and Socialist Labor nominee Henry J. Poelling.

General election

On election day, 3 November 1896, Democratic nominee Frank L. Pitts won the election by a margin of 36,660 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Jacob F. Gmelich, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of state treasurer. Pitts was sworn in as the 19th state treasurer of Missouri on 11 January 1897.

Results

Missouri State Treasurer election, 1896

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank L. Pitts	341,003	50.58
	Republican	Jacob F. Gmelich	304,343	45.14
	Populist	Oscar Wood	23,941	3.55
	Prohibition	Irving T. Hull	2,267	0.34
	National Democratic	William McIlwrath	2,014	0.30
	Socialist Labor	Henry J. Poelling	634	0.09
Total votes			674,202	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1896 Missouri gubernatorial election