The 1932 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 1932, in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee Dwight H. Brown defeated Republican nominee and former State Treasurer of Missouri Lorenzo Dow Thompson, Socialist nominee George A. Kovaka, Communist nominee Frank Brown and Socialist Labor nominee Roland Plato.
General election On election day, November 8, 1932, Democratic nominee Dwight H. Brown won the election by a margin of 412,000 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Lorenzo Dow Thompson, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Brown was sworn in as the 25th secretary of state of Missouri on January 9, 1933.
Results
See also 1932 Missouri gubernatorial election
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