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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Missouri: Governors</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Williams</a> 1825-26 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller5.html#686.09.00">John Miller</a> 1826-32 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dunckel-dunklin.html#402.24.45">Daniel Dunklin</a> 1832-36 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boggs.html#931.13.05">Lilburn W. Boggs</a> 1836-40 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reynolds.html#088.36.01">Thomas Reynolds</a> 1840-44 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marling-marschner.html#124.28.22">Meredith M. Marmaduke</a> 1844 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/edwards5.html#064.49.80">John C. Edwards</a> 1844-48 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/king1.html#195.81.33">Austin A. King</a> 1848-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/price.html#597.09.18">Sterling Price</a> 1853-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/poinier-polke.html#937.03.47">Trusten Polk</a> 1857 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson4.html#755.40.63">Hancock Lee Jackson</a> 1857 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stewart7.html#645.03.39">Robert Marcellus Stewart</a> 1857-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson2.html#582.14.45">Claiborne Fox Jackson</a> 1861 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gamble.html#455.87.01">Hamilton Rowan Gamble</a> 1861-64 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hall9.html#855.44.52">Willard P. Hall</a> 1864-65 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fletcher.html#235.94.04">Thomas Clement Fletcher</a> 1865-69 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcclurg-mcconkey.html#728.36.13">Joseph W. McClurg</a> 1869-71 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown1.html#188.09.98">B. Gratz Brown</a> 1871-73 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woodside-woodville.html#673.32.83">Silas Woodson</a> 1873-75 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hardin.html#688.60.09">Charles H. Hardin</a> 1875-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/phelps.html#448.15.94">John S. Phelps</a> 1877-81 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cremeans-crocheron.html#339.61.88">Thomas T. Crittenden</a> 1881-85 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marling-marschner.html#078.39.23">John Sappington Marmaduke</a> 1885-87 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morehouse-morford.html#431.27.61">Albert P. Morehouse</a> 1887-89 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/francis.html#626.98.33">David R. Francis</a> 1889-93 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stone.html#446.25.86">William J. Stone</a> 1893-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stephens.html#914.27.54">Lon Vest Stephens</a> 1897-1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dixson-doctrine.html#587.15.11">Alexander M. Dockery</a> 1901-05 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fogleson-folse.html#328.23.16">Joseph W. Folk</a> 1905-09 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hackley-hagenbarth.html#778.22.58">Herbert S. Hadley</a> 1909-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/major.html#015.79.59">Elliot W. Major</a> 1913-17 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gardner.html#625.75.05">Frederick D. Gardner</a> 1917-21 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hyde.html#076.10.52">Arthur M. Hyde</a> 1921-25 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker8.html#024.60.49">Sam Aaron Baker</a> 1925-29 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/catron-cavanagh.html#163.14.59">Henry S. Caulfield</a> 1929-33 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parish-parke.html#269.87.67">Guy B. Park</a> 1933-37 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stark.html#522.12.70">Lloyd C. Stark</a> 1937-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donlan-donnell.html#591.30.75">Forrest C. Donnell</a> 1941-45 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donnelly.html#026.69.24">Phil M. Donnelly</a> 1945-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith3.html#274.84.52">Forrest Smith</a> 1949-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donnelly.html#026.69.24">Phil M. Donnelly</a> 1953-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blair.html#426.60.42">James T. Blair, Jr.</a> 1957-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dalton.html#032.70.18">John M. Dalton</a> 1961-65 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heaney-heartwell.html#051.93.94">Warren E. Hearnes</a> 1965-73 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bond.html#481.90.96">Christopher S. Bond</a> 1973-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tazewell-temmey.html#302.44.91">Joseph P. Teasdale</a> 1977-81 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bond.html#481.90.96">Christopher S. Bond</a> 1981-85 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/asbjornson-ashlay.html#863.96.87">John Ashcroft</a> 1985-93 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carmicle-carnes.html#078.72.06">Mel Carnahan</a> 1993-2000 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson7.html#359.85.56">Roger B. Wilson</a> 2000-01 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holden.html#886.28.72">Bob Holden</a> 2001-05 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blundell-board.html#295.81.58">Matt Blunt</a> 2005-09 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nixon.html#619.97.06">Jay Nixon</a> 2009-17 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gregor-grennell.html#660.71.05">Eric Greitens</a> 2017-18 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parler-parshall.html#993.72.59">Michael L. Parson</a> 2018- <p> <b>Events and Candidates</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1820: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark9.html#714.09.48">William