2008 Missouri elections

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

Missouri elections, 2008

November 4, 2008
Turnout	66.1%

President

Main article: 2008 United States presidential election in Missouri

With a margin of just .13%, Missouri was the closest race in the 2008 Presidential Election.

2008 United States presidential election in Missouri
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

Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2008
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

Main article: 2008 Missouri gubernatorial election

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

Main article: 2008 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

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

2008 Missouri Secretary of State election

November 4, 2008

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

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

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

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

November 4, 2008

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