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1920 Missouri governor election
Arthur M. Hyde (Republican) beat John M. Atkinson (Democrat) in Missouri in 1920, 54.3% to 43.6%, a margin of 10.6 points and 141,294 votes.
Missouri changed party: in 1916 it went Democratic, for Frederick D. Gardner.
Republicans led in 81 of the 115 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 34. The largest, St. Louis, cast 263,668 votes and went to the Republican by 18.3 points. The closest was Johnson, where 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur M. Hyde won | Republican | 722,020 | 54.3% |
| John M. Atkinson | Democratic | 580,726 | 43.6% |
| All other candidates | 28,086 | 2.1% | |
| Total | 1,330,832 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 102,689 38.9% | 150,843 57.2% | 10,136 | 263,668 | R+18.3 |
| St. Louis City | 91,705 39.6% | 130,965 56.6% | 8,869 | 231,539 | R+17.0 |
| Jackson | 62,355 47.5% | 67,989 51.8% | 995 | 131,339 | R+4.3 |
| Buchanan | 13,425 48.1% | 14,298 51.3% | 174 | 27,897 | R+3.1 |
| Jasper | 9,420 39.2% | 13,844 57.7% | 743 | 24,007 | R+18.4 |
| Greene | 9,900 42.6% | 12,823 55.2% | 500 | 23,223 | R+12.6 |
| Pettis | 5,615 44.1% | 7,000 55.0% | 108 | 12,723 | R+10.9 |
| Lafayette | 5,010 44.9% | 6,101 54.7% | 47 | 11,158 | R+9.8 |
| Boone | 7,351 68.2% | 3,390 31.5% | 36 | 10,777 | D+36.8 |
| Saline | 5,978 56.3% | 4,592 43.3% | 44 | 10,614 | D+13.1 |
| Nodaway | 4,586 44.5% | 5,666 55.0% | 59 | 10,311 | R+10.5 |
| Cape Girardeau | 3,917 38.7% | 6,120 60.4% | 91 | 10,128 | R+21.8 |
| Macon | 4,786 47.3% | 5,156 51.0% | 166 | 10,108 | R+3.7 |
| Randolph | 6,921 69.7% | 2,963 29.9% | 40 | 9,924 | D+39.9 |
| Franklin | 2,565 26.6% | 6,933 72.0% | 134 | 9,632 | R+45.3 |
| Marion | 5,667 59.4% | 3,775 39.6% | 96 | 9,538 | D+19.8 |
| Johnson | 4,640 49.6% | 4,663 49.8% | 57 | 9,360 | R+0.2 |
| St. Francois | 4,529 49.3% | 4,495 49.0% | 154 | 9,178 | D+0.4 |
| Linn | 4,373 48.5% | 4,553 50.5% | 93 | 9,019 | R+2.0 |
| Henry | 4,550 50.8% | 4,321 48.2% | 93 | 8,964 | D+2.6 |
| Jefferson | 4,002 45.7% | 4,638 52.9% | 120 | 8,760 | R+7.3 |
| Cole | 3,776 45.0% | 4,582 54.7% | 24 | 8,382 | R+9.6 |
| Vernon | 4,646 55.5% | 3,616 43.2% | 111 | 8,373 | D+12.3 |
| Newton | 3,477 42.3% | 4,537 55.2% | 200 | 8,214 | R+12.9 |
| Dunklin | 4,406 53.7% | 3,603 43.9% | 190 | 8,199 | D+9.8 |
| Carroll | 3,493 43.1% | 4,575 56.4% | 44 | 8,112 | R+13.3 |
| Lawrence | 3,037 37.5% | 4,863 60.1% | 189 | 8,089 | R+22.6 |
| Bates | 3,801 47.3% | 4,082 50.8% | 149 | 8,032 | R+3.5 |
| Stoddard | 3,762 48.2% | 3,785 48.5% | 255 | 7,802 | R+0.3 |
| Callaway | 5,131 65.8% | 2,643 33.9% | 18 | 7,792 | D+31.9 |
