Robert Lee Holden Jr. is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 53rd Governor of Missouri from 2001 to 2005. Previously,he served as the State Treasurer of Missouri from 1993 to 2001 and represented the 136th district in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1983 to 1989. Since leaving public office,Holden has worked at Webster University,where he founded the Holden Public Policy Forum,and serves as the chairman and CEO of the United States Heartland China Association.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) is the Democratic Hill committee for the United States Senate. It is the only organization solely dedicated to electing Democrats to the United States Senate. The DSCC's current Chair is Senator Gary Peters of Michigan,who succeeded Nevada‘s Catherine Cortez Masto after the 2020 Senate elections. DSCC's current Executive Director is Scott Fairchild.
Claire Conner McCaskill is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Missouri from 2007 to 2019 and as State Auditor of Missouri from 1999 to 2007.
The 2006 United States Senate election in Missouri was held November 7,2006,to decide who would serve as senator for Missouri between January 3,2007,and January 3,2013. The incumbent was Republican Jim Talent. Talent was elected in a special election in 2002 when he narrowly defeated incumbent Democrat Jean Carnahan. Carnahan had been appointed to the Senate seat following the posthumous election of her husband Mel Carnahan,who had died in a plane crash shortly before the 2000 election. Talent's Democratic opponent was Missouri State Auditor Claire McCaskill. Early on the morning of November 8,Talent conceded defeat to McCaskill,having faced considerable political headwinds. Talent lost the election with 47% of the vote,to 50% of the vote for McCaskill. This was the last election an incumbent Republican senator lost in Missouri.
Judith W. Baker is an American Democratic politician,small business owner,and educator from Missouri. She is a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives and a former Region VII Director for the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Baker was a candidate for Missouri State Treasurer in the 2016 election,but was defeated in the general election by Eric Schmitt.
The 2012 United States Senate elections were held on November 6,2012,with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections whose winners would serve six-year terms beginning January 3,2013,with the 113th Congress. Democrats had 21 seats up for election,plus 1 Independent and 1 Independent Democrat,while the Republicans had only 10 seats up for election.
The 2004 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2004 for the post of Governor of Missouri. The Republican nominee,Missouri Secretary of State Matt Blunt,defeated Democratic State Auditor Claire McCaskill. This gave the Republican Party control of both the governorship and the Missouri General Assembly for the first time in 80 years.
The 2002 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 5,2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions won re-election to a second term. As of 2018,this is the most recent Senate election in Alabama in which Colbert and Lawrence counties voted for the Democratic candidate.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 6,2012,concurrently with the 2012 presidential election,other elections to the United States Senate in other states,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill was unopposed in the Democratic primary and U.S. Representative Todd Akin won the Republican nomination with a plurality in a close three-way race. McCaskill was re-elected to a second term. As of 2022,this is the last time the Democrats won a U.S. Senate election in Missouri.
The Ohio general elections,2010 were held on November 2,2010 throughout Ohio. Primary elections took place on May 4,2010.
The Oklahoma state elections were held on November 2,2010. The primary election was held on July 27. The runoff primary election was held August 24.
The state of Kentucky elected a Secretary of State on Tuesday,November 8,2011. Primaries for this election were held on Tuesday,May 17,2011. In the general election,Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes defeated Republican Bill Johnson.
The 2012 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2012,to elect the Governor of Missouri. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jay Nixon won re-election against the Republican nominee,businessman Dave Spence,despite incumbent President Barack Obama losing Missouri on the same day to Republican nominee Mitt Romney. As of 2022,this is the last time a Democrat won the governorship of Missouri.
The 2012 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2012. Incumbent Republican Peter Kinder faced Democratic nominee and former state auditor Susan Montee,Libertarian Matthew Copple,and the Constitution Party nominee,former state representative Cynthia Davis.
The Missouri State Auditor election,2010 took place on November 2,2010. Republican Ambassador Tom Schweich defeated incumbent Democratic State Auditor Susan Montee. It was only the third time in the last four decades that a sitting auditor in Missouri was unseated. Schweich's victory made him one of only two Republicans elected to Missouri's executive branch.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Georgia,concurrently with the election of the Governor of Georgia,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2016 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2016,to elect the Governor of Missouri,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 6,2018,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Missouri,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections,including Missouri's quadrennial State Auditor election.
The 2020 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the Governor of Missouri,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Mike Parson ran for and was elected to a full term in office. Parson was elected as lieutenant governor in 2016 but became governor on June 1,2018,after incumbent Eric Greitens resigned under threat of impeachment by the state legislature. Parson declared his bid for a full term on September 8,2019. State Auditor Nicole Galloway,Missouri's only Democratic statewide officer and only female statewide officer,was the Democratic nominee and if elected,would have become Missouri's first female governor.
On November 6,2018,a general election in the U.S. state of Missouri was held for the post of State Auditor of Missouri. The election for Missouri State Auditor coincided with the U.S. federal midterm elections that were held throughout all 50 states,as well with other state legislative and local races in Missouri. Missouri's Class 1 United States Senate seat was also up for election on November 6,2018.
