1896 Missouri Secretary of State election

1896 Missouri Secretary of State election

3 November 1896

Nominee Alexander A. Lesueur William B. Freeman Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 341,512 304,015 Percentage 50.64% 45.08%

Secretary of State before election Alexander A. Lesueur Democratic Elected Secretary of State Alexander A. Lesueur Democratic

The 1896 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on 3 November 1896 in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent secretary of state Alexander A. Lesueur defeated Republican nominee William B. Freeman, People's nominee Thomas H. Day, Prohibition nominee Edwin E. McClellan, National Democratic nominee and former Missouri Attorney General Daniel H. McIntyre and Socialist Labor nominee Albert E. Sanderson.

General election

On election day, 3 November 1896, Democratic nominee Alexander A. Lesueur won re-election by a margin of 37,497 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee William B. Freeman, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Lesueur was sworn in for his third term on 11 January 1897.

Results

Missouri Secretary of State election, 1896

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alexander A. Lesueur (incumbent)	341,512	50.64
	Republican	William B. Freeman	304,015	45.08
	Populist	Thomas H. Day	23,981	3.56
	Prohibition	Edwin E. McClellan	2,308	0.34
	National Democratic	Daniel H. McIntyre	1,896	0.28
	Socialist Labor	Albert E. Sanderson	642	0.10
Total votes			674,354	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1896 Missouri gubernatorial election