1892 Missouri State Treasurer election

1892 Missouri State Treasurer election

8 November 1892

Nominee Lawrence Vest Stephens Frederick J. Wilson D. N. Thompson Party Democratic Republican Populist Popular vote 267,982 228,185 40,960 Percentage 49.52% 42.17% 7.57%

State Treasurer before election Lawrence Vest Stephens (Acting) Democratic Elected State Treasurer Lawrence Vest Stephens Democratic

The 1892 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on 8 November 1892 in order to elect the state treasurer of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent acting state treasurer Lawrence Vest Stephens defeated Republican nominee Frederick J. Wilson, People's nominee D. N. Thompson and Prohibition nominee Monroe Ingraham.

General election

On election day, 8 November 1892, Democratic nominee Lawrence Vest Stephens won the election by a margin of 39,797 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Frederick J. Wilson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of state treasurer. Stephens was sworn in for his first full term on 9 January 1893.

Results

Missouri State Treasurer election, 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lawrence Vest Stephens (incumbent)	267,982	49.52
	Republican	Frederick J. Wilson	228,185	42.17
	Populist	D. N. Thompson	40,960	7.57
	Prohibition	Monroe Ingraham	3,998	0.74
Total votes			541,125	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1892 Missouri gubernatorial election