1968 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1968 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1968. Democratic nominee William S. Morris defeated Republican nominee Lem T. Jones Jr. with 56.97% of the vote.

1968 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1964 November 5, 1968 1972 →
 
Nominee William S. Morris Lem T. Jones Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 971,684 733,850
Percentage 56.97% 43.03%

County results
Morris:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Jones:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Thomas Eagleton
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

William S. Morris
Democratic

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on August 6, 1968.[1]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William S. Morris 207,680 37.40
Democratic Edward L. Dowd 189,177 34.07
Democratic John E. Downs 75,193 13.54
Democratic James W. "Jim" Shaffer 47,686 8.59
Democratic Bill Beeny 12,479 2.25
Democratic Daniel Preston Williams 9,801 1.77
Democratic Bill Bangert 8,096 1.46
Democratic Scott Ousley 5,147 0.93
Total votes 555,259 100.00

Republican primary

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lem T. Jones Jr. 115,179 55.91
Republican George R. Hart 69,978 33.97
Republican James Pirtle 20,858 10.13
Total votes 206,015 100.00

General election

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Candidates

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  • William S. Morris, Democratic
  • Lem T. Jones Jr., Republican

Results

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1968 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic William S. Morris 971,684 56.97%
Republican Lem T. Jones Jr. 733,850 43.03%
Majority 237,834
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Missouri Roster". Secretary of State of Missouri. 1968. Retrieved June 17, 2021.