1864 Missouri gubernatorial election

1864 Missouri gubernatorial election
November 8, 1864
 
Nominee Thomas Clement Fletcher Thomas Lawson Price
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 73,600 31,064
Percentage 70.32% 29.68%
County results
Fletcher:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Price:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
No Data/Vote:      
Governor before election

Willard Preble Hall
Republican

Elected Governor

Thomas Clement Fletcher
Republican

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.

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