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Election returns courtesy of Richard Winger. Biographical data (links) from cited references and from other sources which appear to the Editor to be trustworthy.

Office

Candidate Name

Vote Total

% Vote

1884

Governor

 John A. Brooks 10,426 2.38

Lieutenant Governor

 Henry Eshbough 5,526 1.25
1886

Justice, Supreme Court

 J.P. Orr 3,504 0.83

Supt. Public Schools

 Andrew J. Emerson 3,431 0.81

Railroad Commissioner

 James F. Bruner 3,368 0.80

Congr. Dist. 4 (northwest)

 W.H. Blake 139 0.53

Congr. Dist. 5 (Kansas City)

 J.H. Hughes 220 0.68

Congr. Dist. 8
    (north St. Louis)

 James H. Harris 91 0.53

Congr. Dist. 9
    (south St. Louis)

 William C. Wilson 152 0.94

Congr. Dist.10
    (Cape Girardeau)

 Emerson R. Grant 120 0.41

Congr. Dist.12 (Nevada)

 R.G. Hartwell 635 1.61

(Note: Prohibition candidates ran for 6 of 14)
1888

Governor

 Frank N. Lowe 4.389 0.85

Lt. Governor

 William C. Wilson 4,672 0.92

Secretary of State

 Herman P. Faris 4,399 0.84

Treasurer

 William H. Craig 4,524 0.87

Auditor

 James S. Cobban 4,380 0.84

Justice, Supreme Court

 Loren G. Rowell 4,302 0.82

Attorney General

 George E. Bowling 4,464 0.86

Land Commissioner

 John F. McMurray 4,327 0.83

Railway Commissioner

 D.H. Laney 4,320 0.83
1890

Railroad Commis.

 William S. Crouch 986 0.21

Supt. Publ Schools

 Julius C. Hughes 1,006 0.22

Justice, Supr. Court

 Reuben D. Robinson 989 0.21

Congr. Dist. 4 (nw)

 B.O. Cowan 244 0.80
Congr. Dist. 9
    (St. Louis)
John Field 317 1.76
Congr. Dist. 12
    (southwest)
Van B. Wesker 210 0.47
1892

Governor

 John Sobieski 3,393 0.63

Lieutenant Governor

 W.S. Crouch 4,204 0.78

Secretary of State

 E.E. McClellan 4,046 0.75

Auditor

 D.L. Stewart 4,012 0.74

Treasurer

 M. Ingraham 3,998 0.74

Attorney General

 W.E. Johnson 4,066 0.75

Railroad Comm.

 A.G. Brown 4,159 0.77

Justice Supr. Court

 (no data) 4,016 0.74
 
 (no data) 4,071 0.76

Congr.  4 (St. Joe)

 C.W. Caseby 278 0.82

Congr.  5 (KC)

 A.J. Powell 158 0.45

Congr.  6 (Warrensb)

 J.W. Lowry 446 1.25

Congr. 11 (n St. L)

 J.H. Garrison 147 0.49

Congr. 12 (s St. L)

 J.L. Parsons 128 0.52

Congr. 15 (Joplin)

 W.T. Wright 528 1.33

(Note: Prohibition candidates ran for 6 of 15)
1894      

Railroad Commissioner

 Paul C. Yates 3,041 0.60

Supt. Public Schools

 Ellen D. Morris 3,532 0.70

Judge, Supreme Court

 Reuben D. Robinson 3,097 0.62

Congr. Dist. 1 (Hannibal)

 Winfield Scott Little 228 0.64

Congr. Dist. 3
    (Chillicothe)

 Julius C. Hughes 258 0.71

Congr. Dist. 4 (St. Joseph)

 Sylvester S. Manley 193 0.59

Congr. Dist. 5
    (Kansas City)

 Benjamin P. White 111 0.32

Congr. Dist. 7 (Sedalia)

 Van B. Wisker 262 0.67

Congr. Dist. 10
    (Washington)

 Irl R. Hicks 146 0.55

Congr. Dist. 11 (St. Louis)

 Simon S. Riley 80 0.28

Congr. Dist. 12
    (south St. Louis)

 E.H. Keller 68 0.36

Congr. Dist. 15 (Joplin)

 F.M. Hickok 387 1.05

(Note: Prohibition candidates ran for 9 of 15)
1896      

Governor

 Herman P. Faris 2,588 0.32

Lieutenant Governor

 J.M. Ritchey 2,341 0.35

Secretary of State

 E.E. McClellan 2,308 0.34

Auditor

 John O. Rolfe 2,275 0.34

Treasurer

 Irvin T. Hull 2,267 0.34

Attorney General

 George E. Bowling 2,053 0.31

Railroad Comm.

