Missouri State Profile
Election Schedule
Missouri state primary:2018-8-7
Election Vitals
Governor:Jay Nixon (D) unable to seek re-election 2016 due to term limits
Senator:Claire McCaskill (D) re-election 2018
Senator:Roy Blunt (R) re-election 2016
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Past Presidential Elections
| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1976 | 51.1% |
| Percentage of Votes for Gerald Ford in 1976 | 47.5% |
| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1980 | 44.3% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1980 | 51.2% |
| Percentage of Votes for Walter Mondale in 1984 | 40.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1984 | 60.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for Michael Dukakis in 1988 | 47.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1988 | 51.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1992 | 44.1% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1992 | 33.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1996 | 47.5% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bob Dole in 1996 | 41.2% |
| Percentage of Votes for Al Gore in 2000 | 47.1% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2000 | 50.4% |
| Percentage of Votes for John Kerry in 2004 | 47.4% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2004 | 52.1% |
| Percentage of Votes for Barack Obama in 2008 | 49.3% |
| Percentage of Votes for John McCain in 2008 | 49.4% |
| Percentage of Votes for Barack Obama in 2012 | 44.4% |
| Percentage of Votes for Mitt Romney in 2012 | 53.8% |
| DemPresVote2016 | 38.2% |
| RepPresVote2016 | 56.9% |
Previous Election Results, other races
| 1996 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mel Carnahan | Democratic | 1,224,801 | 57.2% |
| Margaret Kelly | Republican | 866,268 | 40.4% |
| J. Mark Oglesby | Libertarian | 51,432 | 2.4% |
| 1996 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mel Carnahan | Democratic | 347,488 | 81.6% |
| Ruth Redel | Democratic | 33,452 | 7.9% |
| Edwin Howald | Democratic | 29,890 | 7.0% |
| Nicholas Clement | Democratic | 14,940 | 3.5% |
| 1996 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Margaret Kelly | Republican | 219,435 | 77.7% |
| John Swenson | Republican | 29,675 | 10.5% |
| David Brown | Republican | 18,755 | 6.6% |
| Lester Duggan Jr. | Republican | 14,448 | 5.1% |
| 1998 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Christopher Bond | Republican | 830,625 | 52.7% |
| Jeremiah Nixon | Democratic | 690,208 | 43.8% |
| Tamara Millay | Libertarian | 31,876 | 2.0% |
| Curt Frazier | Taxpayers | 15,368 | 1.0% |
| James Newport | Reform | 8,780 | 0.6% |
| 1998 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jeremiah Nixon | Democratic | 200,339 | 66.5% |
| James Askew | Democratic | 57,364 | 19.1% |
| Daniel Dodson | Democratic | 19,257 | 6.4% |
| Bob Buck | Democratic | 14,774 | 4.9% |
| Andrew Ostrowski | Democratic | 9,389 | 3.1% |
| 1998 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Christopher Bond | Republican | 213,569 | 86.9% |
| Joyce Lea | Republican | 9,685 | 3.9% |
| Joseph France | Republican | 6,178 | 2.5% |
| John Alsup | Republican | 5,824 | 2.4% |
| Douglas Jones | Republican | 5,596 | 2.3% |
| Joseph Schwan | Republican | 4,991 | 2.0% |
| 2000 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Bob Holden | Democratic | 1,152,752 | 49.1% |
| Jim Talent | Republican | 1,131,307 | 48.2% |
| Larry Rice | Independent | 34,431 | 1.5% |
| John Swenson | Libertarian | 11,274 | 0.5% |
| Lavoy Reed | Green | 9,008 | 0.4% |
| Richard Kline | Reform | 4,916 | 0.2% |
| Richard Smith | Constitution | 3,142 | 0.1% |
| 2000 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jim Talent | Republican | 296,159 | 84.5% |
| Jennie Sievers | Republican | 33,674 | 9.6% |
| Elgar Macy | Republican | 20,681 | 5.9% |
| 2000 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mel Carnahan | Democratic | 1,191,812 | 50.5% |
| John Ashcroft | Republican | 1,142,852 | 48.4% |
| Evaline Taylor | Green | 10,612 | 0.4% |
| Grant Stauffer | Libertarian | 10,198 | 0.4% |
| Hugh Foley | Reform | 4,166 | 0.2% |
| Charles Dockins | Natural law | 1,933 | 0.1% |
| 2000 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mel Carnahan | Democratic | 323,841 | 78.2% |
| Ronald Wagganer | Democratic | 90,251 | 21.8% |
| 2000 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Ashcroft | Republican | 327,442 | 89.6% |
| Marc Perkel | Republican | 38,103 | 10.4% |
| 2002 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jim Talent | Republican | 935,032 | 49.8% |
| Jean Carnahan | Democratic | 913,778 | 48.7% |
| Tamara Millay | Libertarian | 18,345 | 1.0% |
| Daniel Romano | Green | 10,465 | 0.6% |
| 2002 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jean Carnahan | Democratic | 368,149 | 83.2% |
| Darrel Day | Democratic | 74,237 | 16.8% |
| 2002 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jim Talent | Republican | 395,994 | 89.6% |
| Joseph May | Republican | 18,525 | 4.2% |
| Doris Landfather | Republican | 14,074 | 3.2% |
| Scott Babbitt | Republican | 7,705 | 1.7% |
| Martin Lindstedt | Republican | 5,773 | 1.3% |
| 2004 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Matt Blunt | Republican | 1,382,419 | 50.8% |
| Claire McCaskill | Democratic | 1,301,442 | 47.9% |
| John Swenson | Libertarian | 24,378 | 0.9% |
| Robert Wells | Constitution | 11,299 | 0.4% |
