The Green Papers: Missouri 2008 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 5 August 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Electoral Votes:11(2.04% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:9(2.07% of 435)
2000 Census:5,606,260 (1.99% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):4,105,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):3,860,672
Capital:Jefferson City
Tuesday 5 August 2008 polling hours 6:00a CDT (1100 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC).
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 6:00a CST (1200 UTC) to 7:00p CST (0100 UTC).
 

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Missouri State and Local Government

Missouri 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

18 September 2008: Synchronized with State of Missouri General Election.

5 August 2008 MISSOURI PRIMARY Returns from an official source.

 
           
President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 11 (Winner-take-all)
Up for election in 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Barack Hussein Obama
• Vice President: Senator Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.
• FEC P80003338: $468,841,833
  Candidate Republican     Senator  John Sidney McCain, III
• Vice President: Governor Sarah H. Palin
• FEC P80002801: $248,346,867
  Candidate Libertarian     former Congressman Bob Barr
• Vice President: Wayne Allyn Root
• FEC P80005580: $859,423
  Candidate Constitution     Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin
• Vice President: Darrell Castle
• FEC P80005499: $131,456
  Candidate Independent     Ralph Nader
• Vice President: Matt Gonzalez
• FEC P20000527: $3,090,538
  Candidate Write-in; (Green)     former Congressman Cynthia A. McKinney
• Vice President: Rosa A. Clemente
• FEC P80004930: $132,856
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1 Democratic Senator  Claire C. McCaskill
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Class 3 Republican Senator  Christopher "Kit" Bond
• First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors
Chair up for election
Open		 Republican Governor  Matt Blunt
• First elected: 2004
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
• Open Chair - 22 January 2008: Announced he would not run for re-election.
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General  Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Kenny Charles Kenny Charles Hulshof
• Congressman CD 9
  Candidate Libertarian     Andrew W. "Andy" Finkenstadt
  Candidate Constitution     Gregory E. Thompson
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Republican Lieutenant Governor  Peter Kinder
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 5 August 2008 Primary. Was originally considering running for Governor but decided to try and keep his current position.
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative Sam Page
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor  Peter Kinder
  Candidate Libertarian     Teddy Fleck
  Candidate Constitution     James C. "Jim" Rensing
110th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Democratic (4 Renominated);
5 Republican (4 Renominated, 1 Open)
CD 1
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman William Lacy Clay, Jr.
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 5 August 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman William Lacy Clay, Jr.
• FEC H0MO01066: $480,496
  Candidate Libertarian     Robb E. Cunningham
• FEC H6MO01246: Financial report not available
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  William Todd Akin
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 5 August 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     William C. "Bill" Haas
• FEC H8MO02158: $12,384
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  William Todd Akin
• FEC H0MO02148: $777,753
  Candidate Libertarian; (Boston Tea)     Thomas L. "Tom" Knapp
• FEC H8MO02182: Financial report not available
CD 3
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Russ Carnahan
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 5 August 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Russ Carnahan
• FEC H0MO00019: $629,926
  Candidate Republican     Christopher S. "Chris" Sander
• FEC H8MO03149: $21,221
  Candidate Libertarian     Kevin C. Babcock
• FEC H4MO03155: Financial report not available
  Candidate Constitution     Cynthia L. "Cindy" Redburn
• FEC H8MO03172: Financial report not available
CD 4
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Ike Skelton
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 5 August 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Ike Skelton
• FEC H6MO04141: $846,837
  Candidate Republican     Jeffrey Richard "Jeff" Parnell
• FEC H4MO04088: Financial report not available
CD 5
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 5 August 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II
• FEC H4MO05234: $343,132
  Candidate Republican     Jacob Turk
• FEC H6MO05189: $33,340
CD 6
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Samuel B. "Sam" Graves, Jr.
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 5 August 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     former Kansas City Mayor Kay Barnes
• FEC H8MO06068: $1,882,726
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Samuel B. "Sam" Graves, Jr.
• FEC H0MO06073: $1,902,859
  Candidate Libertarian     David R. "Dave" Browning
• FEC H8MO06076: $3,333
CD 7
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Roy Blunt
