Election 1944 Results
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1944 Missouri governor election
Phil M. Donnelly (Democrat) beat Jean Paul Bradshaw (Republican) in Missouri in 1944, 50.9% to 49.0%, a margin of 2.0 points and 30,582 votes.
Missouri changed party: in 1940 it went Republican, for Forrest C. Donnell.
Republicans led in 71 of the 115 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 44. The largest, St. Louis, cast 375,498 votes and went to the Democrat by 6.6 points. The closest was Scotland, where 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil M. Donnelly won | Democratic | 793,490 | 50.9% |
| Jean Paul Bradshaw | Republican | 762,908 | 49.0% |
| All other candidates | 1,446 | 0.1% | |
| Total | 1,557,844 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 199,832 53.2% | 175,160 46.6% | 506 | 375,498 | D+6.6 |
| St. Louis City | 156,177 56.7% | 118,705 43.1% | 380 | 275,262 | D+13.6 |
| Jackson | 88,968 52.0% | 82,009 47.9% | 141 | 171,118 | D+4.1 |
| Greene | 13,897 43.5% | 18,042 56.5% | 9 | 31,948 | R+13.0 |
| Buchanan | 15,815 54.9% | 12,965 45.0% | 6 | 28,786 | D+9.9 |
| Jasper | 10,650 42.6% | 14,329 57.3% | 15 | 24,994 | R+14.7 |
| Franklin | 4,834 38.5% | 7,698 61.3% | 25 | 12,557 | R+22.8 |
| Clay | 6,947 55.4% | 5,571 44.5% | 15 | 12,533 | D+11.0 |
| Cape Girardeau | 5,503 44.3% | 6,908 55.7% | 1 | 12,412 | R+11.3 |
| Pettis | 5,673 46.7% | 6,474 53.3% | 7 | 12,154 | R+6.6 |
| Jefferson | 6,282 52.4% | 5,686 47.5% | 10 | 11,978 | D+5.0 |
| Cole | 6,103 51.2% | 5,809 48.8% | 2 | 11,914 | D+2.5 |
| St. Francois | 5,392 46.7% | 6,162 53.3% | 2 | 11,556 | R+6.7 |
| Boone | 7,874 69.7% | 3,405 30.2% | 10 | 11,289 | D+39.6 |
| Lafayette | 4,465 40.1% | 6,657 59.8% | 5 | 11,127 | R+19.7 |
| Marion | 6,935 65.1% | 3,724 34.9% | 1 | 10,660 | D+30.1 |
| Saline | 5,368 51.4% | 5,068 48.5% | 4 | 10,440 | D+2.9 |
| Dunklin | 6,756 66.0% | 3,471 33.9% | 4 | 10,231 | D+32.1 |
| Newton | 4,140 41.6% | 5,802 58.3% | 7 | 9,949 | R+16.7 |
| St. Charles | 3,860 39.6% | 5,869 60.2% | 13 | 9,742 | R+20.6 |
| New Madrid | 6,110 64.3% | 3,392 35.7% | 4 | 9,506 | D+28.6 |
| Pemiscot | 5,848 62.0% | 3,579 37.9% | 7 | 9,434 | D+24.1 |
| Nodaway | 4,336 47.5% | 4,793 52.5% | 3 | 9,132 | R+5.0 |
| Stoddard | 4,820 53.2% | 4,239 46.8% | 8 | 9,067 | D+6.4 |
| Scott | 5,687 63.4% | 3,272 36.5% | 7 | 8,966 | D+26.9 |
| Lawrence | 3,113 35.2% | 5,718 64.7% | 4 | 8,835 | R+29.5 |
| Butler | 3,371 38.8% | 5,321 61.2% | 7 | 8,699 | R+22.4 |
| Johnson | 3,646 42.6% | 4,902 57.3% | 4 | 8,552 | R+14.7 |
| Randolph | 6,148 72.4% | 2,335 27.5% | 5 | 8,488 | D+44.9 |