Clark</a>, defeated. <li> 1825 Aug 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bates.html#722.03.46">Frederick Bates</a>, died in office. <li> 1844 Feb 9: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reynolds.html#088.36.01">Thomas Reynolds</a>, died in office. <li> 1848: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rollins.html#530.52.29">James S. Rollins</a>, defeated. <li> 1852 Aug 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/price.html#597.09.18">Sterling Price</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/winsor-wintenburg.html#143.10.50">James Winston</a> (Whig), defeated. <li> 1856 Aug 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/poinier-polke.html#937.03.47">Trusten Polk</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ewing.html#223.89.76">Robert C. Ewing</a> (American), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/benton.html#298.11.03">Thomas Hart Benton</a> (Benton Democrat), defeated. <li> 1857: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rollins.html#530.52.29">James S. Rollins</a>, defeated. <li> 1860: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/orr.html#719.44.33">Sample Orr</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson2.html#582.14.45">Claiborne Fox Jackson</a>, elected. <li> 1864 Jan 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gamble.html#455.87.01">Hamilton Rowan Gamble</a>, died in office. <li> 1864 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fletcher.html#235.94.04">Thomas Clement Fletcher</a> (Union), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/price.html#606.18.12">Thomas L. Price</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1868 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcclurg-mcconkey.html#728.36.13">Joseph W. McClurg</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/phelps.html#448.15.94">John S. Phelps</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1870 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown1.html#188.09.98">B. Gratz Brown</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcclurg-mcconkey.html#728.36.13">Joseph W. McClurg</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1872 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woodside-woodville.html#673.32.83">Silas Woodson</a> (Dem & Liberal Republican), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/henderson.html#540.07.45">John B. Henderson</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1874 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hardin.html#688.60.09">Charles H. Hardin</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gehant-geoghan.html#390.84.58">William Gentry</a> (Rep & Reform), defeated. <li> 1876: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tuttrop-tye.html#200.52.45">Daniel W. Twichell</a> (Rep), defeated for nomination. <li> 1876 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/phelps.html#448.15.94">John S. Phelps</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/finck-finlayson.html#267.05.36">Gustavus A. Finkelnburg</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexander.html#001.17.98">Jesse P. Alexander</a> (Greenback), defeated. <li> 1880: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dyer.html#948.34.55">David P. Dyer</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1884: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ford.html#936.35.91">Nicholas Ford</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1887 Dec 28: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marling-marschner.html#078.39.23">John Sappington Marmaduke</a>, died in office. <li> 1892: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warner-warnock.html#244.04.66">William Warner</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1904: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fogleson-folse.html#328.23.16">Joseph W. Folk</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walbridge.html#146.73.57">Cyrus P. Walbridge</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1908: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ball.html#482.68.54">David A. Ball</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1908: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cowart-cowpland.html#581.55.60">William S. Cowherd</a>, defeated. <li> 1912 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/major.html#015.79.59">Elliot W. Major</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckiernan-mckinne.html#760.76.60">John C. McKinley</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/norval-nova.html#692.36.77">Albert D. Nortoni</a> (Progressive), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ward9.html#081.11.83">William H. Ward</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stokes.html#058.31.29">Charles E. Stokes</a> (Prohibition), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rogers2.html#524.84.26">Charles Rogers</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1916 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gardner.html#625.75.05">Frederick D. Gardner</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lambdin-lamy.html#035.39.68">Henry Lamm</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/acampora-adamowski.html#742.29.40">William J. Adames</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foltz-foot.html#622.88.01">Joseph P. Fontron</a> (Progressive & Prohibition), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rogers2.html#524.84.26">Charles Rogers</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1920 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hyde.html#076.10.52">Arthur M. Hyde</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/atkinson.html#930.13.60">John M. Atkinson</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aldredge-aleshire.html#174.98.22">Marvin M. Aldrich</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faircloth-farleigh.html#648.57.85">Herman P. Faris</a> (Prohibition), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hicklin-hickory.html#669.49.73">Vaughan