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| Turnout | 66.1% | |||
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Elections were held in Missouri on Tuesday, November 4, 2008.
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| Elections in Missouri |
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Elections were held in Missouri on Tuesday, November 4, 2008.
With a margin of just .13%, Missouri was the closest race in the 2008 Presidential Election.
| 2008 United States presidential election in Missouri [1] | ||||||
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| 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% | |||||
| United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2008 [2] | |||||
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| 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 | — | |
Even as Barack Obama failed to carry the state, Democratic candidate Jay Nixon won the concurrent gubernatorial election by a considerably large margin.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | ||||
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 County results Carnahan: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Hubbard: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Secretary of State Robin Carnahan was re-elected with 61.81% of the vote, defeating Republican candidate Mitchell Hubbard.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | |
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 County results Zweifel: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% Lager: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | ||||
Democratic incumbent Jay Nixon was term-limited. Democratic candidate Chris Koster defeated Republican candidate Mike Gibbons 52.9% to 47.1%.
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 County results Koster: 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% Gibbons: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | ||||
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