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2008 Missouri elections

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Missouri elections, 2008

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Turnout66.1%

Elections were held in Missouri on Tuesday, November 4, 2008.

President

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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

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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

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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

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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

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2008 Missouri Secretary of State election

← 2004 November 4, 2008 2012 →
 
Nominee Robin Carnahan Mitchell Hubbard
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,749,152 1,006,088
Percentage 61.8% 35.6%

County results
Carnahan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%     70–80%      80–90%
Hubbard:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Secretary of State before election

Robin Carnahan
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Robin Carnahan
Democratic

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

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2008 Missouri State Treasurer election

← 2004
2012 →
 
Nominee Clint Zweifel Brad Lager
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,394,627 1,302,625
Percentage 50.5% 47.1%

County results
Zweifel:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%
Lager:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

State Treasurer before election

Sarah Steelman
Republican

Elected State Treasurer

Clint Zweifel
Democratic

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

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Democratic incumbent Jay Nixon was term-limited. Democratic candidate Chris Koster defeated Republican candidate Mike Gibbons 52.9% to 47.1%.

2008 Missouri Attorney General election

← 2004 November 4, 2008 2012 →
 
Nominee Chris Koster Mike Gibbons
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,471,647 1,312,719
Percentage 52.9% 47.1%

Koster:     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Gibbons:      50–60%      60–70%     70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     Tie 50%      No Data

Attorney General before election

Jay Nixon
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Chris Koster
Democratic

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

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  1. ^ "Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2008- Missouri". Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
  3. ^ "Official Election Returns 2008" (PDF). Missouri SOS. December 2, 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2023.