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1960 Missouri Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1960 Missouri Gubernatorial Election?

John M. Dalton won the 1960 Missouri Gubernatorial Election. John M. Dalton received 1,095,200 popular votes (58%). The main challenger was Edward G. Farmer (42%).

See the full head-to-head between Dalton and Farmer

Dalton +16.0 pts · won by 303,069 votes
John M. DaltonDemocraticWINNER58%
1,095,200 votes
Edward G. FarmerRepublican42%
792,131 votes
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.