Election 1868 Results
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1868 Missouri governor election
Joseph W. McClurg (Republican) beat John S. Phelps (Democrat) in Missouri in 1868, 56.7% to 43.3%, a margin of 13.3 points and 19,312 votes.
Republicans led in 79 of the 106 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 25. The largest, St. Louis, cast 29,683 votes and went to the Republican by 5.6 points. The closest was Laclede, where 2 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph W. McClurg won | Republican | 82,090 | 56.7% |
| John S. Phelps | Democratic | 62,778 | 43.3% |
| Total | 144,868 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 14,016 47.2% | 15,667 52.8% | 29,683 | R+5.6 | |
| Buchanan | 1,419 42.5% | 1,920 57.5% | 3,339 | R+15.0 | |
| Franklin | 1,261 45.1% | 1,538 54.9% | 2,799 | R+9.9 | |
| St. Charles | 1,141 43.1% | 1,509 56.9% | 2,650 | R+13.9 | |
| Pike | 1,648 62.7% | 980 37.3% | 2,628 | D+25.4 | |
| Johnson | 871 36.8% | 1,494 63.2% | 2,365 | R+26.3 | |
| Macon | 1,151 49.2% | 1,189 50.8% | 2,340 | R+1.6 | |
| Cass | 1,161 53.5% | 1,010 46.5% | 2,171 | D+7.0 | |
| Greene | 793 39.0% | 1,239 61.0% | 2,032 | R+21.9 | |
| Livingston | 820 42.7% | 1,100 57.3% | 1,920 | R+14.6 | |
| Andrew | 586 30.8% | 1,318 69.2% | 1,904 | R+38.4 | |
| Harrison | 475 25.1% | 1,417 74.9% | 1,892 | R+49.8 | |
| Cape Girardeau | 843 45.7% | 1,001 54.3% | 1,844 | R+8.6 | |
| Linn | 676 36.7% | 1,165 63.3% | 1,841 | R+26.6 | |
| Pettis | 818 45.0% | 1,000 55.0% | 1,818 | R+10.0 | |
| Daviess | 730 40.8% | 1,060 59.2% | 1,790 | R+18.4 | |
| Carroll | 820 46.1% | 957 53.9% | 1,777 | R+7.7 | |
| Henry | 722 42.7% | 970 57.3% | 1,692 | R+14.7 | |
| Nodaway | 609 36.0% | 1,082 64.0% | 1,691 | R+28.0 | |
| Marion | 747 44.6% | 929 55.4% | 1,676 | R+10.9 | |
| Lewis | 835 50.4% | 821 49.6% | 1,656 | D+0.8 | |
| Jefferson | 875 53.3% | 767 46.7% | 1,642 | D+6.6 | |
| Randolph | 1,417 86.7% | 217 13.3% | 1,634 | D+73.4 | |
| Chariton | 856 52.5% | 774 47.5% | 1,630 | D+5.0 | |
| Cole | 734 46.7% | 839 53.3% | 1,573 | R+6.7 | |
| Jasper | 470 30.6% | 1,067 69.4% | 1,537 | R+38.8 | |
| Putnam | 318 21.1% | 1,187 78.9% | 1,505 | R+57.7 | |
| Sullivan | 603 40.2% | 896 59.8% | 1,499 | R+19.5 | |
| Scotland | 718 48.4% | 764 51.6% | 1,482 | R+3.1 | |
| Mercer | 402 27.4% | 1,066 72.6% | 1,468 | R+45.2 | |
| Cooper | 504 34.8% | 945 65.2% | 1,449 | R+30.4 | |
| Clark | 322 22.4% | 1,118 77.6% | 1,440 | R+55.3 | |
| Howard | 1,270 88.3% | 169 11.7% | 1,439 | D+76.5 | |
| Bates | 632 44.9% | 775 55.1% | 1,407 | R+10.2 | |
| Grundy | 324 23.7% | 1,044 76.3% | 1,368 | R+52.6 | |
| Gentry | 511 38.6% | 813 61.4% | 1,324 | R+22.8 | |
| Ray | 555 42.9% | 740 57.1% | 1,295 | R+14.3 | |
