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The 1864 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1864, and resulted in a victory for the Radical Republican nominee, Thomas Clement Fletcher, over Democratic nominee former Congressman (and former Lt. Gov.) Thomas Lawson Price. Conducted during the Civil War, all voters were required to take an oath of loyalty to the Union in order to cast their votes, greatly advantaging Fletcher. Simultaneously, the state called a constitutional convention to abolish slavery.^[1]

Results

1864 gubernatorial election, Missouri^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Thomas Clement Fletcher	73,600	70.32	+66.45
	Democratic	Thomas Lawson Price	31,064	29.68	−17.27
Majority			42,536	40.64	+35.68
Turnout			104,664	8.85
	Republican hold		Swing

References

↑ Foner, Eric (2014). Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863–1877 (Updated ed.). New York, NY: HarperCollins. pp. 41–42. ISBN 978-0-06-235451-8.
↑ "Our Campaigns - MO Governor Race - Nov 08, 1864".

[1] Foner, Eric (2014). Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863–1877 (Updated ed.). New York, NY: HarperCollins. pp. 41–42. ISBN 978-0-06-235451-8.

[2] "Our Campaigns - MO Governor Race - Nov 08, 1864".

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