| 2004 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Claire McCaskill | Democratic | 437,780 | 51.6% |
| Bob Holden | Democratic | 383,734 | 45.3% |
| Jim LePage | Democratic | 16,761 | 2.0% |
| Jeffery Emrick | Democratic | 9,473 | 1.1% |
| 2004 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Matt Blunt | Republican | 534,393 | 88.4% |
| Karen Lee Skelton-Memh | Republican | 26,089 | 4.3% |
| Jennie Sievers | Republican | 18,733 | 3.1% |
| Jeff Killian | Republican | 10,423 | 1.7% |
| Roy Lang | Republican | 8,750 | 1.4% |
| Martin Lindstedt | Republican | 6,369 | 1.1% |
| 2004 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Kit Bond | Republican | 1,518,089 | 56.1% |
| Nancy Farmer | Democratic | 1,158,261 | 42.8% |
| Kevin Tull | Libertarian | 19,648 | 0.7% |
| Don Griffin | Constitution | 10,404 | 0.4% |
| 2004 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Nancy Farmer | Democratic | 544,830 | 73.7% |
| Charles Berry | Democratic | 143,229 | 19.4% |
| Ronald Bonar | Democratic | 51,375 | 6.9% |
| 2004 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Christopher Bond | Republican | 541,998 | 88.1% |
| Mike Steger | Republican | 73,354 | 11.9% |
| 2006 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Claire McCaskill | Democratic | 1,055,255 | 49.6% |
| Jim Talent | Republican | 1,006,941 | 47.3% |
| Frank Gilmour | Libertarian | 47,792 | 2.2% |
| Lydia Lewis | Progressive | 18,383 | 0.9% |
| 2006 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Claire McCaskill | Democratic | 282,767 | 80.8% |
| Bill Young | Democratic | 67,173 | 19.2% |
| 2006 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jim Talent | Republican | 289,573 | 88.9% |
| Scott Babbitt | Republican | 13,189 | 4.0% |
| Joyce Lea | Republican | 11,705 | 3.6% |
| Isaiah Hair | Republican | 6,415 | 2.0% |
| Roxie Fausnaught | Republican | 4,900 | 1.5% |
| 2008 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jay Nixon | Democratic | 1,680,611 | 58.4% |
| Kenny Hulshof | Republican | 1,136,364 | 39.5% |
| Andrew Finkenstadt | Libertarian | 31,850 | 1.1% |
| Gregory Thompson | Constitution | 28,941 | 1.0% |
| 2008 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jeremiah Nixon | Democratic | 304,181 | 85.0% |
| Daniel Carroll | Democratic | 53,835 | 15.0% |
| 2008 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Kenny Hulshof | Republican | 194,616 | 49.2% |
| Sarah Steelman | Republican | 176,847 | 44.7% |
| Scott Long | Republican | 18,754 | 4.7% |
| Jennie Sievers | Republican | 5,668 | 1.4% |
| 2010 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Roy Blunt | Republican | 1,054,160 | 54.2% |
| Robin Carnahan | Democratic | 789,736 | 40.6% |
| Jonathan Dine | Libertarian | 58,663 | 3.0% |
| Jerry Beck | Constitution | 41,309 | 2.1% |
| 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 Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Roy Blunt | Republican | 411,040 | 70.9% |
| Chuck Purgason | Republican | 75,663 | 13.1% |
| Kristi Nichols | Republican | 40,744 | 7.0% |
| Deborah Solomon | Republican | 15,099 | 2.6% |
| Hector Maldonado | Republican | 8,731 | 1.5% |
| Davis Conway | Republican | 8,525 | 1.5% |
| Bob Praprotnik | Republican | 8,047 | 1.4% |
| Tony Laszacs | Republican | 6,309 | 1.1% |
| Mike Vontz | Republican | 5,190 | 0.9% |
| 2012 Governor | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jay Nixon | Democratic | 1,494,056 | 54.8% |
| Dave Spence | Republican | 1,160,265 | 42.5% |
| Jim Higgins | Libertarian | 73,509 | 2.7% |
| 2012 Senate | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Claire McCaskill | Democratic | 1,494,125 | 54.8% |
| Todd Akin | Republican | 1,066,159 | 39.1% |
| Jonathan Dine | Libertarian | 165,468 | 6.1% |
State Demographics
| Population | 6,021,988 |
| Percentage White | 82.7% |
| Percentage Black | 11.5% |
| Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Percentage Asian | 1.7% |
| Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
| Percentage Mixed Race | 2.4% |
| Percentage Other Race | 1.2% |
| Percentage Hispanic | 3.7% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic White | 80.5% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic Black | 11.4% |
| Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English | 0.5% |
| Median Household Income | $45,321 |
| Percentage Married Couple Both Work | 39.8% |
| Percentage Income in Poverty in 2011 | 16.2% |
| Percentage Lived in different household in 2009 | 8.6% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Electricity | 34.3% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Gas | 60.8% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Coal | 0.0% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil | 0.3% |
| Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up | 14.7% |
| Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up | 45.9% |
| Percentage with a College Degree | 26.4% |
| Percentage Management or Professional Workers | 34.5% |
| Percentage Sales or Office Workers | 25.0% |
| Percentage Production or Transportation Workers | 13.6% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0% |
| Unemployment figures as of | 2015-10 |
| Unemployment Monthly Change | -0.3% |
| Percentage Married Couples | 47.7% |
| Percentage Married Couples with Children | 17.7% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male | 0.2% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female | 0.3% |
