2008 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 September 2023 2008 Missouri Lieutenant gubernatorial election Missouri presidential no 2004 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election 2004 2012 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election 2012 November 4, 2008 Image:Missouri Lt Governor Peter Kinder at St Louis Science Center, Aug 28, 2007.jpg 150x150px Peter Kinder Republican Party (United States) 1,403,706 49.9% 3x4.svg Sam Page Democratic Party (United States) 1,331,177 47.3% 275px County results 275px Precinct results 1 275px Kinder: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Page: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Tie: #d2b1d9 40–50% #ae8bb1 50% #808080 No votes Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder Republican Party (United States) Peter Kinder Republican Party (United States) The 2008 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Missouri. Republican incumbent Peter Kinder won the election narrowly, despite the fact that Democratic Attorney General Jay Nixon won the 2008 Missouri gubernatorial election by nearly 20 points. Background On January 22, 2008, Governor Blunt unexpectedly announced that he would not seek re-electionShelton Missy January 22, 2008 Governor Matt Blunt Will Not Seek Re-election KSMU http://ksmu.org/article/governor-matt-blunt-will-not-seek-re-election dead July 18, 2021 https://archive.today/20130415051126/http://ksmu.org/article/governor-matt-blunt-will-not-seek-re-election April 15, 2013 because he had already "achieved virtually everything I set out to accomplish, and more ... Because I feel we have changed what I wanted to change in the first term, there is not the same sense of mission for a second." A November 2007 poll conducted by SurveyUSA showed Blunt with a 44% approval rating. Survey USA His approval among Republicans polled was 68%, but his rating among Democrats was only 23%. On November 10, 2005, Democrat Jay Nixon filed the necessary paperwork with the Missouri Ethics Commission to launch a 2008 campaign for governor.ArticleFebruary 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes by Columbia Daily Tribune: Document points to Nixon run The gubernatorial and other statewide office primaries were held August 5, 2008.August 5, 2008 State Primary Election Information Missouri Secretary of State CQ Politics rated the race as 'Leans Democratic'.Dems Gain in Five of Six New CQ Politics Rating Changes https://web.archive.org/web/20081012071241/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002972480&cpage=3 2008-10-12 CQ Politics, October 8, 2008 Timeline March 25, 2008 - Filing deadline for Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians2008 Missouri Election Calendar from the Missouri Secretary of State August 5, 2008 - Primary (gubernatorial and other statewide office) elections August 19, 2008 - Filing deadline for other third parties and Independents November 4, 2008 - General election. Republican primary Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Peter Kinder (incumbent) 283,955 78.3 Republican Party (United States) Paul Douglas Sims 50,833 14.0 Republican Party (United States) Arthur Hodge Sr. 27,982 7.7 362,770 100 Democratic primary Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Sam Page 129,423 40.2 Democratic Party (United States) Michael E. Carter 52,574 16.3 Democratic Party (United States) Mary Williams 43,930 13.7 Democratic Party (United States) Becky L. Plattner 41,141 12.8 Democratic Party (United States) Richard Charles Tolbert 33,589 10.4 Democratic Party (United States) C. Lillian Metzger 20,964 6.5 321,621 100 General election Polling Source Date PeterKinder (R) SamPage (D)Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling November 2, 2008 50% 41%Global Strategies GroupGlobal Strategies GroupAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot September 22, 2008 37% 38%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling August 17, 2008 48% 37% Results 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) See also 2008 United States gubernatorial elections 2008 Missouri gubernatorial election References External links Elections from the Missouri Secretary of State Missouri Governor candidates https://web.archive.org/web/20081023080427/http://www.votesmart.org/election_governor_five_categories.php?state_id=MO October 23, 2008 at Project Vote Smart Missouri Governor race from 2008 Race Tracker https://archive.today/20130414224043/http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/state_candidates.phtml?s=MO=2008&f=G Campaign contributions el from Follow the Money Hulshof (R) vs Nixon (D) graph of collected polls from Pollster.com Category:2008 Missouri elections Missouri 2008