Elections were held in Missouri on Tuesday, November 4, 2008.
President
With a margin of just .13%, Missouri was the closest race in the 2008 Presidential Election. 2008 United States presidential election in MissouriPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votesRepublicanJohn McCainSarah Palin1,445,81449.36%11DemocraticBarack ObamaJoe Biden1,441,91149.23%0IndependentRalph NaderMatt Gonzalez17,8130.61%0LibertarianBob BarrWayne Allyn Root11,3860.39%0ConstitutionChuck BaldwinDarrell Castle8,2010.28%0Write-insWrite-ins3,9060.13%0Green (write-in)Cynthia McKinneyRosa Clemente800.00%0Totals2,929,111100.00%11Voter turnout (Voting age population)66.1%
House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2008PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–Democratic1,413,01650.08%4—Republican1,313,01846.54%5—Libertarian82,6472.93%0 -Constitution12,7470.45%0 -Independents56<0.01%0—Totals2,821,484100.00%9—
Governor
Even as Barack Obama failed to carry the state, Democratic candidate Jay Nixon won the concurrent gubernatorial election by a considerably large margin.
Lieutenant governor
Secretary of State
Incumbent Secretary of State Robin Carnahan was re-elected with 61.81% of the vote, defeating Republican candidate Mitchell Hubbard.
State Treasurer
Attorney general
Democratic incumbent Jay Nixon was term-limited. Democratic candidate Chris Koster defeated Republican candidate Mike Gibbons 52.9% to 47.1%.
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