Missouri Elections in 2008
U.S. President
Missouri Presidential Election
Candidates: Barack Obama (D), John McCain (R), Ralph Nader (I), Bob Barr, Jr. (L)
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State Governor
Missouri Governor
Candidates: Jay W. Nixon (D), Kenny Charles Hulshof (R), Gregory Thompson (CS), Andy W, Finkenstadt (L)
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U.S. Congress
U.S. House, District 1
Candidates: William Lacy Clay (D, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 2
Candidates: William Haas (D), Todd Akin (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 3
Candidates: Russ Carnahan (D, Incumbent), Christopher S. Sander (R)
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U.S. House, District 4
Candidates: Ike Skelton (D, Incumbent), Jeffrey Richard Parnell (R)
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U.S. House, District 5
Candidates: Emanuel Cleaver, II (D, Incumbent), Jacob Turk (R)
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U.S. House, District 6
Candidates: Kay Barnes (D), Sam Graves (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 7
Candidates: Richard Monroe (D), Roy Blunt (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 8
Candidates: Joseph William Allen (D), Jo Ann Emerson (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 9
Candidates: Judith Baker (D), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R)
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Previous MO Election Results
Democratic Presidential Primary (Feb. 5, 2008)
Republican Presidential Primary (Feb. 5, 2008)
Latest Headlines
- Presidential Update: No Alarms, No Surprises (Nov. 4, 2008)
- Obama, Senate Democrats Add To Totals (Nov. 4, 2008)
- Presidential Update: Red America (Nov. 4, 2008)
- Poll Shows Obama Deflected Recent Attacks (Nov. 3, 2008)
- The State of the Races (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Democrats Carry Big Generic Ballot Lead (Nov. 3, 2008)
- The Final Fix Electoral Map (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Obama and McCain Wrap Up Campaigns (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Washington Post-ABC News Poll (Nov. 3, 2008)
- The State of the Election: Battlegrounds (Nov. 2, 2008)
Political Profile
MO Campaign Advertising
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Missouri Demographics
- Population: 5,878,415
- Gender: 48.7% male, 51.3% female
- Age: 75.7% 18 years and over; 13.4% 65 years and over; Median age: 37.5
- Median Household Income: $45,114
- Families Below Poverty Level: 9.5%
- Education: 10.3% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher
Source: 2007 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.