| Polk | 433 33.7% | 851 66.3% | 1,284 | R+32.6 | |
| Osage | 689 53.7% | 594 46.3% | 1,283 | D+7.4 | |
| Lafayette | 558 44.4% | 698 55.6% | 1,256 | R+11.1 | |
| Lawrence | 416 33.4% | 830 66.6% | 1,246 | R+33.2 | |
| Gasconade | 307 24.9% | 927 75.1% | 1,234 | R+50.2 | |
| Caldwell | 395 32.2% | 832 67.8% | 1,227 | R+35.6 | |
| Clinton | 652 53.1% | 575 46.9% | 1,227 | D+6.3 | |
| Holt | 166 13.6% | 1,053 86.4% | 1,219 | R+72.8 | |
| Adair | 297 24.4% | 920 75.6% | 1,217 | R+51.2 | |
| Warren | 386 32.0% | 821 68.0% | 1,207 | R+36.0 | |
| Montgomery | 493 41.8% | 686 58.2% | 1,179 | R+16.4 | |
| Moniteau | 416 35.6% | 754 64.4% | 1,170 | R+28.9 | |
| Perry | 581 49.8% | 586 50.2% | 1,167 | R+0.4 | |
| Washington | 747 65.4% | 396 34.6% | 1,143 | D+30.7 | |
| Knox | 356 32.4% | 744 67.6% | 1,100 | R+35.3 | |
| Benton | 348 33.9% | 680 66.1% | 1,028 | R+32.3 | |
| Newton | 221 22.6% | 759 77.4% | 980 | R+54.9 | |
| Saline | 393 40.1% | 587 59.9% | 980 | R+19.8 | |
| Morgan | 401 41.6% | 564 58.4% | 965 | R+16.9 | |
| Atchison | 193 20.1% | 768 79.9% | 961 | R+59.8 | |
| Phelps | 441 47.2% | 493 52.8% | 934 | R+5.6 | |
| Vernon | 586 63.6% | 336 36.4% | 922 | D+27.1 | |
| St. Clair | 331 37.3% | 556 62.7% | 887 | R+25.4 | |
| Shelby | 323 36.5% | 563 63.5% | 886 | R+27.1 | |
| Webster | 355 40.4% | 524 59.6% | 879 | R+19.2 | |
| De Kalb | 291 33.2% | 586 66.8% | 877 | R+33.6 | |
| Cedar | 300 34.5% | 569 65.5% | 869 | R+31.0 | |
| Dade | 168 19.3% | 701 80.7% | 869 | R+61.3 | |
| Lincoln | 407 47.9% | 443 52.1% | 850 | R+4.2 | |
| Ste. Genevieve | 611 72.4% | 233 27.6% | 844 | D+44.8 | |
| Crawford | 433 53.1% | 383 46.9% | 816 | D+6.1 | |
| Dallas | 232 28.4% | 584 71.6% | 816 | R+43.1 | |
| Laclede | 380 50.1% | 378 49.9% | 758 | D+0.3 | |
| Schuyler | 250 33.5% | 497 66.5% | 747 | R+33.1 | |
| Miller | 164 22.6% | 562 77.4% | 726 | R+54.8 | |
| Worth | 359 50.0% | 359 50.0% | 718 | level | |
| Christian | 148 21.0% | 558 79.0% | 706 | R+58.1 | |
| Barry | 324 47.4% | 360 52.6% | 684 | R+5.3 | |
| St. Francois | 396 61.4% | 249 38.6% | 645 | D+22.8 | |
| Clay | 320 53.0% | 284 47.0% | 604 | D+6.0 | |
| Audrain | 288 49.1% | 298 50.9% | 586 | R+1.7 | |
| Hickory | 145 24.7% | 441 75.3% | 586 | R+50.5 | |
| Callaway | 386 66.1% | 198 33.9% | 584 | D+32.2 | |
| Camden | 163 30.5% | 371 69.5% | 534 | R+39.0 | |
| Iron | 230 44.5% | 287 55.5% | 517 | R+11.0 | |
| Barton | 235 46.5% | 270 53.5% | 505 | R+6.9 | |
| Scott | 240 50.0% | 240 50.0% | 480 | level | |
| Maries | 333 71.0% | 136 29.0% | 469 | D+42.0 | |
| Douglas | 41 8.8% | 427 91.2% | 468 | R+82.5 | |
| Ralls | 200 48.0% | 217 52.0% | 417 | R+4.1 | |
| Bollinger | 88 22.2% | 309 77.8% | 397 | R+55.7 | |
