Missouri

MISSOURI

11 Electoral Votes

Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Missouri Secretary of State)
Total Population, April 1, 2000             5,595,211
Voting Age Population, Nov. 2000        4,105,000
Total Registration, Nov. 2000               3,860,672
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: Mel Carnahan (D) did not seek re-election in 2000. Challenged Ashcroft for Senate, but was killed in a plane crash in October.
State Legislature: Missouri General Assembly
Local: Cities and Counties NACO Counties
U.S. House: 5D, 4R - 1. W.Clay Sr. (D) | 2. J.Talent (R) | 3. R.Gephardt (D) | 4. I.Skelton (D) | 5. K.McCarthy (D) | 6. P.Danner (D) | 7. R.Blunt (R) | 8. J.Emerson (R) | 9. K.Hulshof (R).
U.S. Senate: John Ashcroft (R) up for re-election in 2000, Kit Bond (R) re-elected 1998.

Changes as of the November 2000 Elections
Governor: Bob Holden (D) elected.
U.S. House: Three new members were elected; Republicans picked up the 6th congressional district seat, thereby gaining 5R, 4D edge. 1.L.Clay (D), 2. T.Akin (R), 6. S.Graves (R)
U.S. Senate: Jean Carnahan (D) appointed, next election in 2002.

The "Show-Me" State

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Constitution Party of MO

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General Election -- Tuesday, November 7, 2000

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.

Results
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

Overview
Missouri has voted for the winner in every presidential election of the 20th century, except in 1956 when voters backed Adlai Stevenson, thereby earning the sobriquet of "bellwhether state." 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

In the U.S. Senate race, Gov. Mel Carnahan (D), killed in a plane crash three weeks before the election, nonetheless defeated incumbent John Ashcroft (R) 50.5% to 48.4%; Gov. Roger Wilson appointed his widow Jean Carnahan to the position. In the race for governor, State Treasurer Bob Holden (D) defeated Rep. Jim Talent (R) 49.1% to 48.2%. In the 6th congressional district Sam Graves (R) defeated incumbent Steve Danner (D) 50.9% to 46.8%.

(State Primary held August 8, 2000)

Presidential Primary: Tuesday, March 7, 2000

Statutes: Title IX Suffrage and Elections
Missouri historically used a caucus system to select delegates, with the exception of 1988 when a one-time primary was held.
On July 13, 1998, Gov. Mel Carnahan signed into law a bill creating a presidential preference primary.
The filing period for the presidential primary was from 8 am on Nov. 23, 1999 to 5 pm on Dec. 21, 1999, with a filing fee of $1,000. Eighteen candidates filed.
745,754 total votes were cast in the Presidential Primary Election

Republican

	Total Vote	Percent
+George W. Bush	275,366	57.93%
John McCain	167,831	35.31%
Alan Keyes	27,282	5.74%
Steve Forbes	2,044	0.43%
Gary Bauer	1,038	0.22%
Orrin Hatch	363	0.08%
Lawrence Hornung	94	0.02%
Uncommitted	1,345	0.28%
Total	475,363

Total Delegates
35 of 2,066 (1.7%).

Democratic

	Total Vote	Percent
Bill Bradley	89,092	33.56%
+Al Gore	171,562	64.62%
Lyndon LaRouche, Jr.	906	0.34%
Pat Price	565	0.21%
Uncommitted	3,364	1.27%
Total	265,489

Total Pledged Delegates
75 of 3,537 (2.1%).
Total Delegates
92 of 4,335 (2.1%).

Libertarian

Harry Browne 770 (53.21%) David Hollist 146 (10.09%) Larry Hines 166 (11.47%)
Uncommitted 365 (25.22%)

Constitution

Howard Phillips 396 (77.50%) Uncommitted 115 (22.50%)

Reform

Charles Collins 295 (10.02%) John Hagelin 220 (7.47%) Pat Buchanan 2,213 (75.17%) Uncommitted 216 (7.34%)