1900 Missouri Secretary of State election

1900 Missouri Secretary of State election

November 6, 1900

Nominee Sam Baker Cook Walter L. Porterfield Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 352,747 313,872 Percentage 51.58% 45.90%

Secretary of State before election Alexander A. Lesueur Democratic Elected Secretary of State Sam Baker Cook Democratic

The 1900 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 1900, in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee Sam Baker Cook defeated Republican nominee Walter L. Porterfield, Social Democratic nominee William H. Strife, Prohibition nominee Elbridge H. Benham, People's Progressive nominee Bernard Finn and Socialist Labor nominee Edward Heitzig.

General election

On election day, November 6, 1900, Democratic nominee Sam Baker Cook won the election by a margin of 38,875 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Walter L. Porterfield, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Cook was sworn in as the 20th secretary of state of Missouri on January 14, 1901.

Results

Missouri Secretary of State election, 1900

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Baker Cook	352,747	51.58
	Republican	Walter L. Porterfield	313,872	45.90
	Social Democratic	William H. Strife	6,114	0.89
	Prohibition	Elbridge H. Benham	5,559	0.81
	People's Progressive Party	Bernard Finn	4,263	0.62
	Socialist Labor	Edward Heitzig	1,322	0.20
Total votes			683,877	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1900 Missouri gubernatorial election