| Henry | 3,776 45.3% | 4,560 54.7% | 4 | 8,340 | R+9.4 |
| Linn | 4,170 50.2% | 4,141 49.8% | 4 | 8,315 | D+0.3 |
| Vernon | 3,996 48.5% | 4,250 51.5% | 1 | 8,247 | R+3.1 |
| Barry | 3,270 40.3% | 4,830 59.6% | 8 | 8,108 | R+19.2 |
| Audrain | 5,260 65.5% | 2,771 34.5% | 1 | 8,032 | D+31.0 |
| Macon | 3,956 50.4% | 3,890 49.5% | 7 | 7,853 | D+0.8 |
| Bates | 3,308 43.7% | 4,248 56.2% | 7 | 7,563 | R+12.4 |
| Cass | 3,499 47.2% | 3,913 52.8% | 7,412 | R+5.6 | |
| Callaway | 4,703 64.7% | 2,560 35.2% | 4 | 7,267 | D+29.5 |
| Cooper | 3,022 42.4% | 4,106 57.6% | 4 | 7,132 | R+15.2 |
| Livingston | 3,090 43.8% | 3,968 56.2% | 4 | 7,062 | R+12.4 |
| Adair | 2,952 42.5% | 3,994 57.4% | 7 | 6,953 | R+15.0 |
| Carroll | 2,653 38.3% | 4,279 61.7% | 6,932 | R+23.5 | |
| Howell | 2,493 37.3% | 4,187 62.6% | 4 | 6,684 | R+25.3 |
| Pike | 3,782 58.5% | 2,681 41.5% | 2 | 6,465 | D+17.0 |
| Texas | 3,247 50.2% | 3,210 49.7% | 5 | 6,462 | D+0.6 |
| Laclede | 2,811 44.3% | 3,531 55.7% | 2 | 6,344 | R+11.3 |
| Chariton | 3,173 50.2% | 3,145 49.8% | 6,318 | D+0.4 | |
| Polk | 2,054 33.0% | 4,172 67.0% | 5 | 6,231 | R+34.0 |
| Ray | 3,631 58.7% | 2,546 41.2% | 4 | 6,181 | D+17.6 |
| Phelps | 3,499 58.1% | 2,521 41.8% | 6 | 6,026 | D+16.2 |
| Grundy | 2,332 39.9% | 3,508 60.0% | 3 | 5,843 | R+20.1 |
| Harrison | 2,069 35.9% | 3,687 64.0% | 2 | 5,758 | R+28.1 |
| Sullivan | 2,689 47.1% | 3,020 52.9% | 2 | 5,711 | R+5.8 |
| Webster | 2,292 40.6% | 3,357 59.4% | 1 | 5,650 | R+18.8 |
| Lincoln | 3,119 57.2% | 2,332 42.7% | 4 | 5,455 | D+14.4 |
| Wright | 1,756 32.5% | 3,650 67.5% | 1 | 5,407 | R+35.0 |
| Montgomery | 2,238 43.4% | 2,914 56.5% | 1 | 5,153 | R+13.1 |
| Perry | 1,638 31.9% | 3,494 68.1% | 5,132 | R+36.2 | |
| Daviess | 2,042 40.2% | 3,032 59.8% | 5,074 | R+19.5 | |
| Gasconade | 822 16.5% | 4,154 83.5% | 1 | 4,977 | R+66.9 |
| Barton | 2,158 43.4% | 2,803 56.4% | 7 | 4,968 | R+13.0 |
| McDonald | 2,050 41.4% | 2,907 58.6% | 4,957 | R+17.3 | |
| Platte | 2,952 59.8% | 1,981 40.1% | 2 | 4,935 | D+19.7 |
| Andrew | 1,793 36.4% | 3,130 63.6% | 1 | 4,924 | R+27.2 |
| Gentry | 2,407 49.0% | 2,503 50.9% | 3 | 4,913 | R+2.0 |
| Monroe | 4,016 81.9% | 888 18.1% | 1 | 4,905 | D+63.8 |
| Clinton | 2,492 50.9% | 2,398 49.0% | 2 | 4,892 | D+1.9 |
| Miller | 1,798 37.3% | 3,015 62.6% | 2 | 4,815 | R+25.3 |
| Howard | 3,173 66.4% | 1,601 33.5% | 2 | 4,776 | D+32.9 |
| Mississippi | 3,219 68.7% | 1,463 31.2% | 7 | 4,689 | D+37.4 |
| Moniteau | 1,939 42.2% | 2,652 57.7% | 2 | 4,593 | R+15.5 |
| Osage | 1,851 41.4% | 2,613 58.5% | 3 | 4,467 | R+17.1 |
