1916 Missouri Secretary of State election

1916 Missouri Secretary of State election

7 November 1916

Nominee John Leo Sullivan William C. Askin Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 389,210 375,764 Percentage 49.59% 47.88%

Secretary of State before election Cornelius Roach Democratic Elected Secretary of State John Leo Sullivan Democratic

The 1916 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on 7 November 1916 in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee John Leo Sullivan defeated Republican nominee William C. Askin, Socialist nominee Otto Vierling, Prohibition nominee William M. Godwin and Socialist Labor nominee William Wesley Cox.

General election

On election day, 7 November 1916, Democratic nominee John Leo Sullivan won the election by a margin of 13,446 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee William C. Askin, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Sullivan was sworn in as the 23rd secretary of state of Missouri on 8 January 1917.

Results

Missouri Secretary of State election, 1916

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Leo Sullivan	389,210	49.59
	Republican	William C. Askin	375,764	47.88
	Socialist	Otto Vierling	14,765	1.88
	Prohibition	William M. Godwin	4,171	0.53
	Socialist Labor	William Wesley Cox	970	0.12
Total votes			784,880	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1916 Missouri gubernatorial election