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1920 Missouri Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1920 Missouri Gubernatorial Election?

Arthur M. Hyde won the 1920 Missouri Gubernatorial Election. Arthur M. Hyde received 722,020 popular votes (54.25%). The main challenger was John Atkinson (43.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Hyde and Atkinson

Hyde +10.6 pts · won by 141,294 votes
Arthur M. HydeRepublicanWINNER54.25%
722,020 votes
John AtkinsonDemocratic43.64%
580,726 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.1% 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.