1908 Missouri Secretary of State election

1908 Missouri Secretary of State election

3 November 1908

File:No image.svg File:No image.svg Nominee Cornelius Roach John Ephraim Swanger Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 348,186 347,413 Percentage 50.06% 49.94%

Secretary of State before election John Ephraim Swanger Republican Elected Secretary of State Cornelius Roach Democratic

The 1908 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on 3 November 1908 in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee Cornelius Roach defeated Republican nominee and incumbent secretary of state John Ephraim Swanger.

General election

On election day, 3 November 1908, Democratic nominee Cornelius Roach won the election by a margin of 773 votes against his opponent Republican nominee John Ephraim Swanger, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Roach was sworn in as the 22nd secretary of state of Missouri on 11 January 1909.

Results

Missouri Secretary of State election, 1908

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cornelius Roach	348,186	50.06
	Republican	John Ephraim Swanger (incumbent)	347,413	49.94
Total votes			695,599	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• 1908 Missouri gubernatorial election