The Green Papers: Missouri 2004 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 3 August 2004
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Electoral Votes:11(2.04% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:9(2.07% of 435)
2000 Census:5,606,260 (1.99% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):4,105,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):3,860,672
Capital:Jefferson City
Tuesday 3 August 2004 polls close 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC)
Tuesday 2 November 2004 polls close 7:00p CST (0100 UTC)
 

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Missouri State and Local Government

Missouri 2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Democrats   Republicans   Third Parties

MISSOURI Election Returns from an official source

 
           
President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 11 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors. List of States: Details.
Up for election in 2004
  Elected Republican 1,455,713 53.30% President George W. Bush
(11 Electoral Votes)
• Vice President: Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney
Renominated by Convention - 2 September 2004
  Candidate Democrat 1,259,171 46.10% Senator John Kerry
• Vice President: Senator John Edwards
  Candidate Libertarian 9,831 0.36% Michael Badnarik
• Vice President: Richard Campagna
  Candidate Constitution 5,355 0.20% Michael Anthony Peroutka
• Vice President: Chuck Baldwin
  Candidate Write-In 1,294 0.05% Ralph Nader
Total 2,731,364 100.00%  
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 108th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1   Republican   Senator Jim Talent
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Class 3
Seat up for election		   Republican   Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 3 August 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 1,518,089 56.09% Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond
  Candidate Democrat 1,158,261 42.80% State Treasurer Nancy Farmer
  Candidate Libertarian 19,648 0.73% Kevin Tull
  Candidate Constitution 10,404 0.38% Don Griffin
Total 2,706,402 100.00%  
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors
Chair up for election   Democrat   Governor Bob Holden
• First elected: 2000
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
• Lost Primary - 3 August 2004
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 1,382,419 50.83% Matt Blunt
• Son of Republican Congressman Roy Blunt (CD 7)
  Candidate Democrat 1,301,442 47.85% Auditor Claire McCaskill
  Candidate Libertarian 24,378 0.90% John M. Swenson
  Candidate Constitution 11,299 0.42% Robert Wells
  Candidate Write-In 61 0.00% Kenneth J. Johnson
Total 2,719,599 100.00%  
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004
Seat up for election   Democrat   Lieutenant Governor Joe Maxwell
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Open Seat - Retiring
  Elected Republican 1,300,109 48.95% Peter Kinder
  Candidate Democrat 1,286,295 48.43% Rebecca McDowell "Bekki" Cook
  Candidate Libertarian 53,770 2.02% Mike Ferguson
  Candidate Constitution 15,935 0.60% Bruce Hillis
Total 2,656,109 100.00%  
108th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit. 108th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Democrats (2 Renominated, 2 Open);
5 Republicans (5 Renominated)
CD 1
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman William Lacy Clay, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 3 August 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 213,658 75.29% Congressman William Lacy Clay, Jr.
  Candidate Republican 64,791 22.83% Leslie L. Farr, II
  Candidate Libertarian 3,937 1.39% Terry Chadwick
  Candidate Constitution 1,385 0.49% Robert Rehbein
Total 283,771 100.00%  
CD 2
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Todd Akin
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 3 August 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 228,725 65.37% Congressman Todd Akin
  Candidate Democrat 115,366 32.97% George D. Weber
  Candidate Libertarian 4,822 1.38% Darla Maloney
  Candidate Constitution 954 0.27% David Leefe
Total 349,867 100.00%  
CD 3
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman Richard A. Gephardt
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Open Seat - Running for President in 2004. Not a candidate for re-election. On 20 January 2004, the Congressman dropped out of the Presidential race after a 4th place showing in the Iowa caucuses.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democrat 146,894 52.86% Russ Carnahan
• Son of the former Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan who was killed in a plane crash while running for the U.S. Senate in 2000.
