MISSOURI 11 Electoral Votes
Population 
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Missouri Secretary of State)
Total Population, July 1, 2007 est.       5,878,415
Total Registration, Oct. 26-27, 2006      4,007,174
Note: Missouri does not register by party.
Missouri has: 114 counties (116 local election jurisdictions counting Kansas City and St. Louis). 
Largest counties: St. Louis, Jackson, St. Louis city, St. Charles, Greene. >
Largest cities: Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, Independence. >

Government
Governor: Matt Blunt (R) elected Nov. 2004; not seeking re-election in 2008.
State Legislature: Missouri General Assembly     House 163 seats   Senate: 34 seats
Local: Municipalities and Counties   NACO Counties
U.S. House: 5R, 4D - 1. L.Clay (D) | 2. T.Akin (R) | 3. R.Carnahan (D) | 4. I.Skelton (D) | 5. E.Cleaver II (D) | 6. S.Graves (R) | 7. R.Blunt (R) | 8. J.Emerson (R) | 9. K.Hulshof (R). 
U.S. Senate: Claire McCaskill (D) elected in 2006, Kit Bond (R) re-elected in 2004. 
U.S. Rep. Kenny Hulshof (R-9) is not seeking re-election in 2008; on Jan. 29, 2008 he announced he is running for governor.

The "Show-Me" State

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Presidential Preference Primary  -- Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Total Votes   1,415,951.
Democrats
88 Delegates (72 Pledged and 16 Unpledged) and 12 Alternates. 
2.17% of the 4,047 Delegate Votes. 

Clinton  |  Obama
former: Edwards 

Official Results
Hillary Clinton
395,185
47.90%
+Barack Obama
406,917
49.32%
John Edwards
16,763
2.03%
Ralph Spelbring
220
0.03%
Dennis Kucinich
820
0.10%
Bill Richardson
689
0.08%
Joe Biden
626
0.08%
Chris Dodd
250
0.03%
Mike Gravel
438
0.05%
Uncommitted
3,142
0.38%
Total
825,050

Note: The Associated Press had called Missouri for Clinton.
 
 

 Republicans
58 Delegates: 3 RNC; 28 at-large; 27 by CD (3 x 9 CDs). 
2.44% of the 2,380 Delegates. 

Local Caucuses: 3/15/2008.  District Conventions: 4/19/2008.  State Convention: 5/31/2008.

Delegate allocation: At-large is winner-take-all per statewide vote; CD winner-take-all per statewide vote.

Huckabee  |  McCain  |  Paul  |  Romney 
former: Giuliani  |  Hunter

Official Results
Ron Paul
26,464
4.49%
Fred Thompson
3,102
0.53%
Mitt Romney
172,329
29.27%
Rudy Giuliani
3,593
0.61%
+John McCain
194,053
32.95%
Mike Huckabee
185,642
31.53%
Virgil L.R. Wiles 124, Tom Tancredo 107, Duncan Hunter 307, Hugh Cort 46, Alan Keyes 892, Daniel Gilbert 88    
Uncommitted
2,097
0.36%
Total
588,844

Libertarian
Wayne A. Root 370  (18.0%), Daniel Imperato 141 (6.9%), George Phillies 163 (7.9%), Michael P. Jingozian 79 (3.8%), Steve Kubby 196 (9.5%), Dave Hollist 141 (6.9%), Uncommitted 967 (47.0%)
 

Filing period - Oct. 16-Nov. 20, 2007 (Missouri Statutes 115.761): "on or after 8:00 a.m. on the fifteenth Tuesday prior to the presidential primary, and on or before 5:00 p.m., on the eleventh Tuesday prior to the presidential primary."

