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1868-U. S. Grant, Republican, 86,860; Horatio Seymour, Democrat, 65,628; Grant's majority, 21,232. Total vote, 152,- 488. Number of electors, 11.
1872-Horace Greeley, Liberal Republican, 151,434; U. S. Grant, Republican, 119,196; Charles O'Conor, Democrat, 2,429; Greeley's majority, 29,809. Total vote, 273,059. Number of electors, 15.
1876-Samuel J. Tilden, Democrat, 203,077; R. B. Hayes, Republican, 145,029; Peter Cooper, Greenbacker, 3,498; Green Clay Smith, Temperance, 64; scattering, 97; Tilden over all, 54,389. Total vote, 351,765. Number of electors, 15.
1880-Winfield S. Hancock, Democrat, 208,609; James A. Garfield, Republican, 153,567; James B. Weaver, Greenbacker, 35,045; Hancock's plurality, 55,042. Total vote, 397,221. Num- ber of electors, 15.
1884-Grover Cleveland, Democrat, 235,988; James G. Blaine, Republican, and Benjamin F. Butler, Greenbacker, (Fusion electors) 202,929; John P. St. John, Prohibition, 2,153; Cleveland's plurality, 30,906. Total vote, 441,070. Num- ber of electors, 16.
In 1884 the vote for governor resulted: John S. Marmaduke, Democrat, 218,885; Nicholas Ford, Fusion, 207,939; John A. Brooks, Prohibition, 10,426; Marmaduke over Ford, 10,946; over all, 520. Total vote, 437,250.
171
HISTORY OF MISSOURI.
THE VOTE BY COUNTIES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1836-40-44.
1836.
1840.
1844.
COUNTIES.
Harrison and
White, Whig.
Van Buren,
Democrat.
Harrison,
Whig.
Van Buren,
Democrat.
Whig.
Polk,
Adair.
New county New county
204
450
Andrew.
No return
131
122
175
163
Barry . . .
55
88
436
142
478
Bates.
New county
206
307
Buchanan
340
1,118
599
1,162
Benton.
4
75
150
501
252
664
Boone.
714
567
1,112
500
1,190
602
Callaway
446
616
881
626
940
793
Caldwell .
No return
133
154
129
212
Cape Girardeau
140
435
455
764
518
914
Carroll.
33
142
112
182
242
311
Chariton.
84
188
246
391
371
602
Clark.
No return
240
206
225
220
Clay.
282
347
457
649
765
552
Clinton.
48
129
127
288
310
567
Cole
73
576
348
962
418
1,122
Cooper.
No return
778
694
901
783
Crawford
59
86
240
264
237
367
Dade. .
New county
255
690
Daviess
No return
170
264
318
446
Decatur (now Ozark).
133
338
355
552
386
796
Gasconade
81
115
136
636
71
326
Greene.
11
140
279
452
346
365
Henry (called Rives in 1836-40).
40
108
291
421
280
283
Holt
354
619
753
901
1,013
969
Jackson.
183
489
457
711
614
852
Jasper .
89
138
298
321
327
349
Johnson.
78
240
255
374
367
511
La Fayette.
165
294
500
475
820
576
Lewis
197
298
542
602
380
403
Lincoln.
275
236
462
543
578
683
Linn.
No return
93
235
269
494
Livingston
No return
249
487
198
351
Macon
No return
374
500
327
457
Madison.
No return
152
275
183
399
Marion
343
338
827
534
1,017
721
Miller.
No return
21
317
74
369
Monroe
280
317
815
618
792
578
Montgomery.
169
92
334
262
359
232
Morgan.
51
216
167
494
262
544
New Madrid.
No return
363
194
298
208
Newton
178
630
189
663
Howard
New county
155
242
Jefferson.
New county
57
208
Franklin.
351
S17
Grundy
New county
New county
185
378
Camden.
New county
70
247
384
941
Audrain.
Democrat.
Clay,
172
HISTORY OF MISSOURI.
THE VOTE BY COUNTIES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1836-40-44 .- Concluded.
1836.
1840.
1844.
COUNTIES.
Harrison and
White. Whig.
Van Buren, Democrat.
Harrison,
Whig.
Van Buren,
Democrat.
Whig.
Polk,
Niangua (now Dallas).
New county
76
345
Osage.
New county
120
434
Platte.
