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1908 Missouri Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1908 Missouri Gubernatorial Election?

Herbert S. Hadley won the 1908 Missouri Gubernatorial Election. Herbert S. Hadley received 355,932 popular votes (49.73%). The main challenger was William S. Cowherd (47.51%).

See the full head-to-head between Hadley and Cowherd

Hadley +2.2 pts · won by 15,879 votes
Herbert S. HadleyRepublicanWINNER49.73%
355,932 votes
William S. CowherdDemocratic47.51%
340,053 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.8% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.