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Missouri Secretary of State - Elections
2008 Missouri Congressional and Statewide Results
Presidential Primary Filing Deadline: 11/20/07, Presidential Primary: 2/5/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 3/25/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 7/28/08, Primary: 8/5/08, General Election 11/4/08,
Last Updated: December 4, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 53.3% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  McCain, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 49.3%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 49.4%, |
consumer activist Ralph Nader (I-CT) 0.6%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA) 0.4%, |
| Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (C-FL) 0.3%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (WI-GA) 0.0%, |
Governor, 50.8% in '04, Matt Blunt (R) retiring after 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Chris Cillizza: Most Likely Governor to Switch Parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democrat, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Louis Jacobson's Rundown: Vulnerable, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Democratic Takeover, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic, |
| '88 and '98 Senate nominee Att. Gen. Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon (D) 58.4%, |
U.S. Rep. Kenny C. Hulshof (R) 39.5%, |
Andrew W. Finkenstadt (L) 1.1%, |
| ex-Superintendent Dr. Gregory E. Thompson (C) 1.0%, |
| "Chief Wana Dubie" (WI), Theodis "Ted" Brown, Sr. (WI) 0.0%, Mark Serati (WI) 0.0%, |
Lt. Governor, 48.9% in '04, 1st term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| St. Rep. Sam Page (D) 47.3%, |
Peter Kinder (R) 49.9%, |
truck driver Teddy Fleck (L) 1.8%, |
James C. Rensing (C) 1.0%, |
Attorney General, 60.0% in '04, Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon (D) running for Governor
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
| ex-GOP St. Sen. Chris Koster (D) 52.9%, |
St. Sen. Michael Gibbons (R) 47.1%, |
William R. Spaits (C/WI), |
Secretary of State, 51.1% in '04, 1st term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Robin Carnahan (D) 61.8%, |
attorney Mitchell "Mitch" Hubbard (R) 35.6%, |
Wes Upchurch (L) 1.4%, |
Denise C. Neely (C) 1.2%, |
Treasurer, 51.0% in '04, 1st term, Sarah Steelman (R) running for Governor,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| St. Rep. Clint Zweifel (D) 50.5%, |
St. Sen. Brad Lager (R) 47.1%, |
Rodney D. Farthing (C) 2.4%, |
1st Congressional District, 72.9% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| William L. "Lacy" Clay Jr. (D) 86.9%, |
No Republican |
'06 nominee Robb E. Cunningham (L) 13.1%, |
| Damien Johnson (WI) 0.0%, |
2nd Congressional District, 61.3% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| '00 candidate / ex-school board member William C. "Bill" Haas (D) 35.4%, |
W. Todd Akin (R) 62.3%, |
Thomas L. Knapp (L) 2.3%, |
3rd Congressional District, 65.6% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Russ Carnahan (D) 66.4%, |
mortgage broker Chris Sander (R) 30.4%, |
'04 nominee Kevin C. Babcock (L) 1.8%, |
Cynthia L. Redburn (C) 1.4%, |
4th Congressional District, 67.6% in '06, 16th term, might retire, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Isaac N. "Ike" Skelton (D) 65.9%, |
'04 & '06 candidate / auto service manager Jeff Parnell (R) 34.1%, |
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5th Congressional District, 64.2% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Emmanuel Cleaver, II (D) 64.4%, |
'06 nominee Jacob Turk (R) 35.6%, |
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6th Congressional District, 61.6% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, DCCC Target, |
| Mayor Kay Barnes (D) 36.9%, |
Samuel B. "Sam" Graves, Jr. (R) 59.4%, |
'04 Att. Gen. nominee Dave Browning (L) 3.7%, |
Frank A. Dunnington (C/WI), |
7th Congressional District, 66.7% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| ex-fed. prosecutor Richard Monroe (D) 28.2%, |
Roy Blunt (R) 67.8%, |
Kevin Craig (L) 2.2%, |
| Travis Maddox (C) 1.9%, |
| Midge Potts (WI) 0.0%, |
8th Congressional District, 71.6% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| Joe Allen (D) 26.2%, |
Jo Ann H. Emerson (R) 71.4%, |
'06 nominee / Branden C. McCullough (L) 1.6%, |
Richard L. Smith (C) 0.8%, |
9th Congressional District, 61.4% in '06, 6th term, Kenny C. Hulshof (R) running for Governor, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up / Tilt Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, |
| St. Rep. Judy Baker (D) 47.5%, |
ex-st. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R) 50.0%, |
'98 & '02 Senate nominee / '96, '00, '04 & '06 congressional nominee Tamara A. Millay (L) 2.5%, |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
= Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
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