459
968
900
1,386
Perry
17
173
319
339
385
463
Pettis
64
161
156
262
228
319
Pike
405
415
732
746
861
809
Polk.
65
80
241
860
273
636
Pulaski
49
230
196
720
86
325
Ralls
122
151
400
335
422
322
Randolph
195
399
515
405
596
571
Ray ..
232
221
432
563
599
734
Ripley .
2
70
15
325
31
266
St. Charles.
282
237
586
459
480
503
St. Francois.
144
197
221
199
301
234
Ste. Genevieve
47
97
170
223
193
245
St. Louis ..
843
618
2,515
1,874
3,688
3,329
Saline
135
178
375
322
317
442
Scott. .
No re
turn
284
500
258
480
Shannon
New county
57
271
Shelby.
31
63
233
226
244
209
Stoddard.
17
170
69
308
115
323
Taney.
No return
41
258
36
297
Van Buren (now Cass)
No return
208
360
257
443
Warren.
150
376
342
348
364
341
Washington.
245
311
479
514
613
588
Wayne
No return
57
211
86
366
Wright
New county
97
486
Total
7,337 10,995
22,972 29, 760 31,251
41,369
St. Clair
New county
177
342
Scotland
New county
591
446
. Democrat.
Clay,
173
HISTORY OF MISSOURI.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1848.
COUNTIES.
Whig. Taylor,
Cass.
Democrat.
COUNTIES.
Taylor,
Whig.
Democrat.
Adair.
110
200
Marion
1,046
797
Andrew
384
689
Mercer
144
183
Atchison
77
136
Miller
. 76
373
Audrain
135
166
Mississippi.
133
181
Barry
55
217
Moniteau.
161
466
Bates
146
186
Benton
208
382
Boone.
1,102
588
Morgan ..
167
342
Buchanan
704
1,055
New Madrid.
323
168
Caldwell
128
168
Newton .
161
461
Callaway.
349
631
43
148
Camden
155
282
92
312
Cape Girardeau.
485
709
Oregon
7
111
Carroll
266
298
Ozark
69
113
Cass (Van Buren).
270
410
Perry
322
389
Cedar.
116
271
Pettis
230
265
Chariton
414
577
Pike.
793
784
Clark
284
242
Platte
1,102
1,494
Clay.
626
418
Polk
231
516
Clinton
290
286
Pulaski.
124
241
Cole.
277
581
Putnam
74
120
Cooper
813
633
Ralls .
397
299
Crawford.
263
275
Randolph
607
508
Dade.
166
306
Ray
509
626
Dallas.
105
283
Reynolds
21
148
Daviess
269
358
Ripley.
14
154
De Kalb.
37
146
St. Charles
477
569
Franklin
339
680
St. Clair
148
163
Gasconade
87
349
St. Francois
285
274
Gentry
152
396
Ste. Genevieve
142
168
Greene
401
825
St. Louis.
4,827
4,778
Grundy
225
187
Saline.
586
438
Harrison
63
144
Schuyler.
204
192
Henry.
274
239
Scotland
131
240
Hickory
98
224
Scott
147
217
Holt ..
148
248
Shannon
35
54
Howard.
801
888
Shelby
175
263
Jackson
695
954
Stoddard.
97
196
Jasper.
161
294
Sullivan.
154
250
Jefferson
246
311
Taney
54
325
Johnson
334
451
Texas
82
185
Knox ..
196
197
Warren ..
351
336
La Fayette
915
585
Washington
473
423
Lawrence
170
374
Wayne
91
245
Lewis
479
479
Wright.
72
131
Lincoln.
566
696
Linn .
230
297
Total.
32,671
40,077
Livingston.
195
373
Macon
360
470
Majority
7,406
Madison.
231
377
Monroe
807
561
Montgomery
379
186
Nodaway.
Osage .
Cass,
174
HISTORY OF MISSOURI.
VOTE BY COUNTIES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1852-56-60.
1852.
1856.
1860.
COUNTIES.
Whig.
Pierce,
Democrat.
Fillmore,
American.
Buchanan,
Democrat.
Douglas,
Democrat.
Union.
Breckinridge,
Democrat.
Republican.
Adair.
113
201
283
410
616
293
339
185
Andrew.
466
784
428
889
819
677
319
97
Atchison
106
150
132
345
645
165
63
68
Audrain
200
160
565
521
289
580
206
1
Barry,
72
253
148
488
257
333
286
1
Barton.
