2012 Missouri gubernatorial election


The 2012 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect the Governor of Missouri. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jay Nixon won re-election against the Republican nominee, businessman Dave Spence.

Democratic primary

Candidates

The Democratic primary was held on August 8, 2012.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

General election

Debates

Polling


Hypothetical polling
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Results

Nixon won with a comfortable margin, even though it was a little closer than his 2008 victory. Even with President Barack Obama losing the state by a nine-point margin, Nixon and Senator Claire McCaskill both won reelection easily. Nixon, like McCaskill was able to get a huge number of votes from rural areas. Both Nixon and McCaskill were declared the winners of their respective races, even before the known Democratic strongholds of St. Louis, and Kansas City came in.
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