1912 Missouri gubernatorial election

The 1912 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, Missouri Attorney General Elliott Woolfolk Major, over the Republican candidate, former Lt. Gov. John C. McKinley, Progressive Albert D. Nortoni, and candidates representing the Socialist, Prohibition, and Socialist Labor parties. Major defeated former representative William S. Cowherd and former lieutenant governor August Bolte for his party's nomination, while McKinley defeated former representative Arthur P. Murphy and former Secretary of State John Ephraim Swanger.

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1912 Missouri gubernatorial election

← 1908 November 5, 1912 1916 â†’
Turnout	21.23% ( 1.81%)
Nominee Elliott Woolfolk Major John C. McKinley Albert D. Nortoni Party Democratic Republican Progressive Popular vote 337,019 217,819 109,146 Percentage 48.20% 31.15% 15.61%
County results Major:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% McKinley:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Nortoni:      30–40%
Governor before election Herbert S. Hadley Republican Elected Governor Elliott Woolfolk Major Democratic

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