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![]() County results Carnahan: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Hanaway: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Missouri |
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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]
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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robin Carnahan | 1,367,783 | 51.07 | |
Republican | Catherine Hanaway | 1,243,003 | 46.41 | |
Libertarian | Christopher Davis | 51,964 | 1.94 | |
Constitution | Donna L. Ivanovich | 15,576 | 0.58 | |
Total votes | 2,678,326 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |