1968 Missouri State Treasurer election explained

Election Name:1968 Missouri State Treasurer election
Country:Missouri
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1964 Missouri State Treasurer election
Previous Year:1964
Next Election:1972 Missouri State Treasurer election
Next Year:1972
Election Date:5 November 1968
Nominee1:William Edmond Robinson
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:932,733
Percentage1:55.19%
Nominee2:William T. Zimmerman
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:757,265
Percentage2:44.81%
State Treasurer
Before Election:Mount Etna Morris
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:William Edmond Robinson
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1968 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on 5 November 1968 in order to elect the state treasurer of Missouri. Democratic nominee William Edmond Robinson defeated Republican nominee William T. Zimmerman.[1]

General election

On election day, 5 November 1968, Democratic nominee William Edmond Robinson won the election by a margin of 175,468 votes against his opponent Republican nominee William T. Zimmerman, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of state treasurer. Robinson was sworn in as the 38th state treasurer of Missouri on 13 January 1969.[2]

Results

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1968 State Treasurer General Election Results - Missouri . uselectionatlas.org . 7 July 2016 . 1 November 2024.
  2. Web site: MO Treasurer . ourcampaigns.com . 24 March 2019 . 1 November 2024.