1960 Missouri Secretary of State election

1960 Missouri Secretary of State election

November 8, 1960

File:Warren E. Hearnes.jpg File:No image.svg Nominee Warren E. Hearnes Joseph M. Badgett Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,046,723 816,398 Percentage 56.18% 43.82%

Secretary of State before election Robert W. Crawford (Acting) Democratic Elected Secretary of State Warren E. Hearnes Democratic

The 1960 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 1960, in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Missouri House of Representatives Warren E. Hearnes defeated Republican nominee Joseph M. Badgett.

General election

On election day, November 8, 1960, Democratic nominee Warren E. Hearnes won the election by a margin of 230,325 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Joseph M. Badgett, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Hearnes was sworn in as the 31st secretary of state of Missouri on January 9, 1961.

Results

Missouri Secretary of State election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Warren E. Hearnes	1,046,723	56.18
	Republican	Joseph M. Badgett	816,398	43.82
Total votes			1,863,121	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1960 Missouri gubernatorial election