Governors of Missouri, 1820-2019(May beincomplete!)
AlexanderMcNair 1820-24FrederickBates 1824-25AbrahamJ. Williams 1825-26JohnMiller 1826-32DanielDunklin 1832-36LilburnW. Boggs 1836-40ThomasReynolds 1840-44MeredithM. Marmaduke 1844JohnC. Edwards 1844-48AustinA. King 1848-53SterlingPrice 1853-57TrustenPolk 1857HancockLee Jackson 1857RobertMarcellus Stewart 1857-61ClaiborneFox Jackson 1861HamiltonRowan Gamble 1861-64WillardP. Hall 1864-65ThomasClement Fletcher 1865-69JosephW. McClurg 1869-71B.Gratz Brown 1871-73SilasWoodson 1873-75CharlesH. Hardin 1875-77JohnS. Phelps 1877-81ThomasT. Crittenden 1881-85JohnSappington Marmaduke 1885-87AlbertP. Morehouse 1887-89DavidR. Francis 1889-93WilliamJ. Stone 1893-97LonVest Stephens 1897-1901AlexanderM. Dockery 1901-05JosephW. Folk 1905-09HerbertS. Hadley 1909-13ElliotW. Major 1913-17FrederickD. Gardner 1917-21ArthurM. Hyde 1921-25SamAaron Baker 1925-29HenryS. Caulfield 1929-33GuyB. Park 1933-37LloydC. Stark 1937-41ForrestC. Donnell 1941-45PhilM. Donnelly 1945-49ForrestSmith 1949-53PhilM. Donnelly 1953-57JamesT. Blair, Jr. 1957-61JohnM. Dalton 1961-65WarrenE. Hearnes 1965-73ChristopherS. Bond 1973-77JosephP. Teasdale 1977-81ChristopherS. Bond 1981-85JohnAshcroft 1985-93MelCarnahan 1993-2000RogerB. Wilson 2000-01BobHolden 2001-05MattBlunt 2005-09JayNixon 2009-17EricGreitens 2017-18MichaelL. Parson 2018- Events and Candidates(may be incomplete!)
1820:WilliamClark, defeated. 1825 Aug 4:FrederickBates, died in office. 1844 Feb 9:ThomasReynolds, died in office. 1848:JamesS. Rollins, defeated. 1852 Aug 2:SterlingPrice (Dem), elected;JamesWinston (Whig), defeated. 1856 Aug 4:TrustenPolk (Dem), elected;RobertC. Ewing (American), defeated;ThomasHart Benton (Benton Democrat), defeated. 1857:JamesS. Rollins, defeated. 1860:SampleOrr, defeated;ClaiborneFox Jackson, elected. 1864 Jan 31:HamiltonRowan Gamble, died in office. 1864 Nov 8:ThomasClement Fletcher (Union), elected;ThomasL. Price (Dem), defeated. 1868 Nov 3:JosephW. McClurg (Rep), elected;JohnS. Phelps (Dem), defeated. 1870 Nov 8:B.Gratz Brown (Dem), elected;JosephW. McClurg (Rep), defeated. 1872 Nov 5:SilasWoodson (Dem & Liberal Republican), elected;JohnB. Henderson (Rep), defeated. 1874 Nov 3:CharlesH. Hardin (Dem), elected;WilliamGentry (Rep & Reform), defeated. 1876:DanielW. Twichell (Rep), defeated for nomination. 1876 Nov 7:JohnS. Phelps (Dem), elected;GustavusA. Finkelnburg (Rep), defeated;JesseP. Alexander (Greenback), defeated. 1880 Nov 2:ThomasT. Crittenden (Dem), elected;DavidP. Dyer (Rep), defeated;LumanA. Brown (Greenback), defeated. 1884 Nov 4:JohnSappington Marmaduke (Dem), elected;NicholasFord (Fusion), defeated;JohnJ. Brooks (Prohibition), defeated;OdonGustav (States Rights), defeated. 1887 Dec 28:JohnSappington Marmaduke, died in office. 1888 Nov 6:DavidR. Francis (Dem), elected;ElbertE. Kimball (Rep), defeated;AhiraManring (Union Labor), defeated;FrankM. Lowe (Prohibition), defeated. 1892 Nov 8:WilliamJ. Stone (Dem), elected;WilliamWarner (Rep), defeated;LeverettLeonard (People's), defeated;JohnSobieski (Prohibition), defeated. 1896 Nov 3:LonVest Stephens (Dem), elected;RobertE. Lewis (Rep), defeated;HermanP. Faris (Prohibition), defeated;P.B. Trimble (National Democratic), defeated;LewisC. Fry (Socialist Labor), defeated. 