1892 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

1892 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

8 November 1892

Nominee John Baptiste O'Meara Rudolph W. Mueller George W. Williams Party Democratic Republican Populist Popular vote 263,000 231,184 41,293 Percentage 48.73% 42.84% 7.65%

Lieutenant Governor before election Stephen Hugh Claycomb Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor John Baptiste O'Meara Democratic

The 1892 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 8 November 1892 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Missouri. Democratic nominee John Baptiste O'Meara defeated Republican nominee Rudolph W. Mueller, People's nominee George W. Williams and Prohibition nominee William S. Crouch.

General election

On election day, 8 November 1892, Democratic nominee John Baptiste O'Meara won the election by a margin of 31,816 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Rudolph W. Mueller, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. O'Meara was sworn in as the 22nd lieutenant governor of Missouri on 9 January 1893.

Results

Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Baptiste O'Meara	263,000	48.73
	Republican	Rudolph W. Mueller	231,184	42.84
	Populist	George W. Williams	41,293	7.65
	Prohibition	William S. Crouch	4,204	0.78
Total votes			539,681	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1892 Missouri gubernatorial election