1984 Missouri State Treasurer election

1984 Missouri State Treasurer election
November 6, 1984
 
Nominee Wendell Bailey Tom Villa
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,036,548 1,008,154
Percentage 50.69% 49.31%
State Treasurer before election

Mel Carnahan
Democratic

 Elected State Treasurer

Wendell Bailey
Republican

The 1984 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on November 6, 1984, in order to elect the state treasurer of Missouri. Republican nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 8th district Wendell Bailey defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Missouri House of Representatives Tom Villa.[1]

General election

On election day, November 6, 1984, Republican nominee Wendell Bailey won the election by a margin of 28,394 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Tom Villa, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of state treasurer. Bailey was sworn in as the 41st state treasurer of Missouri on January 8, 1985.[2]

Results

Missouri State Treasurer election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wendell Bailey 1,036,548 50.69
Democratic Tom Villa 1,008,154 49.31
Total votes 2,044,702 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1984 State Treasurer General Election Results - Missouri". uselectionatlas.org. April 23, 2007. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  2. ↑ "MO Treasurer". ourcampaigns.com. November 23, 2009. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
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