2008 Missouri Secretary of State election

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2008 Missouri Secretary of State election
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  2004 4 November 2008 2012  
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Nominee Robin Carnahan Mitchell Hubbard
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,749,1521,006,088
Percentage61.81%35.55%

2008 Missouri Secretary of State election results by county.svg
County results
Carnahan:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Hubbard:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Secretary of State before election

Robin Carnahan
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Robin Carnahan
Democratic

The 2008 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on 4 November 2008 in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent secretary of state Robin Carnahan defeated Republican nominee Mitchell Hubbard, Libertarian nominee Wes Upchurch and Constitution nominee Denise C. Neely. [1]

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General election

On election day, 4 November 2008, Democratic nominee Robin Carnahan won re-election by a margin of 743,064 votes against her foremost opponent Republican nominee Mitchell Hubbard, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Carnahan was sworn in for her second term on 12 January 2009. [2]

Results

Missouri Secretary of State election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robin Carnahan (incumbent) 1,749,152 61.81
Republican Mitchell Hubbard1,006,08835.55
Libertarian Wes Upchurch39,2961.39
Constitution Denise C. Neely35,2741.25
Total votes2,829,810 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. "2008 Secretary of State General Election Results - Missouri". uselectionatlas.org. December 5, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  2. "MO Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. January 8, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2024.