2012 Missouri Secretary of State election

none February 2026 September 2023 2012 Missouri Secretary of State election Missouri presidential no 2008 Missouri Secretary of State election 2008 2016 Missouri Secretary of State election 2016 November 6, 2012 File:Jason Kander (crop).jpg 150x150px Jason Kander Democratic Party (United States) 1,298,022 48.9% File:Shane Schoeller.jpg Shane Schoeller Republican Party (United States) 1,258,937 47.4% 275px County results 275px| Congressional districts results 1 Kander: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #3933e5 80–90% Schoeller: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Secretary of State Robin Carnahan Democratic Party (United States) Jason Kander Democratic Party (United States) The 2012 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 2012, alongside the presidential and gubernatorial elections. Democratic State Representative Jason Kander defeated Republican Speaker Pro Tem Shane Schoeller by 39,085 votes. Background Incumbent Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan won the 2008 Missouri secretary of state election with 61.8% of the vote against Republican candidate Mitchell Hubbard. She announced on September 30, 2011 that she would not run for reelection, creating an open seat in 2012.https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_9115f088-55d2-5217-8d15-45260e465c4e.html Robin Carnahan will not run for a third term as secretary of state Jake Wagman October 2011 Timeline March 27, 2012 - Filing deadline for Democrats, Republicans and LibertariansElection Calendar Missouri Secretary of State August 7, 2012 - Primary (gubernatorial and other statewide office) elections August 21, 2012 - Filing deadline for other third parties and Independents November 6, 2012 - General election Republican primary Candidates Scott Rupp, state senatorhttps://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-fix/article_c0853e34-bc99-11e0-ac9c-0019bb30f31a.html Rupp announces he'll run for secretary of state Virginia Young August 2011 Shane Schoeller, speaker pro tem of the Missouri House of Representativeshttp://www.shaneschoeller.org Shane Schoeller, Greene County Clerk www.shaneschoeller.org Bill Stouffer, state senatorhttps://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-fix/article_05265748-41b2-11e0-a7d6-0017a4a78c22.html State senator from Wentzville may run for secretary of state Virginia Young February 26, 2011 Potential Jason Crowell, state senatorhttps://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-fix/article_58b2405a-a3f2-11e0-af73-001a4bcf6878.html Metal company drops coin on Mo. candidates Jake Wagman July 2011 John Diehl, state representative Mike Kehoe, state senatorRobin Carnahan won't seek reelection Kansas City Star https://web.archive.org/web/20111002023113/http://www.kansascity.com/2011/09/30/3177699/robin-carnahan-wont-seek-re-election.html 2011-10-02 Ron Richard, state senator and former Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives Declined Brad Lager, state senatorLager enters GOP race for Missouri Kansas City Star https://web.archive.org/web/20111115194148/http://www.kansascity.com/2011/11/14/3266516/lager-enters-gop-race-for-missouri.html 2011-11-15 Ed Martin, attorneyhttps://www.nbcnews.com/id/41354050 GOP attorney Ed Martin to run for Mo. Senate NBC News 31 January 2011August 2024 medicmedic Results Republican primary resultshttp://enr.sos.mo.gov/ENR/Views/TabularData.aspx?Status=SpecifyARace https://archive.today/20121212115146/http://enr.sos.mo.gov/ENR/Views/TabularData.aspx?Status=SpecifyARace dead December 12, 2012 Election Night Reporting MO Secretary of State August 8, 2012 August 23, 2012 Shane Schoeller Republican Party (United States) 193,207 35.3 Scott Rupp Republican Party (United States) 188,701 34.5 Bill Stouffer Republican Party (United States) 165,588 30.2 547,496 100.0 Democratic primary Candidates MD Rabbi Alamhttp://ofallon.patch.com/articles/md-rabbi-alam MD Rabbi Alam, Candidate for Secretary of State - O'Fallon, MO Patch 2012-08-23 dead https://archive.today/20130131042134/http://ofallon.patch.com/articles/md-rabbi-alam 2013-01-31 Jason Kander, state representative Potential Stacey Newman, state representativehttps://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-fix/article_82b804da-f374-11e0-8afb-001a4bcf6878.html Sec. of State race breeds intrigue on both sides of the aisle Jake Wagman October 10, 2011 Declined Robin Carnahan, incumbent Secretary of State Russ Carnahan, U.S. representative Ryan Dillon, former aide to former U.S. Rep. Ike Skeltonhttp://www.stlbeacon.org/voices/blogs/political-blogs/beacon-backroom/115356-kander-fattens-bank-account-for-secretary-of-state-bid-while-ryan-drops-out St. Louis Beacon Mike Sanders, county executive of Jackson CountyMissouri news February 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Results Democratic primary results Jason Kander Democratic Party (United States) 247,630 86.9 MD Rabbi Alam Democratic Party (United States) 37,390 13.1 285,020 100.0 General election results 2012 Missouri Secretary of State electionhttp://enr.sos.mo.gov/ENR/Views/TabularData.aspx?TabView=StateRaces%5EFederal+/+Statewide+Races%5E488624884533 State of Missouri - Election Night Results Missouri Secretary of State enr.sos.mo.gov 2019-05-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20130524044927/http://enr.sos.mo.gov/ENR/Views/TabularData.aspx?TabView=StateRaces%5EFederal+%2F+Statewide+Races%5E488624884533 2013-05-24 dead Democratic Party (United States) Jason Kander 1,298,022 48.9% Republican Party (United States) Shane Schoeller 1,258,937 47.4% Libertarian Party (United States) Cisse W. Spragins 70,814 2.7% Constitution Party (United States) Justin Harter 27,710 1.0% 2,655,483 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) By congressional district Despite losing the state, Schoeller won six of eight congressional districts. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yhGQ6eXNd_n9xVoZYx6NDTyPXrpECvP6eY8yufEqoWo/edit?gid=0#gid=0 Daily Kos District Kander Schoeller Representative1st81%16%Lacy Clay2nd46%51%Todd Akin (112th Congress)Ann Wagner (113th Congress)3rd42%54%Russ Carnahan (112th Congress)Blaine Luetkemeyer (113th Congress)4th42%54%Vicky Hartzler5th63%33%Emanuel Cleaver6th45%51%Sam Graves7th32%64%Billy Long8th39%57%Jo Ann Emerson See also 2012 United States presidential election in Missouri 2012 United States Senate election in Missouri 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri 2012 Missouri gubernatorial election 2012 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election 2012 Missouri Attorney General election 2012 Missouri State Treasurer election References External links Elections from the Missouri Secretary of State Official campaign websites Jason Kander for Secretary of State Rabbi Alam for Secretary of State MD Rabbi Alam for Secretary of State Scott Rupp for Secretary of State Shane Schoeller for Secretary of State Bill Stouffer for Secretary of State Category:Jason Kander Secretary of State Category:Missouri Secretary of State elections Missouri Category:November 2012 in the United States