The Green Papers: Missouri 2009 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
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
 

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Missouri State and Local Government

           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1 Democratic Senator  Claire C. McCaskill
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Class 3 Republican Senator Christopher S. "Kit" Bond
• First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Seat - 8 January 2009: Announced he would not seek re-election in 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Secretary of State  Robin Carnahan
• FEC S6MO00297: $3,152,517
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Roy Blunt
• Congressman CD 7
• FEC S0MO00183: $3,307,807
    Republican     Senator Christopher S. "Kit" Bond - apparently not a candidate
• 8 January 2009: Announced he would not seek re-election in 2010
• FEC S6MO00289: $22,986
  Candidate Republican     Mark Stephen Memoly
• FEC S0MO00209: $300
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Charles Allen "Chuck" Purgason
• FEC S0MO00191: $11,035
    Republican     Thomas "Tom" Schweich - apparently not a candidate
• 11 June 2009: The Kansas City Star reports that Mr. Schweich is not running and will support Mr. Roy Blunt: "As a result, in the name of party unity, I have chosen not to run for U.S. Senate. I believe that we should unite behind Representative Blunt."
26 June 2009: May run for state Auditor.
    Republican     former state Treasurer Sarah Steelman - apparently not a candidate
• 15 June 2009: Might run for Congressman Roy Blunt's Seat in CD 7 instead.
16 September 2009: Announced she will not be a candidate for office in 2010.
  Candidate Progressive Party of Missouri     Midge Potts
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors
  Democratic Governor  Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon
• First elected: 2008
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012
  Republican Lieutenant Governor  Peter Kinder
• First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Democratic (4 Undetermined);
5 Republican (4 Undetermined, 1 Open)
CD 1
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  William Lacy Clay, Jr.
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• 12 January 2009: Considering running for the Senate Class 3 seat in 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  William Lacy Clay, Jr.
• FEC H0MO01066: $235,041
CD 2
{map}		 Republican Congressman  William Todd Akin
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  William Todd Akin
• FEC H0MO02148: $352,024
  Candidate Republican     Elizabeth "Liz" Lauber
• FEC H0MO02205: $2,600
CD 3
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  Russ Carnahan
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Russ Carnahan
• FEC H0MO00019: $357,188
  Candidate Republican     Edward R. "Ed" Martin, Jr.
• FEC H0MO03112: $201,535
CD 4
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  Ike Skelton
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Ike Skelton
• FEC H6MO04141: $611,375
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Vicky Jo Hartzler
• FEC H0MO04086: $224,369
  Candidate Republican     Brian Riley
• FEC H0MO04128: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     James A. "Jim" Scholz
• FEC H0MO04110: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Bill Stouffer
• FEC H0MO04094: $203,435
  Candidate Republican     former Jefferson City Councilman Roy Viessman
  Candidate Constitution     Gregory Allen "Greg" Cowan
• FEC H0MO04102: $0
CD 5
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II
• FEC H4MO05234: $203,314
  Candidate Republican     Jacob Turk
CD 6
{map}		 Republican Congressman  Samuel B. "Sam" Graves, Jr.
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Samuel B. "Sam" Graves, Jr.
• FEC H0MO06073: $321,435
CD 7
{map}		 Republican Congressman  Roy Blunt
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Seat - 19 February 2009: Candidate for the Senate Class 3 seat in 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Timothy Sean "Tim" Davis
• FEC H0MO07154: Financial report not available
    Republican     Hal Donaldson - apparently not a candidate
• Circa 22 July 2009: Decided not to run.
    Republican     Nixa Alderman Kevin Elmer - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Jack Goodman
• FEC H0MO07105: $230,551
  Candidate Republican     Billy Long
• FEC H0MO07113: $451,737
  Candidate Republican     C. Michael "Mike" Moon
• FEC H0MO07147: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Greene County Prosecuting Attorney  Darrell Lee Moore
• FEC H0MO07139: $28,845
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Gary W. Nodler
• FEC H8MO07066: $178,921
    Republican     Shane Schoeller - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Jeffrey Frederick "Jeff" Wisdom
• FEC H0MO07121: Financial report not available
  Candidate Libertarian     Kevin Craig
CD 8
{map}		 Republican Congressman  Jo Ann Emerson
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Tommy Sowers
• FEC H0MO08251: $204,510
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Jo Ann Emerson
• FEC H6MO08084: $368,090
  Candidate Republican     Robert David "Bob" Parker
• FEC H0MO08244: $2,769
CD 9
{map}		 Republican Congressman  Blaine Luetkemeyer
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Blaine Luetkemeyer
• FEC H8MO09153: $484,839
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012
  Democratic Secretary of State  Robin Carnahan
• First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Open Seat - 3 February 2009: Candidate for the Senate Class 3 seat in 2010
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012
  Democratic Attorney General  Chris Koster
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012
  Democratic Treasurer  Clint Zweifel
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Democratic Auditor  Susan Montee
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Allen Icet
  Candidate Republican     Tom Schweich
Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 10 incumbents, 7 candidates
 • Republican: 7 incumbents, 24 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian: 1 candidate
 • Progressive Party of Missouri (affiliate of Green): 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
 • Progressive
 • Right to Life
 • Unity
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • Missouri Constitution
 • Missouri Revised Statutes
Election Authority
 • Missouri Secretary of State - Elections Division
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Missouri General Assembly
 • Missouri House
 • Missouri Senate
Democratic
 • Missouri Democratic Party
Republican
 • Missouri Republican Party
Third Party
 • Constitution Party of Missouri
 • Green Parties in Missouri
 • Missouri Libertarian Party
 • Missouri Right to Life.
 • The Progressive Party of Missouri
 • The Unity Party of Missouri
Media & others
 • Branson Shows
 • Columbia Daily Tribune
 • DC's Political Report - Missouri
 • Fired Up! Missouri
 • Lebanon Daily Record
 • Lee's Summit Journal
 • NewsLinks.org - Missouri
 • Politics1.com - Missouri
 • St. Joseph News-Press
 • St. Louis Post-Dispatch
 • St. Louis Riverfront Times
 • Strange Bedfellows (mopolitics.org)
 • The Examiner - Independence
 • The Gazette Weekly - Buckner - Levasy - Sibley
 • The Hannibal Courier-Post
 • The Joplin Globe
 • The Kansas City Star
 • The Lake Sun Leader - Camdenton
 • The Springfield News-Leader
 

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