James M. Propst

Offices

State Comptroller (Auditor)
Statewide
In office
Dec 1, 1948 to Dec 1, 1950

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
2 years
James M. Propst spent 2 years in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

1948–State Comptroller (Auditor) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 1948
51.24%
James M. Propst*, Democratic, 831,672 votes
47.40%
Gilbert Elijah Ogles, Republican, 769,395 votes
 0.87%
Anna M. Edwards, Prohibition, 14,111 votes
 0.39%
Edna Johnson, United States Progressive Party, 6,336 votes
 0.06%
Flossie M. Frame, Socialist, 1,012 votes
 0.04%
Vivienne C. Williams, Socialist Labor, 617 votes
Out of 1,623,143 votes casts, the margin of victory was 62,277 (3.84%)
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1950–State Comptroller (Auditor) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 7, 1950
53.27%
Frank T. Mills*, Republican, 843,541 votes
45.89%
James M. Propst (i), Democratic, 726,649 votes
 0.84%
Garnett Jewell, Prohibition, 13,320 votes
Out of 1,583,510 votes casts, the margin of victory was 116,892 (7.38%)
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In the 2 races for which we have results, James M. Propst had a record of 1-1. That includes a record of 1-1 in 2 general elections.