Hickman</a> (Farmer-Workers), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/micheau-middleswarth.html#246.61.63">Edward T. Middlecoff</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1924 Aug 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nelson.html#963.01.59">Arthur W. Nelson</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jacobs.html#777.16.63">Floyd E. Jacobs</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/prichard-primrose.html#352.03.11">Henry S. Priest</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore4.html#983.72.16">George H. Moore</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#101.67.80">Fowler Smith Loftin</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1924 Aug 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker8.html#024.60.49">Sam Aaron Baker</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller9.html#561.57.07">Victor J. Miller</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lloyd.html#952.85.81">Hiram Lloyd</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1924 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker8.html#024.60.49">Sam Aaron Baker</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nelson.html#963.01.59">Arthur W. Nelson</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brandow-branstrom.html#343.95.30">William M. Brandt</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cox.html#113.84.09">William W. Cox</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1928: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccartney-mccleery.html#410.91.68">Alfred L. McCawley</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1928: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bennett7.html#213.64.77">Philip A. Bennett</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1928 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/catron-cavanagh.html#163.14.59">Henry S. Caulfield</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson3.html#564.12.26">Francis M. Wilson</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hodges.html#548.07.15">Joseph G. Hodges</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/branchfield-brandofino.html#298.50.57">W. G. Brandenberg</a> (Prohibition), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/micheau-middleswarth.html#246.61.63">Edward T. Middlecoff</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1932 Aug 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fryall-fullam.html#735.01.44">J. Grant Frye</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1932 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parish-parke.html#269.87.67">Guy B. Park</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/winter.html#745.92.54">Edward H. Winter</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wolfenden-woo.html#002.36.93">Louis Wolff</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pendry-penniman.html#644.37.99">Owen W. Penney</a> (Communist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cox.html#113.84.09">William W. Cox</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1936 Aug 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lambdin-lamy.html#106.18.47">Claude L. Lambert</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1936 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stark.html#522.12.70">Lloyd C. Stark</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barreiro-barrett.html#735.94.40">Jesse W. Barrett</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bosa-bouckaert.html#510.97.77">Botz</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dudly-duffield.html#432.07.94">Duemler</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams3.html#611.13.20">Frank A. Williams</a> (Communist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cox.html#113.84.09">William W. Cox</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1940 Aug 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcdaniel.html#249.97.32">Lawrence McDaniel</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcredmond-meachem.html#074.37.42">Allen McReynolds</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frankberg-frankland.html#238.51.40">Ferd J. Frankenhoff</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rugh-rusch.html#598.88.36">Guy W. Runnion</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1940 Aug 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donlan-donnell.html#591.30.75">Forrest C. Donnell</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lambdin-lamy.html#106.18.47">Claude L. Lambert</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fryall-fullam.html#735.01.44">J. Grant Frye</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bosa-bouckaert.html#725.06.59">Fred A. Bottger</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1940 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donlan-donnell.html#591.30.75">Forrest C. Donnell</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcdaniel.html#249.97.32">Lawrence McDaniel</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/higginson-hilger.html#241.79.06">Jed A. High</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cox.html#113.84.09">William W. Cox</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1944 Aug 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donnelly.html#026.69.24">Phil M. Donnelly</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sena-serphin.html#405.58.29">Roger T. Sermon</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shober-shorett.html#197.73.27">Edgar Shook</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee3.html#411.61.24">Floyd P. Lee</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1944 Aug 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bradney-bradstreet.html#909.69.42">Jean Paul Bradshaw</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ferguson.html#976.60.25">Charles Ferguson</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stewart5.html#755.84.52">James Stewart</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1944 