Elections in Missouri, US
Missouri elections, 2008
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Elections were held in Missouri on Tuesday, November 4, 2008.
President
With a margin of just .13%, Missouri was the closest race in the 2008 Presidential Election.
| 2008 United States presidential election in Missouri[1] |
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes |
| | Republican | John McCain | Sarah Palin | 1,445,814 | 49.36% | 11 |
| | Democratic | Barack Obama | Joe Biden | 1,441,911 | 49.23% | 0 |
| | Independent | Ralph Nader | Matt Gonzalez | 17,813 | 0.61% | 0 |
| | Libertarian | Bob Barr | Wayne Allyn Root | 11,386 | 0.39% | 0 |
| | Constitution | Chuck Baldwin | Darrell Castle | 8,201 | 0.28% | 0 |
| | Write-ins | Write-ins | | 3,906 | 0.13% | 0 |
| | Green (write-in) | Cynthia McKinney | Rosa Clemente | 80 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Totals | 2,929,111 | 100.00% | 11 |
| Voter turnout (Voting age population) | 66.1% |
House of Representatives
| United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2008[2] |
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– |
| | Democratic | 1,413,016 | 50.08% | 4 | — |
| | Republican | 1,313,018 | 46.54% | 5 | — |
| | Libertarian | 82,647 | 2.93% | 0 | - |
| | Constitution | 12,747 | 0.45% | 0 | - |
| | Independents | 56 | <0.01% | 0 | — |
| Totals | 2,821,484 | 100.00% | 9 | — |
Governor
Even as Barack Obama failed to carry the state, Democratic candidate Jay Nixon won the concurrent gubernatorial election by a considerably large margin.
2008 Missouri gubernatorial election | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Jay Nixon | 1,680,611 | 58.4 | +10.6 |
| | Republican | Kenny Hulshof | 1,136,364 | 39.5 | -11.3 |
| | Libertarian | Andrew Finkenstadt | 31,850 | 1.1 | +0.2 |
| | Constitution | Gregory Thompson | 28,941 | 1.0 | +0.6 |
| | Write-in | 12 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Total votes | 2,877,778 | 100.0 | n/a |
| | Democratic gain from Republican |
Lieutenant governor
2008 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Peter Kinder (incumbent) | 1,403,706 | 49.9 | +1.0 |
| | Democratic | Sam Page | 1,331,177 | 47.3 | -1.1 |
| | Libertarian | Teddy Fleck | 49,862 | 1.8 | -0.2 |
| | Constitution | James Rensing | 29,153 | 1.0 | +0.4 |
| Majority | 72,529 | | |
| Turnout | 2,813,898 | | |
| | Republican hold | Swing | | |
Secretary of State
Incumbent Secretary of State Robin Carnahan was re-elected with 61.81% of the vote, defeating Republican candidate Mitchell Hubbard.
2008 Missouri Secretary of State election[3] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Robin Carnahan (incumbent) | 1,749,152 | 61.81 | +10.78 |
| | Republican | Mitchell Hubbard | 1,006,088 | 35.55 | −10.86 |
| | Libertarian | Wes Upchurch | 39,296 | 1.39 | −0.55 |
| | Constitution | Denise C. Neely | 35,274 | 1.25 | +0.67 |
State Treasurer
2008 Missouri State Treasurer election | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Clint Zweifel | 1,394,627 | 50.5% | |
| | Republican | Brad Lager | 1,302,625 | 47.1% | |
| | Constitution | Rodney Farthing | 66,062 | 2.4% | |
| Majority | 1,381,658 | | |
| Turnout | 2,763,314 | | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | | |
Attorney general
Democratic incumbent Jay Nixon was term-limited. Democratic candidate Chris Koster defeated Republican candidate Mike Gibbons 52.9% to 47.1%.
2008 Missouri State Attorney General election | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Chris Koster | 1,471,647 | 52.9% | |
| | Republican | Mike Gibbons | 1,312,719 | 47.1% | |
| Majority | 1,392,184 | | |
| Turnout | 2,784,366 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2008- Missouri". Retrieved January 11, 2013.
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
- ^ "Official Election Returns 2008" (PDF). Missouri SOS. December 2, 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
