1888 Missouri Secretary of State election

1888 Missouri Secretary of State election

6 November 1888

Nominee Alexander A. Lesueur F. W. Mott Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 261,301 236,855 Percentage 50.12% 45.43%

Secretary of State before election Michael Knowles McGrath Democratic Elected Secretary of State Alexander A. Lesueur Democratic

The 1888 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on 6 November 1888 in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee Alexander A. Lesueur defeated Republican nominee F. W. Mott, Union Labor nominee Boswell Fox and Prohibition nominee Herman P. Faris.

General election

On election day, 6 November 1888, Democratic nominee Alexander A. Lesueur won the election by a margin of 24,446 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee F. W. Mott, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Lesueur was sworn in as the 19th secretary of state of Missouri on 14 January 1889.

Results

Missouri Secretary of State election, 1888

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alexander A. Lesueur	261,301	50.12
	Republican	F. W. Mott	236,855	45.43
	Union Labor	Boswell Fox	18,769	3.60
	Prohibition	Herman P. Faris	4,399	0.85
Total votes			521,324	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1888 Missouri gubernatorial election