New county
53
64
107
76
93
28
Bates.
104
116
255
409
511
386
348
30
Benton
167
328
159
467
574
306
100
74
Bollinger
28
112
199
413
250
166
99
23
Boone
1,112
613
1,329
958
578
1,671
652
12
Buchanan
712
857
768
1,036
1,626
1287
614
452
Butler
16
26
34
143
235
88
17
1
Caldwell.
157
209
237
295
263
367
186
43
Callaway
670
493
1,095
805
839
1,306
472
15
Camden
67
109
210
269
269
224
132
6
Cape Girardeau.
328
487
664
898
543
651
325
175
Carroll
239
286
599
659
752
552
276
3
Carter
4
16
83
Cass.
228
337
596
561
242
715
607
23
Cedar
65
162
163
391
324
266
277
4
Chariton.
348
498
440
559
692
608
295
1
Christian
120
342
308
Clark
325
289
721
587
542
752
497
277
Clinton
283
290
406
397
368
674
314
11
Cole.
216
462
259
552
430
226
487
114
Cooper
645
535
787
778
988
952
281
20
Crawford.
240
278
460
434
169
353
192
35
Dade
175
276
333
418
283
406
305
8
Dallas
102
344
132
454
225
288
172
20
Daviess
296
351
380
572
692
545
265
33
Dent
74
96
77
396
207
243
338
7
De Kalb.
66
167
172
336
239
243
213
7
Dunklin
No
return
101
147
150
209
79
Franklin.
277
619
531
846
888
577
108
494
Gasconade
89
304
220
403
188
157
51
433
Gentry
133
233
396
757
873
517
259
201
Greene
484
920
1,003
1,029
298
986
414
42
Grundy
215
184
350
335
416
507
190
129
Harrison
111
164
318
495
910
319
50
297
Henry.
266
245
402
369
623
703
232
16
Hickory
75
194
130
333
298
197
143
15
Holt.
189
291
240
409
453
348
171
202
Howard
675
762
798
867
939
920
247
1
Howell
136
176
91
Iron . .
349
194
36
108
Jackson
728
858
894
1,168
1,095
1,473
943
191
Jasper
169
355
294
398
407
424
192
38
Jefferson
172
310
523
387
490
416
155
149
Johnson
360
456
844
540
617
1,224
527
18
Clay
626
406
756
675
528
1,045
305
Douglas
With
Ozark
Lincoln,
Scott,
Bell,
175
HISTORY OF MISSOURI.
VOTE BY COUNTIES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1852-56-60 .- Continued.
1852.
1856.
1860.
COUNTIES.
Whig.
Pierce,
Democrat.
Fillmore,
American.
Buchanan,
Democrat.
Douglas,
Democrat.
Union.
Breckinridge,
Democrat.
Republican.
Knox
210
255
391
471
687
520
301
161
Laclede
71
184
225
321
189
335
276
6
La Fayette.
303
532
1,293
654
774
1,577
371
24
Lawrence
168
390
358
574
138
445
516
59
Lewis,.
398
408
642
761
468
833
597
43
Lincoln
440
587
572
846
806
725
396
3
Linn. .
249
282
383
400
521
546
219
105
Livingston
251
321
430
501
401
578
470
20
McDonald
63
194
61
299
206
138
194
3
Macon
355
473
435
934
1,176
655
414
134
Madison
117
259
355
418
305
226
98
9
Maries
New county
67
246
98
95
309
7
Marion
894
751
1,321
727
1,240
1,386
432
235
Mercer
186
186
417
450
682
491
169
80
Miller
62
279
108
224
94
193
495
23
Mississippi
117
168
317
327
233
305
185
1
Moniteau
189
353
387
427
476
546
332
87
Monroe ..
760
611
1,012
762
680
1,086
408
8
Montgomery
386
265
603
365
612
658
83
45
Morgan
133
278
227
403
550
321
204
18
New Madrid.
93
32
295
234
117
223
160
Newton .. .
107
323
236
528
654
406
255
22
Nodaway
61
111
183
438
546
265
274
147
Oregon
11
95
37
324
66
45
245
2
Osage
143
372
219
412
235
190
308
258
Ozark
32
57
51
149
81
69
155
Pemiscot.