| St. Clair | 1,720 38.5% | 2,742 61.4% | 1 | 4,463 | R+22.9 |
| Caldwell | 1,606 36.1% | 2,847 63.9% | 1 | 4,454 | R+27.9 |
| Pulaski | 2,504 56.7% | 1,909 43.2% | 3 | 4,416 | D+13.5 |
| Christian | 916 20.8% | 3,492 79.2% | 2 | 4,410 | R+58.4 |
| Shelby | 2,792 64.3% | 1,545 35.6% | 3 | 4,340 | D+28.7 |
| Crawford | 1,729 40.1% | 2,581 59.8% | 4 | 4,314 | R+19.7 |
| Dent | 2,223 52.7% | 1,989 47.2% | 3 | 4,215 | D+5.6 |
| Cedar | 1,247 29.8% | 2,941 70.2% | 2 | 4,190 | R+40.4 |
| Atchison | 1,738 42.4% | 2,363 57.6% | 2 | 4,103 | R+15.2 |
| Washington | 1,652 40.5% | 2,426 59.4% | 5 | 4,083 | R+19.0 |
| Holt | 1,410 34.7% | 2,657 65.3% | 4,067 | R+30.7 | |
| Lewis | 2,361 59.2% | 1,620 40.7% | 4 | 3,985 | D+18.6 |
| Clark | 1,756 44.2% | 2,219 55.8% | 1 | 3,976 | R+11.6 |
| Dade | 1,205 30.4% | 2,754 69.5% | 4 | 3,963 | R+39.1 |
| Bollinger | 1,486 38.5% | 2,373 61.5% | 3,859 | R+23.0 | |
| Morgan | 1,408 36.7% | 2,420 63.2% | 4 | 3,832 | R+26.4 |
| De Kalb | 1,580 41.6% | 2,222 58.4% | 3,802 | R+16.9 | |
| Benton | 921 25.1% | 2,741 74.8% | 1 | 3,663 | R+49.7 |
| Madison | 1,776 48.5% | 1,886 51.5% | 3,662 | R+3.0 | |
| Douglas | 610 16.9% | 2,992 83.0% | 4 | 3,606 | R+66.1 |
| Dallas | 886 24.8% | 2,677 75.0% | 6 | 3,569 | R+50.2 |
| Wayne | 1,737 48.8% | 1,816 51.1% | 4 | 3,557 | R+2.2 |
| Putnam | 940 26.5% | 2,609 73.5% | 3 | 3,552 | R+47.0 |
| Oregon | 2,217 63.5% | 1,268 36.3% | 4 | 3,489 | D+27.2 |
| Scotland | 1,719 49.8% | 1,730 50.1% | 3 | 3,452 | R+0.3 |
| Ste. Genevieve | 1,529 46.0% | 1,796 54.0% | 1 | 3,326 | R+8.0 |
| Knox | 1,592 48.5% | 1,688 51.4% | 2 | 3,282 | R+2.9 |
| Ralls | 2,270 70.5% | 949 29.5% | 1 | 3,220 | D+41.0 |
| Warren | 670 20.9% | 2,523 78.8% | 7 | 3,200 | R+57.9 |
| Stone | 575 18.2% | 2,588 81.8% | 3,163 | R+63.6 | |
| Iron | 1,780 56.6% | 1,364 43.4% | 3,144 | D+13.2 | |
| Ripley | 1,579 51.6% | 1,480 48.3% | 3 | 3,062 | D+3.2 |
| Taney | 753 26.5% | 2,087 73.4% | 4 | 2,844 | R+46.9 |
| Ozark | 504 18.2% | 2,271 81.8% | 2,775 | R+63.7 | |
| Maries | 1,557 57.1% | 1,167 42.8% | 1 | 2,725 | D+14.3 |
| Mercer | 802 29.5% | 1,913 70.4% | 1 | 2,716 | R+40.9 |
| Schuyler | 1,394 52.5% | 1,255 47.3% | 4 | 2,653 | D+5.2 |
| Camden | 815 31.3% | 1,793 68.8% | 2,608 | R+37.5 | |
| Shannon | 1,693 65.4% | 893 34.5% | 4 | 2,590 | D+30.9 |
| Worth | 1,153 48.9% | 1,204 51.1% | 2,357 | R+2.2 | |
| Reynolds | 1,506 65.7% | 787 34.3% | 2,293 | D+31.4 | |
| Hickory | 467 20.5% | 1,814 79.5% | 2,281 | R+59.1 | |
| Carter | 977 53.3% | 849 46.3% | 7 | 1,833 | D+7.0 |
Counties as they stood in 1944; 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 |