| Wright | 127 32.0% | 270 68.0% | 397 | R+36.0 | |
| Dent | 175 46.8% | 199 53.2% | 374 | R+6.4 | |
| Pulaski | 209 56.0% | 164 44.0% | 373 | D+12.1 | |
| Madison | 164 44.4% | 205 55.6% | 369 | R+11.1 | |
| Boone | 204 58.0% | 148 42.0% | 352 | D+15.9 | |
| New Madrid | 344 98.0% | 7 2.0% | 351 | D+96.0 | |
| Mississippi | 330 94.3% | 20 5.7% | 350 | D+88.6 | |
| Stoddard | 117 34.5% | 222 65.5% | 339 | R+31.0 | |
| Texas | 109 36.3% | 191 63.7% | 300 | R+27.3 | |
| Stone | 108 38.3% | 174 61.7% | 282 | R+23.4 | |
| Taney | 57 21.8% | 204 78.2% | 261 | R+56.3 | |
| McDonald | 41 18.1% | 186 81.9% | 227 | R+63.9 | |
| Butler | 105 47.1% | 118 52.9% | 223 | R+5.8 | |
| Ozark | 56 26.4% | 156 73.6% | 212 | R+47.2 | |
| Howell | 32 16.7% | 160 83.3% | 192 | R+66.7 | |
| Reynolds | 143 75.3% | 47 24.7% | 190 | D+50.5 | |
| Pemiscot | 147 98.0% | 3 2.0% | 150 | D+96.0 | |
| Carter | 41 56.2% | 32 43.8% | 73 | D+12.3 |
Counties as they stood in 1868; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Missouri governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mike Kehoe (R) | R+20.4 |
| 2020 | Mike Parson (R) | R+16.4 |
| 2016 | Eric Greitens (R) | R+5.6 |
| 2012 | Jay Nixon (D) | D+12.2 |
| 2008 | Jay Nixon (D) | D+18.9 |
| 2004 | Matt Blunt (R) | R+3.0 |
| 2000 | Bob Holden (D) | D+0.9 |
| 1996 | Mel Carnahan (D) | D+16.7 |
| 1992 | Mel Carnahan (D) | D+17.4 |
| 1988 | John Ashcroft (R) | R+29.5 |
| 1984 | John Ashcroft (R) | R+13.3 |
| 1980 | Kit Bond (R) | R+5.6 |
| 1976 | Joseph P. Teasdale (D) | D+0.7 |
| 1972 | Kit Bond (R) | R+10.5 |
| 1968 | Warren E. Hearnes (D) | D+21.6 |
| 1964 | Warren E. Hearnes (D) | D+24.1 |
| 1960 | John M. Dalton (D) | D+16.1 |
| 1956 | James T. Blair Jr. (D) | D+4.1 |
| 1952 | Phil M. Donnelly (D) | D+5.2 |
| 1948 | Forrest Smith (D) | D+14.2 |
| 1944 | Phil M. Donnelly (D) | D+2.0 |
| 1940 | Forrest C. Donnell (R) | R+0.2 |
| 1936 | Lloyd C. Stark (D) | D+14.5 |
| 1932 | Guy Brasfield Park (D) | D+21.1 |
| 1928 | Henry S. Caulfield (R) | R+3.5 |
| 1924 | Sam Aaron Baker (R) | R+0.5 |
| 1920 | Arthur M. Hyde (R) | R+10.6 |
| 1916 | Frederick D. Gardner (D) | D+0.3 |
| 1912 | Elliott Woolfolk Major (D) | D+17.0 |
| 1908 | Herbert S. Hadley (R) | R+2.2 |
| 1904 | Joseph W. Folk (D) | D+4.7 |
| 1900 | Alexander Monroe Dockery (D) | D+4.7 |
| 1896 | Lawrence Vest Stephens (D) | D+6.5 |
| 1892 | William J. Stone (D) | D+5.5 |
| 1888 | David Rowland Francis (D) | D+2.6 |
| 1884 | John Sappington Marmaduke (D) | D+2.5 |
| 1880 | Thomas T. Crittenden (D) | D+13.6 |
| 1876 | John S. Phelps (D) | D+14.8 |
| 1874 | Charles H. Hardin (D) | D+10.2 |
| 1872 | Silas Woodson (D) | D+12.5 |
| 1870 | Benjamin Gratz Brown (other) | |
| 1868 | Joseph W. McClurg (R) | R+13.3 |