The Green Papers: Missouri 2008 General Election
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 5 August 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
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 5 August 2008 polling hours 6:00a CDT (1100 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC).
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 6:00a CST (1200 UTC) to 7:00p CST (0100 UTC).
 

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Missouri State and Local Government

Missouri 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties


13 January 2009: Official Election Returns - State of Missouri General Election - Tuesday, November 04, 2008 - As announced by the Board of State Canvassers on Tuesday, December 02, 2008


30 October 2008: Synchronized with State of Missouri General Election.


5 August 2008 MISSOURI PRIMARY Returns from an official source.

 
           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. 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 Presidential Candidates.
Up for election in 2008
  Elected Republican 1,445,814 49.43% Senator John Sidney McCain, III
(11 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Governor Sarah H. Palin

FEC P80002801: $399,826,076
  Candidate Democratic 1,441,911 49.29% Senator Barack Hussein Obama
Vice President: Senator Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.

FEC P80003338: $778,642,047
  Candidate Independent 17,813 0.61% Ralph Nader
Vice President: Matt Gonzalez

FEC P20000527: $4,520,160
  Candidate Libertarian 11,386 0.39% former Congressman Bob Barr
Vice President: Wayne Allyn Root

FEC P80005580: $1,405,899
  Candidate Constitution 8,201 0.28% Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin
Vice President: Darrell Castle

FEC P80005499: $262,010
  Candidate Write-in; (Green) 80 0.00% former Congressman Cynthia A. McKinney
Vice President: Rosa A. Clemente

FEC P80004930: $240,360
Total 2,925,205 100.00%  

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th 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 "Kit" Bond
First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors

Chair up for election
Open
Republican Governor Matt Blunt
First elected: 2004
Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
Open Chair - 22 January 2008: Announced he would not run for re-election.
 Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Attorney General Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 1,680,611 58.40% Attorney General Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon
  Candidate Republican 1,136,364 39.49% Congressman Kenny Charles Kenny Charles Hulshof
Congressman CD 9
  Candidate Libertarian 31,850 1.11% Andrew W. "Andy" Finkenstadt
  Candidate Constitution 28,941 1.01% Gregory E. Thompson
  Candidate Write-in 8 0.00% Mark Serati
  Candidate Write-in 4 0.00% Theodis "Ted" Brown, Sr.
Total 2,877,778 100.00%  

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

Seat up for election Republican Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 5 August 2008 Primary. Was originally considering running for Governor but decided to try and keep his current position.
 Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic state Representative Sam Page
  Elected Republican 1,403,706 49.88% Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder
  Candidate Democratic 1,331,177 47.31% state Representative Sam Page
  Candidate Libertarian 49,862 1.77% Teddy Fleck
  Candidate Constitution 29,153 1.04% James C. "Jim" Rensing
Total 2,813,898 100.00%  

110th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Democratic (4 Renominated);
5 Republican (4 Renominated, 1 Open)

CD 1
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman William Lacy Clay, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 5 August 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman William Lacy Clay, Jr.
  Elected Democratic 242,570 86.86% Congressman William Lacy Clay, Jr.
FEC H0MO01066: $674,852
  Candidate Libertarian 36,700 13.14% Robb E. Cunningham
FEC H6MO01246: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in 7 0.00% Damien Johnson
Total 279,277 100.00%  

CD 2
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman William Todd Akin
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 5 August 2008 Primary
 Polls: Republican Congressman William Todd Akin
  Elected Republican 232,276 62.28% Congressman William Todd Akin
FEC H0MO02148: $966,369
  Candidate Democratic 132,068 35.41% William C. "Bill" Haas
FEC H8MO02158: $54,868
  Candidate Libertarian; (Boston Tea) 8,628 2.31% Thomas L. "Tom" Knapp
FEC H8MO02182: Financial report not available
Total 372,972 100.00%  

CD 3
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Russ Carnahan
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 5 August 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Russ Carnahan
  Elected Democratic 202,470 66.37% Congressman Russ Carnahan
FEC H0MO00019: $952,442
  Candidate Republican 92,759 30.41% Christopher S. "Chris" Sander
FEC H8MO03149: $36,148
  Candidate Libertarian 5,518 1.81% Kevin C. Babcock
FEC H4MO03155: Financial report not available
  Candidate Constitution 4,324 1.42% Cynthia L. "Cindy" Redburn
FEC H8MO03172: Financial report not available
Total 305,071 100.00%  

CD 4
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Ike Skelton
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 5 August 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Ike Skelton
  Elected Democratic 200,009 65.91% Congressman Ike Skelton
FEC H6MO04141: $1,127,899
  Candidate Republican 103,446 34.09% Jeffrey Richard "Jeff" Parnell
FEC H4MO04088: $3,910
Total 303,455 100.00%  

