Missouri gubernatorial election, 1948

Missouri gubernatorial election, 1948

November 2, 1948

150px Nominee Forrest Smith Murray Thompson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 893,092 670,064 Percentage 56.98% 42.75%

Governor before election Phil M. Donnelly Democratic Elected Governor Forrest Smith Democratic

The Missouri gubernatorial election of 1948 was Missouri's thirty-seventh gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 2, 1948 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, State Auditor Forrest Smith, over the Republican candidate Murray Thompson, and candidates representing the Progressive, Socialist and Socialist Labor parties.

Results

1948 gubernatorial election, Missouri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Forrest Smith	893,092	56.98	+6.04
	Republican	Murray Thompson	670,064	42.75	-6.22
	Progressive	Robert B. Logsdon	2,874	0.18	+0.18
	Socialist	Ralph E. Gipe	1,117	0.07	-0.01
	Socialist Labor	Henry W. Genck	191	0.01	±0.00
Majority			223,028	14.23	+12.27
Turnout			1,567,338	41.41	-0.55
	Democratic hold		Swing