 W.E. Sullivan 2,431 0.36

Justice Supr. Court

 Lewis Adams 2,332 0.35

Congr. Dist. 1

 J.T. McMurray 165 0.37

Congr. Dist. 4

 Willis Weaver 143 0.36

Congr. Dist. 6

 William Godwin 229 0.54

Congr. Dist. 7

 R.T. Bond 197 0.38

Congr. Dist. 15

 C.A. Mitchell 230 0.53

(Note: Prohibition candidates ran for 5 of 15)

  
1898      

Judge, Supreme Court

 Reuben D. Robinson 2,933 0.53
 
 J.P. Orr 2,871 0.52

Railroad Commissioner

 J.F. Williams 2,823 0.51

Supt. Public Schools

 R.T. Bond 2,811 0.50

Congr. Dist. 6
    (Warrensburg)

 J.E. Stevenson 290 0.91

Congr. Dist. 9 (Fulton)

 Hay Bell 144 0.45
1900

Governor

 Charles E. Stokes 5195 0.76

Lieutenant Governor

 Simpson Ely 5685 0.83

Secretary of State

 Elbridge H. Benham 5559 0.81

Auditor

 Orange J. Hill 5573 0.82

Treasurer

 Samuel S. Allen 5591 0.82

Attorney General

 Lewis G. Adams 5616 0.82

Railroad Commissioner

 William W. Taylor 5576 0.82

Justice Supreme Court

 Hay Bell 5525 0.81
1902

Judge, Supreme Court 1

 Reuben B. Robinson 4,946 0.96

Judge, Supreme Court 2

 Jonathan P. Orr 4,901 0.95

Judge, Supreme Court 2

 Austin F. Butts 4,808 0.93

Supt. Public Schools

 David R. Dungan 4,772 0.92

Railroad Commissioner

 Andrew Grassley 4,844 0.94

Railroad (short term)

 William N. Keener 4,830 0.93

Congr. Dist. 5
     (Kansas City)

 U.G. Hughes 345 0.97

Congr. Dist. 15
     (Ozarks)

 Ernest W. Dow 725 1.85

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 2 of 16 seats.
1904

Governor

 Orange J. Hill 5,591 0.87

Lieutenant Governor

 Andrew T. Osbron 6,603 1.02

Secretary of State

 William F. Brennecke 6,788 1.06

Treasurer

 Daniel L. Sims 6,792 1.05

Auditor

 George H. Gibson 6,856 1.07

Attorney General

 Austin F. Butts 6,887 1.07

Railroad Commissioner

 William B. Stevens 6,651 1.03

Justice, Supreme Ct.

 Julius C. Hughes 6,859 1.07

Congr. Dist. 5
     (Kansas City)

 LeGrand A. Copley 349 0.72

Congr. Dist. 15
     (Ozarks)

 William H. Dalton 869 1.96

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 2 of 16 seats.
1906

Justice, Supreme Ct.

 J.P. Orr 5,359 0.91

    (short term)

 A.F. Butts 5,303 0.89

Supt. Public Schools

 R.E. Shaner 5,373 0.91

Railroad Commissioner

 A.B. Wray 5,103 0.86
1908

Governor

 Herman P. Faris 4,169 0.58

Lieutenant Governor

 Monta I. Payne 4,076 0.57

Secretary of State

 James F. Botts 4,078 0.57

Auditor

 George C. McLaughlin 4,079 0.57

Treasurer

 Bishop O. Terry 4,063 0.57

Railroad Commissioner

 James M. Fulkerson 4,006 0.56

Justice, Supreme Court

 Jonathan P. Orr 3,968 0.56

Congr. Dist. 1 (northeast)

 John P. Brown 324 0.77

Congr. Dist. 5
     (Kansas City 8)

 L.G. Copley 215 0.36

Congr. Dist. 6 (Clinton)

 John B. Mayfield 263 0.75

Congr. Dist. 7 (Sedalia)

 Edwin E. McClellan 243 0.49

Congr. Dist. 14
     (Poplar Bluff)

 T.N. Jenkins 270 0.50

Congr. Dist. 15 (Joplin)

 W. Peters 545 1.13

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 6 of 16 seats.
1910

Justice, Supreme Court

 Julius C. Hughes 6,720 1.00

Congr. Dist. 1 northeast)

