2008 Missouri State Treasurer election

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2008 Missouri State Treasurer election
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  2004 4 November 2008 2012  
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Nominee Clint Zweifel Brad Lager
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,394,6271,302,625
Percentage50.47%47.14%

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County results
Zweifel:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     80–90%
Lager:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

State Treasurer before election

Sarah Steelman
Republican

Elected State Treasurer

Clint Zweifel
Democratic

The 2008 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on 4 November 2008 in order to elect the state treasurer of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Missouri House of Representatives Clint Zweifel defeated Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Missouri Senate Brad Lager and Constitution nominee Rodney D. Farthing. [1]

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General election

On election day, 4 November 2008, Democratic nominee Clint Zweifel won the election by a margin of 92,002 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Brad Lager, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of state treasurer. Zweifel was sworn in as the 45th state treasurer of Missouri on 12 January 2009. [2]

Results

Missouri State Treasurer election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Clint Zweifel 1,394,627 50.47
Republican Brad Lager 1,302,62547.14
Constitution Rodney D. Farthing66,0622.39
Total votes2,763,314 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

See also

References

  1. "2008 State Treasurer General Election Results - Missouri". uselectionatlas.org. November 7, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  2. "MO Treasurer". ourcampaigns.com. July 27, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2024.