1992 Missouri State Treasurer election

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1992 Missouri State Treasurer election

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Nominee Bob Holden Gary Melton Janet Lewis
Party Democratic Republican Libertarian
Popular vote 1,285,890 847,235 140,968
Percentage 56.55% 37.25% 6.20%

State Treasurer before election

Wendell Bailey
Republican

Elected State Treasurer

Bob Holden
Democratic

The 1992 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on 3 November 1992 in order to elect the state treasurer of Missouri. Democratic nominee and former member of the Missouri House of Representatives Bob Holden defeated Republican nominee Gary Melton and Libertarian nominee Janet Lewis.[1]

General election

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On election day, 3 November 1992, Democratic nominee Bob Holden won the election by a margin of 438,655 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Gary Melton, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of state treasurer. Holden was sworn in as the 42nd state treasurer of Missouri on 12 January 1993.[2]

Results

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Missouri State Treasurer election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Holden 1,285,890 56.55
Republican Gary Melton 847,235 37.25
Libertarian Janet Lewis 140,968 6.20
Total votes 2,274,093 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1992 State Treasurer General Election Results - Missouri". uselectionatlas.org. 15 April 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  2. ^ "MO Treasurer". ourcampaigns.com. 6 December 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2024.

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