Missouri Lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2008

Missouri Lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2008

2004 ← November 4, 2008 → 2012

Nominee Peter Kinder (Inc.) Sam Page Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,403,706 1,331,177 Percentage 49.9% 47.3%

Lieutenant Governor before election Peter Kinder Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder Republican

The Missouri Lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2008 was an election for the Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, held on November 4, 2008. Republican Peter Kinder won the election narrowly, despite the fact that Democrat Attorney General Jay Nixon won the Missouri gubernatorial election, 2008 with over 57% of the vote.

Background

On January 22, 2008, Governor Blunt unexpectedly announced that he would not seek re-election [2] because he had already "achieved virtually everything I set out to accomplish, and more ... Because I feel we have changed what I wanted to change in the first term, there is not the same sense of mission for a second."

A November 2007 poll conducted by SurveyUSA showed Blunt with a 44% approval rating.^[1] His approval among Republicans polled was 68%, but his rating among Democrats was only 23%.^[1]

On November 10, 2005, Democrat Jay Nixon filed the necessary paperwork with the Missouri Ethics Commission to launch a 2008 campaign for governor.^[2]

The gubernatorial and other statewide office primaries were held August 5, 2008.^[3] CQ Politics rated the race as 'Leans Democratic'.^[4]

Timeline

• March 25, 2008 - Filing deadline for Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians^[5]
• August 5, 2008 - Primary (gubernatorial and other statewide office) elections^[5]
• August 19, 2008 - Filing deadline for other third parties and Independents^[5]
• November 4, 2008 - General election.

Republican primary

2008 Missouri Lt. Governor Republican primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Peter Kinder	283,955	78.3
	Republican	Paul Douglas Sims	50,833	14.0
	Republican	Arthur Hodge Sr.	27,982	7.7
Turnout			362,770

Democratic primary

2008 Missouri Lt. Governor Democratic primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Sam Page	129,423	40.2
	Democratic	Michael E. Carter	52,574	16.3
	Democratic	Mary Williams	43,930	13.7
	Democratic	Becky L. Plattner	41,141	12.8
	Democratic	Richard Charles Tolbert	33,589	10.4
	Democratic	C. Lillian Metzger	20,964	6.5
Turnout			321,621

General election

Polling

Source	Date	Republican	Democratic
Public Policy Polling	November 2, 2008	Peter Kinder - 50.1%	Sam Page - 41.3%
Global Strategies Group	September 22, 2008	Peter Kinder - 37%	Sam Page - 38%
Public Policy Polling	August 17, 2008	Peter Kinder - 48%	Sam Page - 37%

Results

2008 Missouri Lt. Governor general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Peter Kinder	1,403,706	49.9	+1.0
	Democratic	Sam Page	1,331,177	47.3	-1.1
	Libertarian	Teddy Fleck	49,862	1.8	-0.2
	Constitution	James Rensing	29,153	1.0	+0.4
Majority			72,529
Turnout			2,813,898
	Republican hold		Swing

See also

• U.S. gubernatorial elections, 2008
• Missouri gubernatorial election, 2008

References

1. ^ ^{a b} [1] Survey USA
2. ^ Article by Columbia Daily Tribune: Document points to Nixon run
3. ^ August 5, 2008 State Primary Election Information Missouri Secretary of State
4. ^ Dems Gain in Five of Six New CQ Politics Rating Changes CQ Politics, October 8, 2008
5. ^ ^{a b c} 2008 Missouri Election Calendar from the Missouri Secretary of State

External links

• Elections from the Missouri Secretary of State
• Missouri Governor candidates at Project Vote Smart
• Missouri Governor race from OurCampaigns.com
• Missouri Governor race from 2008 Race Tracker
• Campaign contributions from Follow the Money
• Hulshof (R) vs Nixon (D) graph of collected polls from Pollster.com