William Rock Painter Democratic Wallace Crossley Democratic The 1916 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 1916 in order to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Missouri.

Democratic nominee Wallace Crossley defeated Republican nominee Roy F. Britton, as well as several other candidates.

Primary elections were held on 1 August 1916 and saw the nomination of Democratic candidate Wallace Crossley and Republican candidate Roy F.

[1] On election day, 7 November 1916, Democratic nominee Wallace Crossley won the election by a margin of 14,581 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Roy F. Britton, thereby holding Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor.

Crossley was sworn in on 8 January 1917.