57
34
111
119
118
154
70
Perry
171
213
207
586
467
217
63
139
Pettis
245
301
432
319
369
615
211
9
Pike
803
758
1,131
1,113
1,117
1,300
420
15
Platte
910
1,060
1,040
1,263
845
1,208
877
6
Polk
260
504
412
662
125
730
477
4
Pulaski
39
169
68
268
107
62
281
7
Putnam.
135
156
257
488
590
369
246
111
Ralls
341
278
534
369
391
585
149
1
Randolph
476
502
606
595
360
821
520
Ray .
483
618
744
874
881
1,006
233
9
Reynolds.
5
98
82
114
123
38
85
4
Ripley
16
83
41
306
78
74
. 232
St. Charles
378
598
583
772
832
619
64
534
St. Clair.
149
225
210
347
344
338
294
1
St. Francois.
250
529
401
541
592
421
141
19
Ste. Genevieve
122
165
308
356
351
217
72
48
St. Louis
4,298
5,826
6,834
5,534
9,264
4,931
610
9,945
Saline . .
514
443
853
599
563
1,035
366
Schuyler.
177
222
287
472
455
267
251
14
Scotland
216
283
352
632
741
436
187
197
Scott.
59
97
345
222
215
243
192
6
Shannon.
9
14
40
27
38
127
2
Shelby
207
328
432
373
4,6
702
293
90
Stoddard
116
177
151
315
230
385
198
Lincoln,
Scott,
Bell,
.
254
199
430
37
Phelps
176
HISTORY OF MISSOURI.
VOTE BY COUNTIES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1852-56-60 .- Concluded.
1852.
1856.
1860
COUNTIES.
Whig.
Pierce,
Democrat.
Fillmore,
American.
Buchanan,
Democrat.
Douglas,
Democrat.
Union.
Breckinridge,
Democrat.
Lincoln,
Republican,
Stone
17
94
3
137
83
31
112
Sullivan
127
277
260
553
557
373
575
83
Taney
11
168
34
388
97
43
287
Texas
95
167
91
479
61
194
511
6
Vernon.
63
153
172
302
151
207
381
Warren,
301
301
378
369
510
307
89
95
Washington
360
334
487
578
635
493
62
28
Wayne
New county
189
468
172
335
376
Wright.
95
167
64
267
44
128
369
Total
29,984 38,353 48,524 58,164 58,801 58,372 31,317 17,028
VOTE BY COUNTIES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1864-68-72.
1864.
1868.
1872.
COUNTIES.
Republican.
Mcclellan,
Democrat.
Grant,
Republican.
Seymour,
Democrat.
Liberal Republi-
can and Democrat.
Grant,
Adair
797
162
930
288
961
1,427
Andrew
1,141
60
1,412
515
1,383
1,604
Atchison
639
781
183
912
1,001
Audrain
126
392
312|
279
1,575
673
Barry
197
17
371
322
759
687
Barton
23
277
229
570
603
Bates.
27
13
782
620
1,746
1,499
Benton
574
21
705
329
807
912
Bollinger
243
12
331
79
661
409
Boone
262
813
177
171
3,199
993
Buchanan
1,914
810
1,971
1,373
3,552
2,571
Butler
No ele ction.
No election.
404
188
Caldwell
496
88
844
374
875
1,330
Callaway.
274
965
202
382
2,718
721
Camden .
468
1
406
132
403
564
Cape Girardeau.
1,213
551
1,009
835
1,283
1,104
Carroll
285
113
967
810
1,699
1,480
Carter.
No ele ction.
33
40
126
30
Cass.
76
105
1,010
1,160
2,012
1,453
Cedar
297
,
630
294
743
772
Chariton
363
2
799
834
2,342
1,342
Christian.
557
5
573
123
253
663
Clark
997
128
1,080
302
1,254
1,288
Clay
216
7777
293
314
2,207
528
Republican.
Lincoln,
144
100
287
185
245
291
3
Webster
Scott,
Bell,
Greely,
177
HISTORY OF MISSOURI.
VOTE BY COUNTIES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1864-68-72 .- Continued.
1864.
1868.
1872.
COUNTIES.
Lincoln,
Republican.
Mcclellan,
Democrat.
Grant,
Republican.
Seymour,
Democrat.
Liberal Republi-
can and Democrat.
Republican.
Clinton
297
492
585
644
1,418
975
Cole.
1,256
502
861
752
1,322
1,146
Cooper.
939
381
972
486
2,179
1,432
Crawford ..
