1992 Missouri Secretary of State election

1992 Missouri Secretary of State election

3 November 1992

File:Judith Moriarty - 34th Missouri Secretary of State.jpg File:No image.svg Nominee Judith Moriarty John R. Hancock Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,140,424 1,107,701 Percentage 49.42% 48.01%

Secretary of State before election Roy Blunt Republican Elected Secretary of State Judith Moriarty Democratic

The 1992 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on 3 November 1992 in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee Judith Moriarty defeated Republican nominee John R. Hancock and Libertarian nominee Eric Harris. Thereby becoming the first woman to be elected secretary of state of Missouri.

General election

On election day, 3 November 1992, Democratic nominee Judith Moriarty won the election by a margin of 32,723 votes against her foremost opponent Republican nominee John R. Hancock, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Moriarty was sworn in as the 34th secretary of state of Missouri on 12 January 1993.

Results

Missouri Secretary of State election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judith Moriarty	1,140,424	49.42
	Republican	John R. Hancock	1,107,701	48.01
	Libertarian	Eric Harris	59,353	2.57
Total votes			2,307,478	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• 1992 Missouri gubernatorial election