1900 Nov 6:AlexanderM. Dockery (Dem), elected;JosephFlory (Rep), defeated;CalebLipscomb (Social Democratic), defeated;CharlesE. Stokes (Prohibition), defeated;JamesH. Hillis (Progressive People's), defeated;LewisC. Fry (Socialist Labor), defeated. 1904 Nov 8:JosephW. Folk (Dem), elected;CyrusP. Walbridge (Rep), defeated;E.T. Behrens (Socialist), defeated;OrangeJ. Hill (Prohibition), defeated;WilliamC. Alldredge (People's), defeated;J.Edward White (Socialist Labor), defeated. 1908:DavidA. Ball (Dem), defeated in primary. 1908 Nov 3:HerbertS. Hadley (Rep), elected;WilliamS. Cowherd (Dem), defeated;WilliamL. Garver (Socialist), defeated;HermanP. Faris (Prohibition), defeated;WilliamA. Dillon (People's), defeated. 1912 Nov 5:ElliotW. Major (Dem), elected;JohnC. McKinley (Rep), defeated;AlbertD. Nortoni (Progressive), defeated;WilliamH. Ward (Socialist), defeated;CharlesE. Stokes (Prohibition), defeated;CharlesRogers (Socialist Labor), defeated. 1916 Aug 1:FrederickD. Gardner (Dem), nominated;JohnM. Atkinson (Dem), defeated in primary;CorneliusRoach (Dem), defeated in primary;ArthurN. Lindsey (Dem), defeated in primary;JohnT. Barker (Dem), defeated in primary;JamesA. Houchin (Dem), defeated in primary;WilliamR. Painter (Dem), defeated in primary. 1916 Aug 1:HenryLamm (Rep), nominated;JohnE. Swanger (Rep), defeated in primary;CharlesD. Morris (Rep), defeated in primary;HughMcIndoe (Rep), defeated in primary. 1916 Aug 1:JosephP. Fontron (Progressive), nominated unopposed. 1916 Aug 1:WilliamH. Yount (Prohibition), nominated unopposed, but withdrew. 1916 Aug 1:WilliamJ. Adames (Socialist), nominated unopposed. 1916 Aug 1:CharlesRogers (Socialist Labor), nominated unopposed. 1916 Nov 7:FrederickD. Gardner (Dem), elected;HenryLamm (Rep), defeated;WilliamJ. Adames (Socialist), defeated;JosephP. Fontron (Progressive & Prohibition), defeated;CharlesRogers (Socialist Labor), defeated. 1920 Nov 2:ArthurM. Hyde (Rep), elected;JohnM. Atkinson (Dem), defeated;MarvinM. Aldrich (Socialist), defeated;HermanP. Faris (Prohibition), defeated;VaughanHickman (Farmer-Workers), defeated;EdwardT. Middlecoff (Socialist Labor), defeated. 1924 Aug 5:ArthurW. Nelson (Dem), nominated;FloydE. Jacobs (Dem), defeated in primary;HenryS. Priest (Dem), defeated in primary;GeorgeH. Moore (Dem), defeated in primary;FowlerSmith Loftin (Dem), defeated in primary. 1924 Aug 5:SamAaron Baker (Rep), nominated;VictorJ. Miller (Rep), defeated in primary;HiramLloyd (Rep), defeated in primary. 1924 Nov 4:SamAaron Baker (Rep), elected;ArthurW. Nelson (Dem), defeated;WilliamM. Brandt (Socialist), defeated;WilliamW. Cox (Socialist Labor), defeated. 1928:AlfredL. McCawley (Dem), defeated in primary. 1928:PhilipA. Bennett (Rep), defeated in primary. 1928 Nov 6:HenryS. Caulfield (Rep), elected;FrancisM. Wilson (Dem), defeated;JosephG. Hodges (Socialist), defeated;W.G. Brandenberg (Prohibition), defeated;EdwardT. Middlecoff (Socialist Labor), defeated. 1932 Aug 2:J.Grant Frye (Rep), defeated in primary. 1932 Nov 8:GuyB. Park (Dem), elected;EdwardH. Winter (Rep), defeated;LouisWolff (Socialist), defeated;OwenW. Penney (Communist), defeated;WilliamW. Cox (Socialist Labor), defeated. 1936 Aug 4:ClaudeL. Lambert (Rep), defeated in primary. 