297
307
385
431
677
524
Dade
507
4
734
144
701
962
Dallas
243
12
620
199
451
791
Daviess
775
286
1,089
503
1,349
1,405
De Kalb.
400
197
597
257
841
1,017
Dent
107
1
214
161
515
394
Douglas.
189
2
445
23
Rejected.
No ele ction.
Reje cted.
807
112
1,717
401
1,624
1,146
1,582
1,725
862
185
1,074
135
276
878
Gentry
525
281
769
443
1,181
1,029
Greene. .
2,223
346
1,304
740
1,666
2,082
Grundy
933
17
1,082
306
774
1,423
Harrison
1,252
212
1,428
475
1,115
1,750
Henry.
465
232
980
710
2,124
1,526
Hickory
365
1
479
112
249
655
Holt ..
673
S1
1,080
137
844
1,377
Howard
534
6
171
1,256
1,972
873
Howell.
No ele ction.
170
22
350
383
Iron
535
2
308
209
600
377
Jackson
602
557
1,441
3,052
4,475
2,814
Jasper.
46
2
1,099
444
1,338
2,092
Jefferson
915
323
796
833
1,240
878
Johnson
832
224
1,512
861
2,504
2.299
Knox
669
348
759
342
1,161
850
Laclede
659
50
400
372
825
556
La Fayette
346
395
709
543
2,984
1,523
Lawrence
833
850
397
1,098
1,199
Lewis
774
533
830
825
1,703
1,109
Lincoln
907
135
1,216
650
1,478
1,686
Livingston
442
497
1,127
788
1,745
1,571
Macon
1,757
23
1,221
1,114
2,335
1,745
Madison
240
14
217
161
724
340
Maries
215
244
145
315
439
253
Marion.
828
375
973
703
2,593
1,685
McDonald.
26
193
41
157
143
Mercer
1,158
3
1,082
379
527
1,201
Miller
555
111
573
157
716
865
Mississippi
108
257
20
328
725
308
Moniteau
866
434
7781
349
1,275
986
Monroe .
158
597
174
1,302
2,559
453
Montgomery
530
225
703
481
1,289
1,062
Morgan
348
264
586
378
895
657
New Madrid.
99
9
10
342
796
243
Newton
. . ...
. ..
212
1
778
208
1,036
1,158
542
357
459
393
1,537
645
Linn
Dunklin
Franklin
Gasconade.
Greeley,
Grant,
178
HISTORY OF MISSOURI.
VOTE BY COUNTIES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1864-68-72 .- Concluded.
1864.
1868.
1872.
COUNTIES.
Republican.
Mcclellan,
Democrat.
Grant,
Republican.
Democrat.
Liberal Republi-
can and Democrat.
Grant,
Nodaway.
829
9
1,104
588
1,503
1,683
Oregon
No election.
5
229
445
54
Osage
764
679
634
664
209
770
Ozark
38
156
56
135
288
Pemiscot
No ele ction.
3
147
476
10
Perry
509
116
602
570
621
725
Pettis
879
396
1,022
797
1,965
1,675
Phelps
985
263
530
405
906
696
Pike
1,143
930
1,008
1,619
2,578
1,740
Platte
496
882
567
758
2,148
936
Polk
870
5
892
413
998
1,172
Pulaski.
105
28
176
199
534
324
Putnam
1,292
47
1,255
248
Reje cted.
Ralls.
292
194
225
194
1,177
391
Randolph
484
327
223
1,412
2,212
870
Ray.
531
798
769
534
2,257
1,161
Reynolds.
7
20
53
138
400
125
Ripley
No ele ction.
45
108
314
97
Saline
170
98
602
377
2,790
1,283
Schuyler
546
191
509
240
788
792
Scotland
612
533
775
707
1,130
874
Scott ..
155
186
247
230
804
444
Shannon
No election.
4
172
242
20
Shelby .
366
216
579
305
1,281
884
St. Charles
1,438
394
1,542
1,099
1,672
1,559
St. Clair.
223
1
570
315
1,159
1,027
St. Francois.
246
134
254
377
1,028
443
Ste. Genevieve
423
217
246
607
634
384
St. Louis
14,027
8,882
16,182
13,491
19,399
16,701
Stoddard
111
6
222
117
660
319
Stone .
100
177
103
122
348
Sullivan.
1,074
52
926
568
1,119
1,133
Taney.
