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Missouri elections, 2008 Missouri presidential no 2010 November 4, 2008 2006 66.1%
Elections were held in Missouri on Tuesday, November 4, 2008.
President
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 MissouriAtlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2008- Missouri http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2008&fips=29&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 January 11, 2013PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votesRepublicanJohn McCainSarah Palin1,445,81449.36%11DemocraticBarack ObamaJoe Biden1,441,91149.23%0IndependentRalph NaderMatt Gonzalez17,8130.61%0LibertarianBob BarrWayne Allyn Root11,3860.39%0ConstitutionChuck BaldwinDarrell Castle8,2010.28%0Write-insWrite-ins3,9060.13%0Green (write-in)Cynthia McKinneyRosa Clemente800.00%0Totals2,929,111100.00%11Voter turnout (Voting age population)66.1%
House of Representatives
2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri
United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2008http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#17 Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of RepresentativesPartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–Democratic1,413,01650.08%4—Republican1,313,01846.54%5—Libertarian82,6472.93%0 -Constitution12,7470.45%0 -Independents56<0.01%0—Totals2,821,484100.00%9—
Governor
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
Democratic Party (United States) Jay Nixon 1,680,611 58.4 +10.6
Republican Party (United States) Kenny Hulshof 1,136,364 39.5 -11.3
Libertarian Party (US) Andrew Finkenstadt 31,850 1.1 +0.2
Constitution Party (US) Gregory Thompson 28,941 1.0 +0.6
12 0.0 n/a
2,877,778 100.0 n/a
Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States)
Lieutenant governor
2008 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election
2008 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election
Republican Party (United States) Peter Kinder (incumbent) 1,403,706 49.9 +1.0
Democratic Party (United States) Sam Page 1,331,177 47.3 -1.1
Libertarian Party (US) Teddy Fleck 49,862 1.8 -0.2
Constitution Party (US) James Rensing 29,153 1.0 +0.4
72,529
2,813,898
Republican Party (US)
Secretary of State
2008 Missouri Secretary of State election
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 electionhttps://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/AllRacesGeneralNovember2008.pdf Official Election Returns 2008 Missouri SOS December 2, 2008 May 3, 2023
Democratic Party (United States)
Robin Carnahan (incumbent)
1,749,152
61.81
+10.78
Republican Party (United States) Mitchell Hubbard 1,006,088 35.55 −10.86
Libertarian Party (United States) Wes Upchurch 39,296 1.39 −0.55
Constitution Party (United States) Denise C. Neely 35,274 1.25 +0.67
State Treasurer
2008 Missouri State Treasurer election
2008 Missouri State Treasurer election
Democratic Party (United States) Clint Zweifel 1,394,627 50.5%
Republican Party (United States) Brad Lager 1,302,625 47.1%
Constitution Party (US) Rodney Farthing 66,062 2.4%
1,381,658
2,763,314
Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US)
Attorney general
2008 Missouri Attorney General election
Democratic incumbent Jay Nixon was term-limited. Democratic candidate Chris Koster defeated Republican candidate Mike Gibbons 52.9% to 47.1%.
2008 Missouri State Attorney General election
Democratic Party (United States) Chris Koster 1,471,647 52.9%
Republican Party (United States) Mike Gibbons 1,312,719 47.1%
1,392,184
2,784,366
Democratic Party (US)
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