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 5 August 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Richard Monroe
• FEC H8MO07140: $27,489
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Roy Blunt
• FEC H6MO07128: $2,061,656
  Candidate Libertarian     Kevin Craig
• FEC H4MO07107: Financial report not available
  Candidate Constitution     Travis Maddox
• FEC H8MO07165: Financial report not available
CD 8
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Jo Ann Emerson
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 5 August 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Joseph William "Joe" Allen
• FEC H8MO08072: $36,192
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Jo Ann Emerson
• FEC H6MO08084: $882,935
  Candidate Libertarian     Branden C. McCullough
• FEC H6MO08118: Financial report not available
  Candidate Constitution     Richard L. Smith
• FEC H8MO08080: Financial report not available
CD 9
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Seat up for election
Open		 Republican Congressman Kenny Charles Hulshof
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Open Seat - Announced he will seek the Governor's Chair 29 January 2008. Received his party's Gubernatorial nomination 5 August 2008.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative Judith W. "Judy" Baker
• FEC H8MO09088: $405,421
  Candidate Republican; (Right to Life)     Blaine Luetkemeyer
• FEC H8MO09153: $466,988
  Candidate Libertarian     Tamara A. Millay
• FEC H8MO09179: Financial report not available
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Democratic Secretary of State  Robin Carnahan
• First elected: 2004.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 5 August 2008 Primary.
Daughter of the former Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan who was killed in a plane crash while running for the U.S. Senate in 2000.
  Candidate Democratic     Secretary of State  Robin Carnahan
  Candidate Republican     Mitchell "Mitch" Hubbard
  Candidate Libertarian; (American Centrist; Boston Tea)     Wes Upchurch
  Candidate Constitution     Denise C. Neely
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic Attorney General  Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon
• First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1996, 2000; 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Open Seat - Running for Governor in 2008
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Democratic     Chris Koster
  Candidate Republican     Michael "Mike" Gibbons
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election
Open		 Republican Treasurer  Sarah Steelman
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Open Seat - Running for Governor in 2008
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Democratic     Clint Zweifel
  Candidate Republican     Brad Lager
  Candidate Constitution     Rodney D. "Rod" Farthing
Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Democratic Auditor  Susan Montee
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 8 incumbents, 15 candidates
 • Republican: 9 incumbents, 14 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
 • Libertarian: 11 candidates
Other Third Parties
 • American Centrist: 1 candidate
 • Boston Tea: 2 candidates
 • Constitution (affiliates): 8 candidates
 • Right to Life: 1 candidate
 • Whig
Independents
 • Independent: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
 • Write-in: 1 candidate
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • Missouri Constitution
 • Missouri Revised Statutes
Election Authority
 • Missouri Secretary of State - Elections Division
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Missouri General Assembly
 • Missouri House
 • Missouri Senate
Democratic
 • Missouri Democratic Party
Republican
 • Missouri Republican Party
Third Party
 • Constitution Party of Missouri
 • Green Parties in Missouri
 • Missouri Libertarian Party
 • Missouri Right to Life.
 • Missouri Whig Party
Media & others
 • Branson Shows
 • Columbia Daily Tribune
 • Columbia Missourian
 • DC's Political Report - Missouri
 • Fired Up! Missouri
 • Lebanon Daily Record
 • Lee's Summit Journal
 • NewsLinks.org - Missouri
 • Politics1.com - Missouri
 • St. Joseph News-Press
 • St. Louis Post-Dispatch
 • The Examiner - Independence
 • The Gazette Weekly - Buckner - Levasy - Sibley
 • The Hannibal Courier-Post
 • The Joplin Globe
 • The Kansas City Star
 • The Lake Sun Leader - Camdenton
 • The Radical Republican
 • The Springfield News-Leader
 

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  Open Governor's Chairs, Senate and House Seats (the incumbent is not running for re-election)  
  Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats with no incumbent running for them  
  Uncontested Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats (one candidate running for office)  
  Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats with multiple incumbents running for them  
  Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats with only one major party candidate running for office  
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  2008 Partisan Composition by State  
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  Political Parties  
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  Senate Electoral Classes  
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  1976-2004 Presidential Election State Voting Trends  
  Relative Political Party Strength in each State per Federal/State Elections  
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  Explanation of the Debate Scoring System  

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