29
208
52
201
339
Texas
37
10
202
99
838
481
Vernon. .
No election.
341
581
1,344
601
Warren
948
271
851
367
567
1,007
Washington .
788
239
419
722
878
641
Wayne.
343
189
Rejected.
565
354
Webster
533
192
548
334
808
763
Worth.
346
121
369
349
446
531
Wright.
65
2
298
100
484
553
Total
72,750
31,678
86,860
65,628
151,434
119,196
Majority
41,07%
*21,232.
32,238
* In 1868 the State authorities rejected the returns from the counties of Dunklin, Jackson, Monroe, Oregon, Platte, Ripley, Shannon and Wayne, together with portions of other counties, bringing about the following as the final declared result: Grant, 83,887; Seymour, 58,905. Grant's majority, 24,982.
Republican.
Lincoln,
Seymour,
Greeley,
179
HISTORY OF MISSOURI.
VOTE BY COUNTIES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1876-80-84.
1876.
1880.
1SS4.
Blaine and But- ler, Fusion.
Adair.
1,192
1,604
24
1,269
1,657
329
1,443
2,041
Andrew.
1,503
1,590
56
1,571
1,781
121
1,707
1,985
Atchison.
1,117
1,156
143
1,261
1,228
490
1,345
1,680
Audrain
2,268
836
2,322
983
530
3,034
1,554
Barry
1,001
1,000
13
1,163
970
327
1,586
1.662
Barton.
760
710
41
942
519
712
1,837
1,715
Bates
2,071
1,478
2
2,949
1,897
245
3,785
3,004
Benton
851
1,096
962
1,204
164
1,289
1,531
Bollinger
998
572
1,068
629
117
1,241
891
Boone .
3,845
1,181
4
3,269
1,170
418
3,569
1.364
Buchanan
4,136
2,496
74
4,693
3,317
391
5,236
3,879
Butler.
696
230
746
275
96
900
491
Caldwell.
1,058
1,383
115
1,139
1,369
373
1,343
1,850
Callaway.
3,493
976
4
3,369
1,184
110
3,420
1,347
Camden ...
540
638
507
563
197
608
808
Cape Girardeau
1,836
1,417
7
1,869
1,641
102
2,084
2.078
Carroll
2,403
1,977
28
2,404
2,039
409
2,893
2,774
Carter
209
80
17
238
80
50
284
132
Cass.
2,277
1,440
14
2,710
1,710
275
3,057
2,107
Cedar.
904
921
900
926
258
1,562
1,449
Chariton.
3,165
1,719
28
2,899
1,617
548
3,287
2,194
Christian.
494
929
4
438
791
529
700
1,536
Clark
1,581
1,494
8
1,570
1,503
120
1,652
1,599
Clay.
2,844
508
57
2,969
589
193
3,179
916
Clinton
1,756
1,019
81
2,061
1,237
187
2,164
1,636
Cole. .
1,529
1,099
1,384
1,338
55
1,526
1.513
Cooper
2,331
1,770
2,189
1,730
372
2,475
2,223
Crawford.
1,036
754
1,099
805
69
1,106
1.053
Dade.
893
1,305
38
902
1,227
238
1,268
1,692
Dallas
652
761
33
487
654
555
687
1,363
Daviess
1,848
1,663
4
2,047
1,796
285
2,180
2,213
De Kalb
1,083
1,110
62
1,305
1,238
221
1,501
1,645
Dent.
826
446
1,073
707
35
1,171
798
Douglas
136
744
47
163
497
556
388
1,182
Dunklin
1,148
93
1,333
182
1,527
382
Franklin .
2,294
2,149
2
2,260
2,647
78
2,290
2,931
Gasconade
558
1,158
15
1,982
1,377
334
2,155
1,800
Greene.
2,315
2,565
146
1,912
2,198
1,286
3,190
3,793
Grundy
1,113
1,810
4
1,586
2,097
239
1,688
2,410
Henry
2,380
1,499
1
2,821
1,694
306
3,292
2,280
Hickory
390
631
436
675
252
626
1,063
Holt. .
1,315
1,628
18
1,297
1,605
212
1,475
1,957
Howard.
2,371
1,048
1
2,047
1,166
513
2,286
1,256
Howell
495
458
726
457
305
1,369
1.116
Iron .
805
386
854
565
786
545
Jackson.
5,438
2,909
490
6,703
5,123
732
9,551
9,281
Jasper
2,905
3,138
520
2,533
2,874
1,114
3,318
4,124
COUNTIES.
Demoerat.
Republican.
Greenbacker.
Hancock,
Demoerat.
Garfield,
Republican.
Weaver,
Greenbacker.
Cleveland,
Democrat.
Tilden,
Hayes,
Cooper,
1,102
1,917
124
1,203
2,126
Harrison
1,373
2,013
487
1,512
548
1,523
Gentry.
1,461
1,138
180
HISTORY OF MISSOURI.
VOTE BY COUNTIES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1876-80-84 .- Continued.
1876.
1880.
1884.
COUNTIES.
Democrat.
Hayes,
Cooper,
Greenbacker.
Hancock,
Democrat.
Garfield,
Republican.
Weaver,
Cleveland,
Democrat.
Blaine and But- ler, Fusion.
Jefferson,
1,853
1,157
2,012
1,501
69
2,272
1,858
Johnson
2,734
2,183
6
2,795
2,400
318
3,324
3,052
Knox.
1,538
1,165
1,468
574
765
1,619
1,319
Laclede.
1,009
731
11
960
365
774
1,203
1,283
La Fayette
3,281
1,734
3,163
1,822
102
3,697
2,586
Lawrence
1,137
1,180
339
1,476
1,567
337
1,947
2,103
Lewis
2,059
1,320
1,928
1,152
152
2,129
1,363
Lincoln
2,294
1,004
10
2,039
790
634
2,243
1,321
Linn.
1,914
1,878
14
2,049
1,991
182
2,157
2,268
Livingston.
2,013
1,616
150
1,859
1,165
1,268
2,030
2,227
McDonald.
715
400
2
706
213
471
1,040
710
Macon
2,776
1,752
288
2,880
1,726
844
3,100
2,619
Madison
1,277
447
3
952
391
1
931
473
Maries.
840
251
924
288
58
957[
425
Marion.
3,099
1,723
3
3,086
1,811
87
3,251
2,172
Mercer.
960
1,501
22
990
1,573
231
964
1,811
Miller
662
836
9
757
970
167
1,047
1,360
Mississippi
1,195
458
1,137
525
113
1,222
722
Moniteau.
1,607
1,142
1,323
853
643
1,408
1,448
Monroe.
3,422
589
3,488
671
120
3,485
801
Montgomery
1,809
1,411
29
1,721
1,329
343
1,930
1,641
Morgan .. .
1,038
748
950
798
57
1,141
1,014
Newton ...
732
1,546
55
1,535
957
971
2,042
1,938
Nodaway
2,411
2,213
59
2,485
2,303
941
3,043
3,353
Oregon
656
63
809
85
23
1,114
286
Osage.
1,082
895
13
1,137
1,117
10
1,096
1,219
Ozark
231
427
314
409
132
344
634
Pemiscot
745
8
1
749
85
683
120
Perry.
1,150
683
1
1,110
887
71
1,227
990
Pettis.
2,833
2,098
3
2,908
2,457
306
3,477
3,067
Phelp
1,216
750
5
1,132
416
548
1,282
876
Pike.
3,167
2,122
65
3,236
2,151
289
3,394
2,428
Platte
2,648
864
2,693
945
49
2,692
1,046
Polk
1,209
1,385
1
1,360
1,506
250
1,545
1,936
Pulaski.
748
408
1
772
462
19
948
615
Putnam
809
1,478
26
725
1,513
424
934
1,835
Ralls.
1,687
511
1,800
603
14
1,756
714
Randolph
3,538
1,269
13
2,927
1,051
691
3,193
1,818
Ray . .
2,492
1,107
28
2,614
908
568
2,895
1,608
Reynolds
622
115
747
39
790
198
Ripley.
438
114
578
115
70
819
376
St. Charles.
2,509
1,062
2,191
2,223
33
2,118
2,334
St. Clair
1,190
931
963
765
1,053
1,687
1,631
St. Francois ..
1,524
554
24
1,750
778
60
1,875
1,001
Ste. Genevieve.
1,159
533
1,081
650
40
1,115
684.
St. Louis ...
25,385
22,916
79
2,719
3,223
4
2,513
3,547
St. Louis City.
23,837
23,206
872
21,712
21,135
Saline
3,942
1,728
3,851
1,907
359
4,041
2,579
283
1,070
341
1,086
461
New Madrid.
1,042
Republican.
Greenbacker.
Tilden,
181
HISTORY OF MISSOURI.
VOTE BY COUNTIES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1876-80-84 .- Concluded.
1876.
1880.
1884.
COUNTIES.
Democrat.
Hayes,
Cooper,
Greenbacker.
Hancock,
Democrat.
Garfield,
Republican.
Greenbacker.
Democrat.
Blaine and But- ler, Fusion.
Schuyler.
1,117
908
17
1,065
570
457
1,202
1,009
Scotland.
1,464
1,060
2
1,405
689
479
1,526
1,077
Scott ...
1,163
306
1,330
459
1,331
515
Shannon
419
96
467
65
9
572
157
Shelby
1,672
957
14
1,770
350
847
1,910
1,128
Stoddard
1,403
406
2
1,541
590
92
1,718
761
Stone.
159
432
140
435
136
232
671
Sullivan
1,447
1,488
1,717
1,693
187
1,768
1,882
Taney
351
368
1,313
337
207
460
646
Texas
1,144
563
1
1,250
477
285
1,652
970
Vernon
1,874
774
26
2,338
940
360
3,781
2,007
Warren.
813
1,263
662
1,343
203
596
1,349
Washington
1,607
759
1,489
775
78
1,438
983
Wayne
1,114
395
1,144
568
46
1,337
814
Webster
1,076
1,003
8
1,024
561
616
1,229
1,316
Worth.
666
632
59
751
657
163
771
899
Wright.
498
605
7
409
641
365
956
1,248
Total
203,077|145, 029
3,498 208,609 153,567 35,045
235,988 202,929
Majority
54,550
1,997
30,906
SALARIES OF STATE OFFICERS.
Governor, $5,000; lieutenant-governor, $5 per day; secre- tary of state, treasurer, auditor, superintendent of public school, register of lands, and railroad commissioner, each, $3,000; superintendent of insurance department, $4,000; adjutant-gen- eral, $2,000; State law librarian, $900; supreme court judges, each $4,500; clerk of the supreme court, $3,000.
DATES OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNTIES, ORIGIN OF THEIR. NAMES, ETC.
Adair-Organized January 29, 1841. Named for Adair County, Ky., whence some of the first prominent settlers came. Kirksville, the county seat, was named for John Kirk, who set- tled the site.
Andrew-Organized January 29, 1841. Named in honor of Andrew Jackson Davis, a prominent lawyer of St. Louis.
Republican.
Tilden,
Weaver,
Cleveland,
7
182
HISTORY OF MISSOURI.
Atchison-Organized February 14, 1845. Named in honor of Hon. David R. Atchison, then one of the United States senators. The first county seat was Linden, so called from the number of linn or linden trees in the vicinity. The present county seat, Rockport, was named because the Tarkio Creek at that point is rocky or stony.
Audrain-Organized December 17, 1836. Named in honor of Samuel Audrain, the first actual settler within its limits. Barry-Organized January 5, 1835. Named in honor of Commodore Barry, of the American navy. Cassville, the county seat, was named for Hon. Lewis Cass.
Barton-Organized December 12, 1855. Named in honor of Hon. David Barton, one of the first two United States senators from Missouri.
Bates-Organized January 29, 1841. Named for Hon. Ed- ward Bates, of St. Louis. Butler, the county seat, was named for Gen. William O. Butler, of Kentucky.
Benton-Organized January 3, 1835. Named for Hon. Thomas H. Benton, Missouri's great senator.
Bollinger-Organized March 1, 1851. Named in honor of Maj. George F. Bollinger, one of its first settters, a prominent member of the Territorial Legislature, etc. The county seat, Marble Hill, was so named from the alleged natural character of the site. It was originally called Dallas.
Boone-Organized November 16, 1820, Named for Daniel Boone. The first county seat, Smithton, was named for Gen. T. A. Smith; the present, Columbia, a mile east of the former site of Smithton, was presumably called for "the queen of the world and the child of the skies."
Buchanan-Organized February 10, 1839. Named in honor of Hon. James Buchanan, of Pennsylvania. The first county seat was Sparta, near the center of the county; in 1846 the capi- tal was removed to St. Joseph.
Butler-Organized February 27, 1849. Named for Gen. William O. Butler, of Kentucky, a prominent American officer in the war with Mexico, and Democratic candidate for vice-presi- dent in 1848.
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