 Roy O. Youtz 653 1.77

Congr. Dist. 2 (Macon)

 C.F. Tobey 447 1.18

Congr. Dist. 4 (St. Joseph)

 A.B. Wray 318 0.87

Congr. Dist. 5 (Kansas City)

 Charles E. Stokes 781 1.38

Congr. Dist. 6 (Clinton)

 William M. Godwin 485 1.47

Congr. Dist. 7 (Sedalia)

 Irvin T. Hull 381 0.83

Congr. Dist. 9
     (Hannibal)

 James P. Rodgers 216 0.51

Congr. Dist. 10
     (St. Louis County)

 John H. Flower 471 0.54

Congr. Dist. 14
     (Poplar Bluff)

 Elijah Osborn 345 0.70

Congr. Dist. 15 (Joplin)

 W.H. Dalton 1,000 2.23

Congr. Dist. 16
     (Springfield)

 F.W. Search 174 0.56

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 11 of 16 seats.
1912

Governor

 Charles E. Stokes 5,220 0.75
campaign card image - Chas E. Stokes for Govenor

Lieutenant Governor

 Julius C. Hughes 5,292 0.76

Secretary of State

 William H. Guenther 5,240 0.75

Auditor

 Orlando V. Wager 6 0.79

Treasurer

 X. Woods 5,265 0.75

Attorney General

 Richard B. Wilcox 5,215 0.75

Railroad Commissioner

 X. Nelson 5,214 0.75

Justice, Supreme Court

 George E. Bowling 5,274 0.76
Elbridge H. Benham 5,188 0.74

Congr. Dist. 5
     (Kansas City) 

 Orange Judd Hill 364 0.58

Congr. Dist. 6 (Nevada)

 Herman P. Faris 448 1.31

Congr. Dist. 15 (Joplin)

 William H. Dalton 598 1.31

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 3 of 16 seats.
1914

Senator

 O.J. Hill 3,636 0.59

Supt. Public. Sch.

 John W. Harris 3,319 0.54

Justice Sup. Court

 George E. Bowling 3,268 0.53

Congr. Dist.   3
     (northwest)

 Julius C. Hughes 286 0.88

Congr. Dist. 15
     (Ozarks)

 W.H. Dalton 316 0.77

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 2 of 16 seats.
1916

Governor

 Joseph P. Fontron 4,041 0.51

Secretary of State

 William M. Godwin 4,171 0.53

Auditor

 B.F. Sapp 3,869 0.49

Treasurer

 Ed Brandt 3,850 0.49

Justice, Supreme Ct.

 Eugene Ayres 3,692 0.47

Congr. Dist. 3
     (Excelsior Springs)

 Julius C. Hughes 298 0.75

Congr. Dist. 4
     (St. Joseph)

 Albert B. Wray 211 0.51

Congr. Dist. 7
     (Lexington)

 Samuel H. McElvain 314 0.59

Congr. Dist. 15
     (Joplin)

 William H. Dalton 326 0.62

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 4 of 16 seats.
1918

Supt. Public Schools

 (no data) 1,982 0.34
1920

Governor

 Herman P. Faris 3,974 0.30
1926

Senator

 Herman P. Faris 7,540 0.77
1928

Governor

 “Brummberg”? 400 0.03
1930

Supt. Public Instruction

 Wilbur H. Ghormley 538 0.05
1932

Senator

 Herman P. Faris 3,147 0.20
1936

Congr. Dist. 7 (Ozarks)

 William Cady 109 0.08

State House
    (Saline County)

 G.C. Emmerson 17 0.12
1938

State House ()

 William Cady no data

St. Louis County

Justice of the Peace

 R.C. Garner no data
   
1940

Lt. Governor

 William J. Cady 1,157 0.06

State Senate 30
    (St. Louis)

 W. Troy Raney (write-in)

State House, Saline Co.

 Santa Claus 22 - - -

State House,
    St. Louis Co. 2

 Roma C. Garner 24 0.05

State House,
    St. Louis Co. 3

 Gladys Cupples Mourton 20 0.08

State House, St. Louis 1

 Mark Winchester Baum 23 0.02

State House, St. Louis 5

 Claude A. Kinney 20 0.02
1942  
Lt. Governor 
 William J. Cady  1,157 0.06  

Congress 9

 Elmer E. Morrow 146 0.26  

State Sen. 10

 C.E. Cowen 88 0.35  

State Sen. 30

 W. troy Raney (no data)

Rep., Lincoln Co.