  Candidate Republican 125,422 45.13% Bill Federer
  Candidate Libertarian 4,367 1.57% Kevin C. Babcock
  Candidate Constitution 1,222 0.44% William J. Renaud
  Candidate Write-In 11 0.00% Joseph L. Badaracco
Total 277,916 100.00%  
CD 4
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman Ike Skelton
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 3 August 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 190,800 66.20% Congressman Ike Skelton
  Candidate Republican 93,334 32.38% James A. "Jim" Noland
  Candidate Libertarian 2,827 0.98% Bill Lower
  Candidate Constitution 1,265 0.44% Raymond Lister
Total 288,226 100.00%  
CD 5
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman Karen McCarthy
• First elected: 1994
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Open Seat - On 22 December 2003 Congressman McCarthy announced she is retiring.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democrat 161,727 55.19% Emanuel Cleaver, II
  Candidate Republican 123,431 42.12% Jeanne Patterson
  Candidate Libertarian 5,827 1.99% Rick Bailie
  Candidate Constitution 2,040 0.70% Darin Rodenberg
Total 293,025 100.00%  
CD 6
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Samuel B. "Sam" Graves, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 3 August 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 196,516 63.83% Congressman Samuel B. "Sam" Graves, Jr.
  Candidate Democrat 106,987 34.75% Charles S. Broomfield
  Candidate Libertarian 4,352 1.41% Erik Buck
Total 307,855 100.00%  
CD 7
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Roy Blunt
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 3 August 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 210,080 70.45% Congressman Roy Blunt
  Candidate Democrat 84,356 28.29% Jim Newberry
  Candidate Libertarian 2,767 0.93% Kevin Craig
  Candidate Constitution 1,002 0.34% Steve Alger
Total 298,205 100.00%  
CD 8
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Jo Ann Emerson
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 3 August 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 194,039 72.21% Congressman Jo Ann Emerson
  Candidate Democrat 71,543 26.62% Dean Henderson
  Candidate Libertarian 1,810 0.67% Stan Cuff
  Candidate Constitution 1,319 0.49% Leonard J. Davidson
Total 268,711 100.00%  
CD 9
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Kenny C. Hulshof
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 3 August 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 193,429 64.60% Congressman Kenny C. Hulshof
  Candidate Democrat 101,343 33.84% Linda Jacobsen
  Candidate Libertarian 3,228 1.08% Tamara A. Millay
  Candidate Constitution 1,447 0.48% Chris Earl
Total 299,447 100.00%  
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004
Seat up for election   Republican   Secretary of State Matt Blunt
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Open Seat - Running for Governor in 2004.
  Elected Democrat 1,367,783 51.07% Robin Carnahan
• Daughter of the former Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan who was killed in a plane crash while running for the U.S. Senate in 2000.
  Candidate Republican 1,243,003 46.41% Catherine L. Hanaway
  Candidate Libertarian 51,964 1.94% Christopher Davis
  Candidate Constitution 15,576 0.58% Donna Ivanovich
Total 2,678,326 100.00%  
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004
Seat up for election   Democrat   Attorney General Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1996, 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 3 August 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 1,592,842 59.96% Attorney General Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon
  Candidate Republican 1,000,503 37.66% Chris Byrd
  Candidate Libertarian 43,538 1.64% David R. Browning
  Candidate Constitution 19,802 0.75% David Fry
Total 2,656,685 100.00%  
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: 2 terms
Seat up for election   Democrat   Treasurer Nancy Farmer
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit.
• running for U.S. Senate (Class 3 seat)
  Elected Republican 1,342,049 50.97% Sarah Steelman
  Candidate Democrat 1,213,769 46.10% Mark Powell
  Candidate Libertarian 59,605 2.26% Lisa J. Emerson
  Candidate Constitution 17,389 0.66% Chris Fluharty
Total 2,632,812 100.00%  
Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
    Democrat   Auditor Claire C. McCaskill
• First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
• Ran for and received her party's nomination for the Governor's Chair
 

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