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1968 Missouri Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1968 Missouri Gubernatorial Election?

Warren E. Hearnes won the 1968 Missouri Gubernatorial Election. Warren E. Hearnes received 1,072,805 popular votes (60.8%). The main challenger was Lawrence K. Roos (39.2%).

See the full head-to-head between Hearnes and Roos

Hearnes +21.6 pts · won by 381,008 votes
Warren E. HearnesDemocraticWINNER60.8%
1,072,805 votes
Lawrence K. RoosRepublican39.2%
691,797 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.