1928 Missouri State Auditor election

1928 Missouri State Auditor election

6 November 1928

Nominee Lorenzo Dow Thompson Forrest Smith Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 799,053 714,527 Percentage 52.70% 47.12%

State Auditor before election Lorenzo Dow Thompson Republican Elected State Auditor Lorenzo Dow Thompson Republican

The 1928 Missouri State Auditor election was held on 6 November 1928 in order to elect the state auditor of Missouri. Republican nominee and incumbent state auditor Lorenzo Dow Thompson defeated Democratic nominee Forrest Smith, Socialist nominee Meyer Weintraub and Socialist Labor nominee Joseph W. Molineux.

General election

On election day, 6 November 1928, Republican nominee Lorenzo Dow Thompson won re-election by a margin of 84,526 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Forrest Smith, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of state auditor. Thompson was sworn in for his second term on 14 January 1929.

Results

Missouri State Auditor election, 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lorenzo Dow Thompson (incumbent)	799,053	52.70
	Democratic	Forrest Smith	714,527	47.12
	Socialist	Meyer Weintraub	2,437	0.16
	Socialist Labor	Joseph W. Molineux	241	0.02
Total votes			1,516,258	100.00
	Republican hold

See also

• 1928 Missouri gubernatorial election