Primary Date (Missouri Statutes 115.755): A statewide presidential preference primary shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in February of each presidential election year.
General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004
Last day to register: October 6, 2004.
Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)
1,259,171
(46.10)
+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
1,455,713
(53.30)
Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.) 9,831 (0.36)
Peroutka/Baldwin (Const.) 5,355
(0.20)
Nader (write in)
1,294
(0.05)
Total........2,731,364
 
2004 Overview
Missouri has voted for the winner in every presidential election of the 20th century but one, thereby earning the sobriquet of "bellweather state."  The exception was 1956 when voters backed Adlai Stevenson.  In 2004 Missouri maintained its bellweather status as Bush more than doubled his 2000 margin, gaining a plurality of 196,542 votes (7.20 percentage points).
General Election Details
Kerry/Allies  |  Bush/Cheney '04
Primary Election: August 3, 2004
 
Past Results
1996
Clinton (Dem.).....1,025,935
(47.54)
Dole (Rep.)............890,016
(41.24)
Perot (Ref.)............217,188
(10.06)
Others (3+w/ins)......24,926
(1.16)
Total........2,158,065

1992
Clinton (Dem.).....1,053,873
(44.07)
Bush (Rep.)...........811,159
(33.91)
Perot (Ind.)............518,741
(21.69)
Others(Marrou,w/ins).7,792
(0.33)
Total........2,391,565

Useful historical perspective can be found in:
David A. Leuthold.  1994.  Campaign Missouri 1992.  Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press.

 2000
Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)
 1,111,138
 (47.08)
+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
 1,189,924
(50.42)
Browne/Olivier (Lib.)
7,436
(0.32)
Phillips/Frazier (Const.)
1,957
(0.08)
Buchanan/Foster (Ref.)
9,818
(0.42)
Hagelin/Goldhaber(NLP)
1,104
(0.05)
Nader/LaDuke (Grn.)
38,515
 (1.63)
Total........2,359,892

Registered Voters: 3,860,672

 2000 Overview
In 2000 the "Show Me" state was a hotly contested battleground.  Its 11 electoral votes went narrowly to Bush, as he gained a plurality of 78,786 votes (3.34 percentage points).  Gore carried 12 counties: 3 in the St. Louis area, 4 in the Kansas City area, 3 in the southeast tip, and a couple of others by thin margins.  Missouri also saw tight races for governor and U.S. Senate.  After the loss of Gov. Carnahan on Oct. 16, "Don't let the fire go out," became a rallying cry for Democrats.  Controversy arose on Election Day in the city of St. Louis, when a judge ordered polls be kept open past closing time. 
General Election Activity
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Presidential Preference Primary -- Tuesday, February 3, 2004
The timing of the presidential primary is set out in Missouri Revised Statutes Title IX Section 115.123.  Section 115.395 sets out how the candidates are to be listed on the ballot.

A provision in the comprehensive election reform bill, S.B. 675, passed by the General Assembly in May 2002 moved the presidential primary forward -- "115.755. A statewide presidential preference primary shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in February of each presidential election year."  Rep. Robert Clayton (D-Hannibal) authored the provision.

CLARKDEANEDWARDSKERRYKUCINICHSHARPTON   former GEPHARDT (withdrew Jan. 20, 2004)
official results
Democratic  

 

Delegate selection process:

February 3 - Presidential Preference Primary.

February 26 -  local mass meetings. 

March 11 - County Conventions. 

March 25 - CD Conventions. 
Total Vote Percent
Joe Lieberman 14,727 3.5%
Dennis J. Kucinich 4,875 1.2%
Dick Gephardt w
8,281
2.0%
Wesley K. Clark
 18,340
4.4%
Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
953
0.2%
John Edwards
103,088
24.6%
+John Kerry
211,745
50.6%
Howard Dean
36,288
8.7%
Fern Penna
335
0.1%
Al Sharpton
14,308
3.4%
Carol Moseley Braun w
1,088
0.3%
Uncommitted 
 4,311
1.0%
Total 418,339
88 Delegates (74 Pledged, 14 Unpledged) 
and 13 Alternates
Republican  
Total Vote Percent
George W. Bush 117,007 95.1%
Bill Wyatt 1,268 1.0%
Blake Ashby
981
0.8%
Uncommitted 
3,830
3.1%
Total 123,086
57 Delegates (27 District level, 30 At-large)
and 54 Alternates
Libertarian
Gary Nolan 899 (45.7%)     Ruben Perez 167 (8.5%)    Jeffrey H. Diket 155 (7.9%)    Uncomm. 746 (37.9%)
 

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