1992 Missouri State Treasurer election

1992 Missouri State Treasurer election

3 November 1992

Nominee Bob Holden Gary Melton Janet Lewis Party Democratic Republican Libertarian Popular vote 1,285,890 847,235 140,968 Percentage 56.55% 37.25% 6.20%

State Treasurer before election Wendell Bailey Republican Elected State Treasurer Bob Holden Democratic

The 1992 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on 3 November 1992 in order to elect the state treasurer of Missouri. Democratic nominee and former member of the Missouri House of Representatives Bob Holden defeated Republican nominee Gary Melton and Libertarian nominee Janet Lewis.

General election

On election day, 3 November 1992, Democratic nominee Bob Holden won the election by a margin of 438,655 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Gary Melton, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of state treasurer. Holden was sworn in as the 42nd state treasurer of Missouri on 12 January 1993.

Results

Missouri State Treasurer election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Holden	1,285,890	56.55
	Republican	Gary Melton	847,235	37.25
	Libertarian	Janet Lewis	140,968	6.20
Total votes			2,274,093	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• 1992 Missouri gubernatorial election