1832 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

1832 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election
August 6, 1832
Lieutenant Governor before election; Daniel Dunklin; Democratic	Elected Lieutenant Governor ; Lilburn Boggs; Democratic

The 1832 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on August 6, 1832, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Missouri Senate Lilburn Boggs defeated National Republican nominee James McClelland.^[1]

General election

On election day, August 6, 1832, Democratic nominee Lilburn Boggs won the election by a margin of 720 votes against his opponent National Republican nominee James McClelland, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Boggs was sworn in as the 4th lieutenant governor of Missouri on November 14, 1832.^[2]

Results

Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1832
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lilburn Boggs	8,361	52.25
	National Republican	James McClelland	7,641	47.75
Total votes			16,002	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

^ "Missouri Governor Lilburn W. Boggs and the Mormons". jstor.org. 1998. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
^ "MO Lt. Governor". ourcampaigns.com. December 18, 2007. Retrieved 2024-10-20.

[MOS-1] "Missouri Governor Lilburn W. Boggs and the Mormons". jstor.org. 1998. Retrieved 2024-10-20.

[GBN-2] "MO Lt. Governor". ourcampaigns.com. December 18, 2007. Retrieved 2024-10-20.

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General election

Results

See also

References