1920 Missouri gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1920 United States gubernatorial elections.

The 1920 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920, and resulted in a victory for the Republican nominee, Arthur M. Hyde, over the Democratic nominee, John M. Atkinson, and several other candidates representing minor parties.

1920 Missouri gubernatorial election

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Nominee Arthur M. Hyde John Atkinson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 722,020 580,726 Percentage 54.25% 43.64%

County results Hyde:      40–50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80–90% Atkinson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election Frederick D. Gardner Democratic Elected Governor Arthur M. Hyde Republican

This was the first Missouri gubernatorial election in which more than one million votes were cast, mostly a result of the increased turnout compared to previous elections, due to the 1919 passage and August 18, 1920, ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving women the right to vote.^[1]

Results

1920 gubernatorial election, Missouri^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Arthur M. Hyde	722,020	54.25	+5.89
	Democratic	John M. Atkinson	580,726	43.64	−5.01
	Socialist	Marvin M. Aldrich	19,489	1.46	−0.39
	Prohibition	Herman Preston Faris	3,974	0.30	−0.21
	Farmer-Worker	Vaughn Hickman	3,003	0.23	+0.23
	Socialist Labor	Edward G. Middlecoff	1,620	0.12	±0.00
Majority			141,294	10.62	+10.33
Turnout			1,330,832	39.10	+15.23
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing