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Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Missouri
1868 Missouri gubernatorial election
The 1868 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1868, and resulted in a victory for the
Republican nominee,
Congressman
Joseph W. McClurg , over
Democratic nominee former
Congressman
John S. Phelps .
This was the first election a governor was elected to a 2-year term, instead of 4 years. Missouri would return to electing its governors to 4-year terms in
1880 .
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