2004 Missouri Secretary of State election

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2004 Missouri Secretary of State election
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Nominee Robin Carnahan Catherine Hanaway
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,367,7831,243,003
Percentage51.07%46.41%

2004 Missouri secretary of state election by county.svg
County results
Carnahan:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Hanaway:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Secretary of State before election

Matt Blunt
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Robin Carnahan
Democratic

The 2004 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on 2 November 2004 in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee Robin Carnahan defeated Republican nominee and incumbent speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives Catherine Hanaway, Libertarian nominee Christopher Davis and Constitution nominee Donna L. Ivanovich. [1]

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General election

On election day, 2 November 2004, Democratic nominee Robin Carnahan won the election by a margin of 124,780 votes against her foremost opponent Republican nominee Catherine Hanaway, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Carnahan was sworn in as the 38th secretary of state of Missouri on 10 January 2005. [2]

Results

Missouri Secretary of State election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robin Carnahan 1,367,783 51.07
Republican Catherine Hanaway 1,243,00346.41
Libertarian Christopher Davis51,9641.94
Constitution Donna L. Ivanovich15,5760.58
Total votes2,678,326 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

See also

References

  1. "2004 Secretary of State General Election Results - Missouri". uselectionatlas.org. January 31, 2007. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  2. "MO Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. December 15, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2024.