CD 5
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 5 August 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II
  Elected Democratic 197,249 64.37% Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II
FEC H4MO05234: $554,095
  Candidate Republican 109,166 35.63% Jacob Turk
FEC H6MO05189: $57,055
Total 306,415 100.00%  

CD 6
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Samuel B. "Sam" Graves, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 5 August 2008 Primary
 Polls: Leans Republican - Republican Congressman Samuel B. "Sam" Graves, Jr.
  Elected Republican 196,526 59.43% Congressman Samuel B. "Sam" Graves, Jr.
FEC H0MO06073: $2,667,310
  Candidate Democratic 121,894 36.86% former Kansas City Mayor Kay Barnes
FEC H8MO06068: $2,814,780
  Candidate Libertarian 12,279 3.71% David R. "Dave" Browning
FEC H8MO06076: $4,461
Total 330,699 100.00%  

CD 7
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Roy Blunt
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 5 August 2008 Primary
 Polls: Republican Congressman Roy Blunt
  Elected Republican 219,016 67.76% Congressman Roy Blunt
FEC H6MO07128: $2,580,060
  Candidate Democratic 91,010 28.16% Richard Monroe
FEC H8MO07140: $79,964
  Candidate Libertarian 6,971 2.16% Kevin Craig
FEC H4MO07107: Financial report not available
  Candidate Constitution 6,166 1.91% Travis Maddox
FEC H8MO07165: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in; (Green) 49 0.02% Midge Potts
Total 323,212 100.00%  

CD 8
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Jo Ann Emerson
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 5 August 2008 Primary
 Polls: Republican Congressman Jo Ann Emerson
  Elected Republican 198,798 71.44% Congressman Jo Ann Emerson
FEC H6MO08084: $1,246,268
  Candidate Democratic 72,790 26.16% Joseph William "Joe" Allen
FEC H8MO08072: $63,369
  Candidate Libertarian 4,443 1.60% Branden C. McCullough
FEC H6MO08118: Financial report not available
  Candidate Constitution 2,257 0.81% Richard L. Smith
FEC H8MO08080: Financial report not available
Total 278,288 100.00%  

CD 9
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Seat up for election
Open
Republican Congressman Kenny Charles Hulshof
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Open Seat - Announced he will seek the Governor's Chair 29 January 2008. Received his party's Gubernatorial nomination 5 August 2008.
 Polls: Toss-up - Democratic state Representative Judith W. "Judy" Baker vs. Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican; (Right to Life) 161,031 49.99% Blaine Luetkemeyer
FEC H8MO09153: $2,784,442
  Candidate Democratic 152,956 47.49% state Representative Judith W. "Judy" Baker
FEC H8MO09088: $1,702,214
  Candidate Libertarian 8,108 2.52% Tamara A. Millay
FEC H8MO09179: Financial report not available
Total 322,095 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

Seat up for election Democratic Secretary of State Robin Carnahan
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 5 August 2008 Primary.
Daughter of the former Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan who was killed in a plane crash while running for the U.S. Senate in 2000.
 Polls: Democratic Secretary of State Robin Carnahan
  Elected Democratic 1,749,152 61.81% Secretary of State Robin Carnahan
  Candidate Republican 1,006,088 35.55% Mitchell "Mitch" Hubbard
  Candidate Libertarian; (American Centrist; Boston Tea) 39,296 1.39% Wes Upchurch
  Candidate Constitution 35,274 1.25% Denise C. Neely
Total 2,829,810 100.00%  

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

Seat up for election
Open
Democratic Attorney General Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon
First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1996, 2000; 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Open Seat - Ran for and won the contest for Governor in 2008
 Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Chris Koster
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 1,471,647 52.85% Chris Koster
  Candidate Republican 1,312,719 47.15% Michael "Mike" Gibbons
Total 2,784,366 100.00%  

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Term Limit: 2 terms

Seat up for election
Open
Republican Treasurer Sarah Steelman
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit.
Open Seat - Running for Governor in 2008
 Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Clint Zweifel
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 1,394,627 50.47% Clint Zweifel
  Candidate Republican 1,302,625 47.14% Brad Lager
  Candidate Constitution 66,062 2.39% Rodney D. "Rod" Farthing
Total 2,763,314 100.00%  

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

  Democratic Auditor Susan Montee
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

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): 8 incumbents, 15 candidates
  Republican: 9 incumbents, 14 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Green (affiliates): 2 candidates
  Libertarian: 11 candidates
Other Third Parties
  American Centrist: 1 candidate
  Boston Tea: 2 candidates
  Constitution (affiliates): 8 candidates
  Right to Life: 1 candidate
Independents
  Independent: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 5 candidates
 
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 an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.

 


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