| Cass | 4,257 55.8% | 3,319 43.5% | 48 | 7,624 | D+12.3 |
| St. Charles | 2,291 30.1% | 5,260 69.0% | 67 | 7,618 | R+39.0 |
| Audrain | 4,741 62.3% | 2,833 37.2% | 38 | 7,612 | D+25.1 |
| Clay | 5,263 69.4% | 2,308 30.4% | 12 | 7,583 | D+39.0 |
| Barry | 3,274 43.2% | 4,203 55.4% | 103 | 7,580 | R+12.3 |
| Chariton | 4,012 53.1% | 3,501 46.3% | 41 | 7,554 | D+6.8 |
| Livingston | 3,254 43.3% | 4,210 56.0% | 56 | 7,520 | R+12.7 |
| Pike | 4,285 57.6% | 3,130 42.1% | 23 | 7,438 | D+15.5 |
| Cooper | 3,139 42.8% | 4,165 56.8% | 27 | 7,331 | R+14.0 |
| Scott | 3,600 50.9% | 3,349 47.3% | 128 | 7,077 | D+3.5 |
| Pemiscot | 3,291 47.2% | 3,623 52.0% | 60 | 6,974 | R+4.8 |
| Ray | 4,133 60.7% | 2,633 38.7% | 38 | 6,804 | D+22.0 |
| Sullivan | 2,966 44.2% | 3,712 55.3% | 39 | 6,717 | R+11.1 |
| Daviess | 2,907 43.7% | 3,682 55.4% | 56 | 6,645 | R+11.7 |
| Polk | 2,428 37.1% | 4,059 62.0% | 56 | 6,543 | R+24.9 |
| Grundy | 2,296 35.1% | 4,163 63.7% | 74 | 6,533 | R+28.6 |
| Adair | 2,167 33.6% | 3,950 61.3% | 330 | 6,447 | R+27.7 |
| Monroe | 5,197 81.4% | 1,125 17.6% | 59 | 6,381 | D+63.8 |
| Harrison | 2,077 32.7% | 4,243 66.7% | 38 | 6,358 | R+34.1 |
| New Madrid | 3,044 49.0% | 3,086 49.7% | 83 | 6,213 | R+0.7 |
| Butler | 2,234 36.8% | 3,713 61.1% | 129 | 6,076 | R+24.3 |
| Montgomery | 2,669 45.4% | 3,161 53.8% | 43 | 5,873 | R+8.4 |
| Lincoln | 3,208 55.4% | 2,560 44.2% | 19 | 5,787 | D+11.2 |
| Gentry | 2,886 50.1% | 2,825 49.1% | 47 | 5,758 | D+1.1 |
| Howard | 3,983 69.8% | 1,709 30.0% | 12 | 5,704 | D+39.9 |
| Howell | 2,002 35.5% | 3,514 62.3% | 126 | 5,642 | R+26.8 |
| Barton | 2,587 46.1% | 2,836 50.5% | 190 | 5,613 | R+4.4 |
| Caldwell | 2,135 38.6% | 3,388 61.3% | 8 | 5,531 | R+22.7 |
| Texas | 2,514 46.0% | 2,905 53.1% | 52 | 5,471 | R+7.1 |
| Holt | 1,994 36.6% | 3,405 62.5% | 46 | 5,445 | R+25.9 |
| Andrew | 2,163 40.0% | 3,222 59.6% | 20 | 5,405 | R+19.6 |
| Clinton | 2,797 52.0% | 2,564 47.6% | 23 | 5,384 | D+4.3 |
| Webster | 2,070 38.6% | 3,262 60.9% | 25 | 5,357 | R+22.3 |
| Lewis | 3,028 56.7% | 2,287 42.8% | 23 | 5,338 | D+13.9 |
| Shelby | 3,358 65.7% | 1,717 33.6% | 33 | 5,108 | D+32.1 |
| Platte | 3,679 72.4% | 1,405 27.6% | 5,084 | D+44.7 | |
| Moniteau | 2,100 42.3% | 2,832 57.0% | 36 | 4,968 | R+14.7 |
| Clark | 2,056 43.1% | 2,673 56.0% | 42 | 4,771 | R+12.9 |
| Laclede | 1,871 39.3% | 2,826 59.4% | 59 | 4,756 | R+20.1 |
| Wright | 1,705 35.9% | 2,994 63.1% | 47 | 4,746 | R+27.2 |
| St. Clair | 1,957 41.7% | 2,638 56.2% | 95 | 4,690 | R+14.5 |
| Atchison | 1,881 41.3% | 2,638 58.0% | 31 | 4,550 | R+16.6 |
| Cedar | 1,650 36.3% | 2,847 62.6% | 53 | 4,550 | R+26.3 |
