| Capitol: | Jefferson City |
| Nickname: | Show Me State |
| Bird: | Eastern Bluebird |
| Motto: | Let the good of the people be the supreme law |
| Electoral Votes: | 11 |
| Democrat Delegates: | 87 |
| Republican Delegates: | 57 |
| Name: | Robin Carnahan |
| Address: | 208 State Capitol, P.O. Box 778, Jefferson City, MO 65102 |
| Phone: | (573) 751-4936 |
| Fax: | (573) 751-2490 |
| Email: | SOSmain@sos.mo.gov |
| Website: | http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/ |
| Governor: | Jay Nixon (D) re-election 2012 |
| Senator: | Claire McCaskill (D) re-election 2012 |
| Senator: | Roy Blunt (R) re-election 2016 |
| Presidential Primary: | February 07, 2012 |
| Republican County Caucuses: | March 17, 2012 |
| State Primary: | August 07, 2012 |
| Barack Obama: | 49.3% |
| John McCain: | 49.4% |
| John Kerry: | 46.1% |
| George Bush: | 53.3% |
| Al Gore: | 47.1% |
| George Bush: | 50.4% |
| Bill Clinton: | 47.6% |
| Ross Perot: | 10.1% |
| Bob Dole: | 41.3% |
| Bill Clinton: | 44.1% |
| Ross Perot: | 21.7% |
| George Bush: | 33.9% |
| Michael Dukakis: | 47.9% |
| George Bush: | 51.8% |
2010 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Robin Carnahan | Democratic | 266,349 | 83.9% |
| Richard Tolbert | Democratic | 33,731 | 10.6% |
| Francis Vangeli | Democratic | 17,511 | 5.5% |
2010 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jerry Beck | Constitution | 41,309 | 2.1% |
| Robin Carnahan | Democratic | 789,736 | 40.6% |
| Jonathan Dine | Libertarian | 58,663 | 3.0% |
| Roy Blunt | Republican | 1,054,160 | 54.2% |
2010 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Roy Blunt | Republican | 411,040 | 70.9% |
| Kristi Nichols | Republican | 40,744 | 7.0% |
| Chuck Purgason | Republican | 75,663 | 13.1% |
| Deborah Solomon | Republican | 15,099 | 2.6% |
2008 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Daniel Carroll | Democratic | 53,835 | 15.0% |
| Jeremiah Nixon | Democratic | 304,181 | 85.0% |
2008 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jay Nixon | Democratic | 1,680,611 | 58.4% |
| Kenny Hulshof | Republican | 1,136,364 | 39.5% |
2008 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Kenny Hulshof | Republican | 194,616 | 49.2% |
| Scott Long | Republican | 18,754 | 4.7% |
| Sarah Steelman | Republican | 176,847 | 44.7% |
2006 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Claire McCaskill | Democratic | 282,767 | 80.8% |
| Bill Young | Democratic | 67,173 | 19.2% |
2006 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Claire McCaskill | Democratic | 1,055,255 | 49.6% |
| Frank Gilmour | Libertarian | 47,792 | 2.2% |
| Jim Talent | Republican | 1,006,941 | 47.3% |
2006 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Scott Babbitt | Republican | 13,189 | 4.0% |
| Isaiah Hair | Republican | 6,415 | 2.0% |
| Joyce Lea | Republican | 11,705 | 3.6% |
| Jim Talent | Republican | 289,573 | 88.9% |
2004 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Charles Berry | Democratic | 143,229 | 19.4% |
| Ronald Bonar | Democratic | 51,375 | 6.9% |
| Nancy Farmer | Democratic | 544,830 | 73.7% |
2004 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Bob Holden | Democratic | 383,734 | 45.3% |
| Jim LePage | Democratic | 16,761 | 2.0% |
| Claire McCaskill | Democratic | 437,780 | 51.6% |
2004 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Claire McCaskill | Democratic | 1,301,442 | 47.9% |
| Matt Blunt | Republican | 1,382,419 | 50.8% |
2004 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Nancy Farmer | Democratic | 1,158,261 | 42.8% |
| Kit Bond | Republican | 1,518,089 | 56.1% |
2004 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Christopher Bond | Republican | 541,998 | 88.1% |
| Mike Steger | Republican | 73,354 | 11.9% |
2004 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Matt Blunt | Republican | 534,393 | 88.4% |
| Jennie Sievers | Republican | 18,733 | 3.1% |
| Karen Lee Skelton-Memh | Republican | 26,089 | 4.3% |
2002 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jean Carnahan | Democratic | 368,149 | 83.2% |
| Darrel Day | Democratic | 74,237 | 16.8% |
2002 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jean Carnahan | Democratic | 913,778 | 48.7% |
| Jim Talent | Republican | 935,032 | 49.8% |
2002 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Doris Landfather | Republican | 14,074 | 3.2% |
| Joseph May | Republican | 18,525 | 4.2% |
| Jim Talent | Republican | 395,994 | 89.6% |
2000 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mel Carnahan | Democratic | 323,841 | 78.2% |
