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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.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Joseph W. McClurg won Republican 82,090 56.7%
John S. Phelps Democratic 62,778 43.3%
Total144,868

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
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

YearWinnerMargin
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