1964 Missouri State Treasurer election

1964 Missouri State Treasurer election

November 3, 1964
 
Nominee Mount Etna Morris Perry Compton
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,111,687 640,767
Percentage 63.44% 36.56%

State Treasurer before election

Milton Carpenter
Democratic

Elected State Treasurer

Mount Etna Morris
Democratic

The 1964 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on November 3, 1964, in order to elect the state treasurer of Missouri. Democratic nominee and former state treasurer Mount Etna Morris defeated Republican nominee Perry Compton.

General election

On election day, November 3, 1964, Democratic nominee Mount Etna Morris won the election by a margin of 470,920 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Perry Compton, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of state treasurer. Morris was sworn in for his third non-consecutive term on January 11, 1965.[1]

Results

Missouri State Treasurer election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mount Etna Morris 1,111,687 63.44
Republican Perry Compton 640,767 36.56
Total votes 1,752,454 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MO Treasurer". ourcampaigns.com. March 24, 2019. Retrieved 2024-11-01.