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Elections in Missouri |
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The 1944 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Democratic nominee Walter Naylor Davis defeated Republican nominee James G. Blaine with 50.85% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on August 1, 1944.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Walter Naylor Davis | 97,692 | 31.78 | |
Democratic | Dan D. Porter | 72,488 | 23.58 | |
Democratic | David B. Russell | 50,273 | 16.35 | |
Democratic | Cullen S. Duncan | 47,158 | 15.34 | |
Democratic | Redmond S. Brennan | 39,799 | 12.95 | |
Total votes | 307,410 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James G. Blaine | 83,483 | 28.98 | |
Republican | Joseph T. Tate | 56,178 | 19.50 | |
Republican | Orland K. Armstrong | 51,825 | 17.99 | |
Republican | Claude L. Lambert | 33,513 | 11.63 | |
Republican | H. B. Hart | 29,306 | 10.17 | |
Republican | Edwin A. Duensing | 24,218 | 8.41 | |
Republican | Aaron J. Rehkop | 9,540 | 3.31 | |
Total votes | 288,063 | 100.00 |
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Walter Naylor Davis | 789,517 | 50.85% | ||
Republican | James G. Blaine | 761,568 | 49.05% | ||
Socialist | Edith F. Stevens | 1,255 | 0.08% | ||
Socialist Labor | Michael L. Hiltner | 217 | 0.01% | ||
Majority | 27,949 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Democratic hold | Swing |