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donnelly.html#026.69.24">Phil M. Donnelly</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bradney-bradstreet.html#909.69.42">Jean Paul Bradshaw</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rilling-ripps.html#591.52.07">William F. Rinck</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/templeton-terrill.html#161.41.69">Stephen Tendler</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1948: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckinnon-mclaud.html#752.76.13">Roy McKittrick</a> (Dem), defeated for nomination. <li> 1948 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith3.html#274.84.52">Forrest Smith</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thompson6.html#289.21.44">Murray E. Thompson</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/loges-lonergan.html#674.55.61">Robert B. Logsdon</a> (Progressive), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilmour-givhan.html#783.62.24">Ralph E. Gipe</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gehant-geoghan.html#626.50.56">Henry W. Genck</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1952 Aug 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donnelly.html#026.69.24">Phil M. Donnelly</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/welch.html#627.88.56">Phil J. Welch</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1952 Aug 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/elliott.html#221.11.12">Howard Elliott</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dale.html#966.40.65">Stanley I. Dale</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burnquist-burns.html#044.30.50">Stephen Burns</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walsworth-walther.html#836.46.52">Robert C. Walters</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crowninshield-crystal.html#203.05.52">W. D. 'Bill' Cruce</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1952 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donnelly.html#026.69.24">Phil M. Donnelly</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/elliott.html#221.11.12">Howard Elliott</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/edman-edward.html#361.12.94">Howard Edsell</a> (Progressive), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wheeler.html#266.37.83">Maurice R. Wheeler</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/loges-lonergan.html#471.54.58">Don Lohbeck</a> (Christian Nationalist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayes.html#918.08.11">Clara Hayes</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1956 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blair.html#426.60.42">James T. Blair, Jr.</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hobby-hodgdon.html#256.94.97">Lon Hocker</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1964 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heaney-heartwell.html#051.93.94">Warren E. Hearnes</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shepardson-shepley.html#740.53.43">Ethan A. H. Shepley</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1972 Aug 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burnquist-burns.html#044.30.50">Stephen Burns</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1976: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bond.html#481.90.96">Christopher S. Bond</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1980 Aug 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/southall-spain.html#285.07.85">Jim Spainhower</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1984 Aug 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carmicle-carnes.html#078.72.06">Mel Carnahan</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1992: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/webster.html#148.53.56">William L. Webster</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1992 Aug 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carmicle-carnes.html#078.72.06">Mel Carnahan</a> (Dem), nominated. <li> 1992 Aug 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bailey7.html#910.44.43">R. Wendell Bailey</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1992 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carmicle-carnes.html#078.72.06">Mel Carnahan</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 1996 Aug 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carmicle-carnes.html#078.72.06">Mel Carnahan</a> (Dem), nominated. <li> 1996 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carmicle-carnes.html#078.72.06">Mel Carnahan</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 2000: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/talcott-talley.html#655.16.97">James M. Talent</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holden.html#886.28.72">Bob Holden</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 2000 Oct 16: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carmicle-carnes.html#078.72.06">Mel Carnahan</a>, died in office. <li> 2004: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blundell-board.html#295.81.58">Matt Blunt</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccartney-mccleery.html#874.37.80">Claire McCaskill</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 2012 Aug 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nixon.html#619.97.06">Jay Nixon</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell9.html#382.45.33">William B. Campbell</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thornwell-thurlow.html#306.08.95">Clay Thunderhawk</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 2012 Aug 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spence.html#845.33.12">David Spence</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/randall-randlett.html#973.91.85">Bill Randles</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sarig-saunder.html#710.57.09">Fred Sauer</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weems-weinland.html#175.55.51">John D. 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