Leslie A. Frazier 44 1.32  

Rep., Randolph Co.

 J.L. Roberts 7 0.19  

Rep., St. Louis Co. 1

 U.S. Randall 28 0.14  

Rep., St. Louis Co. 2

 R.C. Garner 40 0.15  

Rep., St. Louis Co. 3

 A.A. Mahoney 14 0.08  

Rep., Saline Co.

 George L. Ferrenberg 63 1.91  

Rep., St. Louis 1

 Mark Winchester Baum 32 0.06  

Rep., St. Louis 2

 Marcus Anderson 15 0.07  

Rep., St. Louis 3

 Homer Foster 74 0.21  

Rep., St. Louis 4

 Irvin L. Raphael 63 0.20  

Rep., St. Louis 5

 Claude A. Kinney  46 0.10  

St. Louis County -
    Recorder

Gladys Cupples Mourton (no data)
1944
Lt. Governor
 Vernon Lewis (no data)  

Secretary of State

 F.H. Jackson 738 0.05

State Senate 25

 R.C. Garner (no data)

State Senate 29
    (St. Louis)

Mark Winchester Baum 18 0.02

Rep., Boone County

 C.E. Cowan (no data)

Rep., Lincoln County

 Annette C. Walter (no data)

Rep., Saline County

 G.C. Emmerson (no data)

Rep., St. Louis County

 U.S. Randall (no data)

Rep., St. Louis 1

 William H. Amos (no data)

Rep., St. Louis 3

(Homer Foster) (no data)

Rep., St. Louis 5

 John Rupert (no data)
1946

Senator

 F.H. Jackson 979 0.09

Congress 11
    (St. Louis)

 Homer Foster 139 0.17

State Senate 6

 Harry E. Rose (no data)  

State Senate 12  

 Arthur E. Stroup (no data)  

State Senate 32  

 David E Moore (no data)  

State House,
    Boone County

 C.E. Cowen (no data)  

 State House,
    Jasper County

 Ben L. Gash (no data)  

 State House,
    Ozark County 

 Theta Beason (no data)  

 State House,
    Pulaski Coounty

 Frank Walton (no data)  

 State House,
    Saline County 

 George Marshall (no data)  

 State House,
    St. Louis County 

 Leola Blackstun (no data)  
 
Gladys M. Fiorito (no data)  
 
U.S. Randall (no data)  

 State House,
    St. Louis 1 1

 Belle Dashiell (no data)  

 State House,
    St. Louis

 Oscar Kampen (no data)  
  Mark W. Baum (no data)  
  William Amos (no data)  
  William Payton (no data)  
  Monta Vandivort (no data)  
  Charles Parker (no data)  
1948  

State Senate 3

 Charles Street 31 0.06

State House,
    Jasper County

 Wilbur Robinson
 
 A.M. Deaver   

State House,
    Lincoln County 

 Annette C. Walter  73 1.69 *

State House,
    Saline County

 George Emmerson  14 0.12

State House,
    St. Louis 1

 Lucy Cowee 19 0.09

State House,
    St. Louis 2

 Oscar Kampen  6 0.03

State House,
    St. Louis 3

 Ida L. Morgan 7 0.04

State House,
    St. Louis 5

 Mark Winchester Baum 4 0.02

State House,
    St. Louis 6

 William H. Amos 5 0.03

State House,
    St. Louis 8

 Monta Vandervort 2 0.01

State House,
    St. Louis 14

 Raymond R. Sturgis 17 0.08
1950:  

Auditor

 Bertha M. Boutell 573 0.04
1952  

Treasurer

 Bertha Boutell 534 0.03  

House (Crawford Co.)

 Marvin Dobkins (no data)

House (Jackson Co.)

 Stella Plummer (no data)
 
 Harvey Maddox (no data)

House (Lincoln Co.)

 Annette Walter (no data)

House (Saline Co.)

 George Emmerson (no data)

House (St. Louis Co.)

 Leola Blackstun (no data)
 
 Milton Ellerman (no data)

House (St. Louis)

 Orvis M. Creech (no data)
 
 Ida Morgan (no data)
 
 Arthur Coles (no data)
 
 Mark Winchester Baum (no data)
 
 James Lee (no data)
 
 Anna R. Sharp (no data)
 
 Grace Jeffery (no data)

House (Wayne Co.)

 Jean Polk (no data)
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