Missouri elections, 2012

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The state of Missouri held elections in 2012. Below are the dates of note:

• Signature filing deadline: March 27, 2012 & May 6, 2012 (Measures only)
• Primary date: August 7, 2012
• General election date: November 6, 2012

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2012 Elections

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For election results in the 50 states, see our November 6, 2012 election results page

Elections by type

• U.S. Senate
• U.S. House
• State Executives
• State Senate
• State House
• Ballot measures
• Local measures

See also: United States Senate elections in Missouri, 2012

U.S. Senate, Missouri, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Claire McCaskill Incumbent	54.8%	1,494,125
	Republican	Todd Akin	39.1%	1,066,159
	Libertarian	Jonathan Dine	6.1%	165,468
	Write-in	Ted Kimzey	0%	15
	Write-in	Bernard J. "Spark" Duraski, Jr.	0%	9
	Write-in	William Dean	0%	6
	Write-in	Bernie Mowinksi	0%	5
	Write-in	Charlie L. Bailey	0%	4
	Write-in	Arnie C. "AC" Dienoff	0%	2
Total Votes				2,725,793
Source: Missouri Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2012

Missouri lost a U.S. House seat from redistricting.

Members of the U.S. House from Missouri -- Partisan Breakdown
Party		As of November 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	3	2
	Republican Party	6	6
Total		9	8

See also: Missouri state executive official elections, 2012

There were five state executive positions up for election.

• Governor
• Lieutenant Governor
• Attorney General
• Secretary of State
• Treasurer

Governor of Missouri General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jay Nixon Incumbent	54.8%	1,494,056
	Republican	Dave Spence	42.5%	1,160,265
	Libertarian	Jim Higgins	2.7%	73,509
Total Votes				2,727,830
Election Results via Missouri Secretary of State.

Lieutenant Governor of Missouri General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Peter Kinder Incumbent	49.3%	1,319,747
	Democratic	Susan Montee	45.5%	1,219,457
	Libertarian	Matthew Copple	2.8%	75,169
	Constitution	Cynthia Davis	2.4%	63,594
Total Votes				2,677,967
Election Results via Missouri Secretary of State.

Attorney General of Missouri General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Chris Koster Incumbent	55.9%	1,491,139
	Republican	Ed Martin	40.6%	1,084,106
	Libertarian	Dave Browning	3.5%	92,819
Total Votes				2,668,064
Election Results via Missouri Secretary of State.

Missouri Secretary of State General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jason Kander	48.9%	1,298,022
	Republican	Shane Schoeller	47.4%	1,258,937
	Libertarian	Cisse Spragins	2.7%	70,814
	Constitution	Justin Harter	1%	27,710
Total Votes				2,655,483
Election Results via Missouri Secretary of State.

Missouri Treasurer General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Clint Zweifel Incumbent	50.4%	1,332,876
	Republican	Cole McNary	45.4%	1,200,368
	Libertarian	Sean O'Toole	4.1%	109,188
Total Votes				2,642,432
Election Results via Missouri Secretary of State.

See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2012

Heading into the election, Republicans maintained partisan control in the state senate.

Missouri State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	8	10
	Republican Party	26	24
Total		34	34

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2012

Heading into the election, Republicans maintained partisan control in the state house.

Missouri House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	54	53
	Republican Party	105	110
	Vacancy	4	0
Total		163	163

See also: Missouri 2012 ballot measures

Amendment 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		780,567	82.8%
No		162,631	17.2%

Results via the Missouri Secretary of State.

See also: Local ballot measures, Missouri and Local ballot measure elections in 2012

Ballotpedia regularly tracks local ballot elections in 11 states. These states include Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin.

For the state of Missouri, below is a glimpse of some of the local measures that have appeared or are scheduled to appear on ballots in 2012.

• Savannah City Bond Proposition (November 2012)
• Schell City Water Contract Question (November 2012)
• Vernon County Out-of-State Purchases Local Use Tax Question (November 2012)
• Cottleville Community Fire Protection District Tax Levy, Proposition Cares (November 2012)
• City of Saint Charles Water Service Line Fee, Proposition W (November 2012)
• City of Saint Charles Fire Station and Public Safety Facility Bonds, Proposition 3 (November 2012)
• City of Saint Charles City Hall Parking Garage Bonds, Proposition 2 (November 2012)
• City of Saint Charles Public Works Facility Bonds, Proposition 1 (November 2012)
• Ellerman Oaks Road Neighborhood Improvement District Establishment Question (November 2012)
• St. Charles County Law Enforcement Charter Amendment (November 2012)

...click here for all 2012 Missouri local measures.

Eligibility to Vote

Primary election

See also: Voting in the 2012 primary elections

Missouri is one of 19 states to use an open primary system. Voters were required to register prior to July 11, 2012, which was 27 days prior to the primary election. (Information about registering to vote)

General election

See also: Voting in the 2012 general elections

The deadline to register to vote was 27 days prior to the election day, which in 2012 was October 10.

• Voter ID info
• Residency requirements: Resident
• Same-day registration: None

Voting absentee

See also: Absentee Voting

Eligibility

You are eligible to vote absentee in an election if you cannot make it to the polls on election day for one of the following reasons:

• Will be absent from your voting jurisdiction on election day
• Are incapacitated or confined due to illness or physical disability, or caring for an incapacitated person
• Are restricted by religious belief or practice
• Are employed by an election authority
• Are incarcerated but have retained all your voting qualifications

Deadlines

To vote absentee a request must be received by 5pm on the Wednesday prior to the election. The ballot must then be returned by close of polls on election day.

Military and overseas voting

For full details, visit the Federal Voting Assistance Program here.

Voting early

See also: Early voting

Missouri allows early in-person voting, but only for those who will not be in their home county on the day of the election.

2013 developments

Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander appointed an 11-member commission to review the state's election laws with the goal of increasing participation in early voting. The commission proposed removing the restriction on early voting and creating one polling place in each district where residents could vote early up to six weeks before election day.

Additionally, the proposal would require districts with more than 175,000 registered voters to open up additional locations for early voting for a November presidential election. The locations would be required to be open at least four hours a day for a minimum of 14 days prior to the election.

See also

• Statewide elections, 2012
• 2012 election dates
• Election result resources
• Voter guides
• State Blue Books
• State Poll Opening and Closing Times (2012)
• Voting in Missouri
• Absentee voting
• Early voting