| Dade | 1,641 36.1% | 2,853 62.8% | 49 | 4,543 | R+26.7 |
| Miller | 1,576 35.0% | 2,877 63.8% | 55 | 4,508 | R+28.9 |
| McDonald | 1,916 43.7% | 2,390 54.5% | 77 | 4,383 | R+10.8 |
| Putnam | 1,120 25.6% | 3,175 72.6% | 79 | 4,374 | R+47.0 |
| De Kalb | 1,896 43.4% | 2,442 55.9% | 33 | 4,371 | R+12.5 |
| Phelps | 2,093 48.9% | 2,176 50.8% | 15 | 4,284 | R+1.9 |
| Perry | 1,314 30.7% | 2,952 68.9% | 16 | 4,282 | R+38.3 |
| Knox | 1,956 46.5% | 2,219 52.8% | 31 | 4,206 | R+6.3 |
| Bollinger | 1,720 42.0% | 2,336 57.1% | 36 | 4,092 | R+15.1 |
| Gasconade | 425 10.4% | 3,619 88.9% | 29 | 4,073 | R+78.4 |
| Benton | 1,285 31.7% | 2,745 67.7% | 26 | 4,056 | R+36.0 |
| Osage | 1,175 29.2% | 2,832 70.3% | 23 | 4,030 | R+41.1 |
| Christian | 790 19.9% | 3,094 77.9% | 89 | 3,973 | R+58.0 |
| Morgan | 1,564 39.6% | 2,367 60.0% | 17 | 3,948 | R+20.3 |
| Scotland | 1,820 46.6% | 2,027 51.9% | 56 | 3,903 | R+5.3 |
| Mississippi | 2,078 53.7% | 1,768 45.7% | 24 | 3,870 | D+8.0 |
| Wayne | 1,756 46.7% | 1,948 51.8% | 59 | 3,763 | R+5.1 |
| Washington | 1,574 42.2% | 2,131 57.2% | 23 | 3,728 | R+14.9 |
| Crawford | 1,413 39.1% | 2,159 59.8% | 38 | 3,610 | R+20.7 |
| Dent | 1,695 47.7% | 1,798 50.6% | 57 | 3,550 | R+2.9 |
| Ralls | 2,403 68.4% | 1,094 31.1% | 18 | 3,515 | D+37.2 |
| Mercer | 928 26.8% | 2,498 72.2% | 34 | 3,460 | R+45.4 |
| Warren | 537 15.9% | 2,798 82.6% | 53 | 3,388 | R+66.7 |
| Douglas | 491 15.1% | 2,656 81.9% | 97 | 3,244 | R+66.7 |
| Madison | 1,565 48.6% | 1,644 51.0% | 14 | 3,223 | R+2.5 |
| Pulaski | 1,684 52.8% | 1,483 46.5% | 23 | 3,190 | D+6.3 |
| Dallas | 955 30.2% | 2,176 68.8% | 32 | 3,163 | R+38.6 |
| Schuyler | 1,541 50.9% | 1,471 48.6% | 14 | 3,026 | D+2.3 |
| Ripley | 1,490 49.3% | 1,405 46.5% | 126 | 3,021 | D+2.8 |
| Stone | 567 19.7% | 2,253 78.5% | 51 | 2,871 | R+58.7 |
| Shannon | 1,405 50.6% | 1,325 47.7% | 49 | 2,779 | D+2.9 |
| Camden | 890 32.2% | 1,853 66.9% | 25 | 2,768 | R+34.8 |
| Oregon | 1,670 60.4% | 1,058 38.3% | 36 | 2,764 | D+22.1 |
| Worth | 1,294 47.0% | 1,451 52.7% | 10 | 2,755 | R+5.7 |
| Maries | 1,448 55.2% | 1,157 44.1% | 16 | 2,621 | D+11.1 |
| Ste. Genevieve | 993 38.5% | 1,573 61.1% | 10 | 2,576 | R+22.5 |
| Iron | 1,328 52.2% | 1,187 46.7% | 28 | 2,543 | D+5.5 |
| Ozark | 491 19.5% | 1,997 79.4% | 27 | 2,515 | R+59.9 |
| Reynolds | 1,550 62.5% | 906 36.5% | 24 | 2,480 | D+26.0 |
| Taney | 772 31.8% | 1,636 67.3% | 22 | 2,430 | R+35.6 |
| Hickory | 466 20.8% | 1,743 77.7% | 33 | 2,242 | R+57.0 |
| Carter | 789 46.7% | 860 50.9% | 40 | 1,689 | R+4.2 |
Counties as they stood in 1920; 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 |