1904 Missouri gubernatorial election
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The 1904 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, Joseph W. Folk, over the Republican candidate, former Mayor of St. Louis Cyrus Walbridge, and several other candidates representing minor parties. Folk defeated Harry B. Hawes and Kansas City Mayor James A. Reed for the Democratic nomination.
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 County results Folk: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Walbridge: 40–50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Joseph W. Folk | 326,652 | 50.73 | −0.42 | |
| Republican | Cyrus Walbridge | 296,552 | 46.05 | −0.41 | |
| Socialist | Ernest T. Behrens | 11,031 | 1.71 | +1.71 | |
| Prohibition | Orange J. Hill | 5,591 | 0.87 | +0.11 | |
| Populist | William C. Alldredge | 2,701 | 0.42 | +0.42 | |
| Socialist Labor | J. E. White | 1,442 | 0.22 | +0.04 | |
| Majority | 30,100 | 4.67 | −0.03 | ||
| Turnout | 643,969 | 20.73 | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||