| Ronald Wagganer | Democratic | 90,251 | 21.8% |
2000 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mel Carnahan | Democratic | 1,191,812 | 50.5% |
| John Ashcroft | Republican | 1,142,852 | 48.4% |
2000 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Bob Holden | Democratic | 1,152,752 | 49.1% |
| Jim Talent | Republican | 1,131,307 | 48.2% |
2000 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Ashcroft | Republican | 327,442 | 89.6% |
| Marc Perkel | Republican | 38,103 | 10.4% |
2000 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Elgar Macy | Republican | 20,681 | 5.9% |
| Jennie Sievers | Republican | 33,674 | 9.6% |
| Jim Talent | Republican | 296,159 | 84.5% |
1998 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| James Askew | Democratic | 57,364 | 19.1% |
| Bob Buck | Democratic | 14,774 | 4.9% |
| Daniel Dodson | Democratic | 19,257 | 6.4% |
| Jeremiah Nixon | Democratic | 200,339 | 66.5% |
| Andrew Ostrowski | Democratic | 9,389 | 3.1% |
1998 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jeremiah Nixon | Democratic | 690,208 | 43.8% |
| Tamara Millay | Libertarian | 31,876 | 2.0% |
| Christopher Bond | Republican | 830,625 | 52.7% |
1998 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Alsup | Republican | 5,824 | 2.4% |
| Christopher Bond | Republican | 213,569 | 86.9% |
| Joseph France | Republican | 6,178 | 2.5% |
| Douglas Jones | Republican | 5,596 | 2.3% |
| Joyce Lea | Republican | 9,685 | 3.9% |
| Joseph Schwan | Republican | 4,991 | 2.0% |
1996 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mel Carnahan | Democratic | 347,488 | 81.6% |
| Nicholas Clement | Democratic | 14,940 | 3.5% |
| Edwin Howald | Democratic | 29,890 | 7.0% |
| Ruth Redel | Democratic | 33,452 | 7.9% |
1996 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mel Carnahan | Democratic | 1,224,801 | 57.2% |
| J. Mark Oglesby | Libertarian | 51,432 | 2.4% |
| Margaret Kelly | Republican | 866,268 | 40.4% |
1996 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| David Brown | Republican | 18,755 | 6.6% |
| Lester Duggan Jr. | Republican | 14,448 | 5.1% |
| Margaret Kelly | Republican | 219,435 | 77.7% |
| John Swenson | Republican | 29,675 | 10.5% |
| Population | 5,996,231 |
| Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up | 14.1% |
| Percentage White | 82.7% |
| Percentage Black | 11.6% |
| Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native | 1.3% |
| Percentage Asian | 1.6% |
| Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
| Percentage Mixed Race | 2.1% |
| Percentage Other Race | 1.3% |
| Percentage Hispanic | 3.5% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic White | 80.9% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic Black | 11.5% |
| Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English | 6.1% |
| Median Household Income | $44,301 |
| Percentage Income in Poverty in 2009 | 15.3% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Electricity | 32.2% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Gas | 52.0% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Coal | 0.0% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil | 0.3% |
| Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up | 45.6% |
| Percentage with a College Degree | 25.8% |
| Percentage Management or Professional Workers | 34.4% |
| Percentage Sales or Office Workers | 25.6% |
| Percentage Production or Transportation Workers | 13.2% |
Unemployment figures as of October 2012
| Unemployment rate | 6.9% |
| Unemployment Monthly Change | 0.0% |
| Percentage Married Couples | 48.3% |
| Percentage Married Couples with Children | 18.4% |
| Percentage Married Couple Both Work | 40.3% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male | 0.2% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female | 0.2% |
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| Thursday, September 13 | ||
| Missouri Rasmussen Reports |
Romney 48
Obama 45 | Romney + 3 |
| Saturday, August 25 | ||
| Missouri St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Mason-Dixon |
McCaskill 50
Akin 41 | McCaskill + 9 |
| Friday, August 24 | ||
| Missouri Rasmussen Reports |
Obama 47
Romney 46 | Obama + 1 |
| Monday, August 06 | ||
| Missouri Public Policy Polling |
John Brunner 35
Akin 30 Sarah Steelman 25 | |
| Friday, June 08 | ||
| Missouri Rasmussen Reports |
Steelman 51
McCaskill 39 | Steelman + 12 |
| Missouri Rasmussen Reports |
Romney 49
Obama 42 | Romney + 7 |
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