1936 Nov 3:LloydC. Stark (Dem), elected;JesseW. Barrett (Rep), defeated;Botz,defeated;GeorgeE. Duemler (Socialist), defeated;FrankA. Williams (Communist), defeated;WilliamW. Cox (Socialist Labor), defeated. 1940 Aug 6:LawrenceMcDaniel (Dem), nominated;AllenMcReynolds (Dem), defeated in primary;FerdJ. Frankenhoff (Dem), defeated in primary;GuyW. Runnion (Dem), defeated in primary. 1940 Aug 6:ForrestC. Donnell (Rep), nominated;ClaudeL. Lambert (Rep), defeated in primary;J.Grant Frye (Rep), defeated in primary;FredA. Bottger (Rep), defeated in primary. 1940 Nov 5:ForrestC. Donnell (Rep), elected;LawrenceMcDaniel (Dem), defeated;JedA. High (Socialist), defeated;WilliamW. Cox (Socialist Labor), defeated. 1944 Aug 1:PhilM. Donnelly (Dem), nominated;RogerT. Sermon (Dem), defeated in primary;EdgarShook (Dem), defeated in primary;FloydP. Lee (Dem), defeated in primary. 1944 Aug 1:JeanPaul Bradshaw (Rep), nominated;CharlesFerguson (Rep), defeated in primary;JamesStewart (Rep), defeated in primary. 1944 Nov 7:PhilM. Donnelly (Dem), elected;JeanPaul Bradshaw (Rep), defeated;WilliamF. Rinck (Socialist), defeated;StephenTendler (Socialist Labor), defeated. 1948:RoyMcKittrick (Dem), defeated for nomination. 1948 Nov 2:ForrestSmith (Dem), elected;MurrayE. Thompson (Rep), defeated;RobertB. Logsdon (Progressive), defeated;RalphE. Gipe (Socialist), defeated;HenryW. Genck (Socialist Labor), defeated. 1952 Aug 5:PhilM. Donnelly (Dem), nominated;PhilJ. Welch (Dem), defeated in primary. 1952 Aug 5:HowardElliott (Rep), nominated;StanleyI. Dale (Rep), defeated in primary;StephenBurns (Rep), defeated in primary;RobertC. Walters (Rep), defeated in primary;W.D. 'Bill' Cruce (Rep), defeated in primary. 1952 Nov 4:PhilM. Donnelly (Dem), elected;HowardElliott (Rep), defeated;HowardEdsell (Progressive), defeated;MauriceR. Wheeler (Socialist), defeated;DonLohbeck (Christian Nationalist), defeated;ClaraHayes (Socialist Labor), defeated. 1956 Nov 6:JamesT. Blair, Jr. (Dem), elected;LonHocker (Rep), defeated. 1964:HilaryA. Bush (Dem), defeated in primary. 1964 Nov 3:WarrenE. Hearnes (Dem), elected;EthanA. H. Shepley (Rep), defeated. 1972 Aug 8:StephenBurns (Rep), defeated in primary. 1976:ChristopherS. Bond (Rep), defeated. 1980 Aug 5:JimSpainhower (Dem), defeated in primary. 1984 Aug 7:MelCarnahan (Dem), defeated in primary. 1992:WilliamL. Webster (Rep), defeated. 1992 Aug 4:MelCarnahan (Dem), nominated. 1992 Aug 4:R.Wendell Bailey (Rep), defeated in primary. 1992 Nov 3:MelCarnahan (Dem), elected. 1996 Aug 6:MelCarnahan (Dem), nominated. 1996 Nov 5:MelCarnahan (Dem), elected. 2000:JamesM. Talent (Rep), defeated;BobHolden (Dem), elected. 2000 Oct 16:MelCarnahan, died in office. 2004:MattBlunt (Rep), elected;ClaireMcCaskill (Dem), defeated. 2012 Aug 7:JayNixon (Dem), nominated;WilliamB. Campbell (Dem), defeated in primary;ClayThunderhawk (Dem), defeated in primary. 2012 Aug 7:DavidSpence (Rep), nominated;BillRandles (Rep), defeated in primary;FredSauer (Rep), defeated in primary;JohnD. Weiler (Rep), defeated in primary. 2012 Aug 7:JimHiggins (Libertarian), nominated unopposed. 2012 Nov 6:JayNixon (Dem), elected;DavidSpence (Rep), defeated;JimHiggins (Libertarian), defeated. 2018 Jun 1:EricGreitens, resigned. | |
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