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The1904 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 8 November 1904 in order to elect thelieutenant governor of Missouri.Republican nominee andincumbent member of theMissouri SenateJohn C. McKinley defeatedDemocratic nominee and incumbent acting lieutenant governorThomas Lewis Rubey,Socialist nomineeWilliam Lincoln Garver,Prohibition nominee Andrew T. Osbron,People's nominee Abram E. Nelson andSocialist Labor nominee Theodore Kaucher.
On election day, 8 November 1904,Republican nomineeJohn C. McKinley won the election by a margin of 9,000 votes against his foremost opponentDemocratic nomineeThomas Lewis Rubey, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. McKinley was sworn in as the 26thlieutenant governor of Missouri on 9 January 1905.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John C. McKinley | 314,895 | 48.84 | |
| Democratic | Thomas Lewis Rubey (incumbent) | 305,895 | 47.44 | |
| Socialist | William Lincoln Garver | 12,248 | 1.90 | |
| Prohibition | Andrew T. Osbron | 6,603 | 1.02 | |
| Populist | Abram E. Nelson | 3,601 | 0.56 | |
| Socialist Labor | Theodore Kaucher | 1,537 | 0.24 | |
| Total votes | 644,779 | 100.00 | ||
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