Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012

The Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2012, following primaries on August 7, 2012. Election day polling hours were from 6 am until 7 pm.

Peter Kinder (R) Incumbent

Susan Montee (D)

Matthew Copple (Libertarian)

Cynthia Davis (Constitution)

Incumbent Peter Kinder won re-election on November 6, 2012.

In 2011, incumbent lieutenant governor Peter Kinder (R) was considering a run for the state's top office, challenging Gov. Jay Nixon (D) for his seat. A poll his campaign financed showed him trailing Nixon 48-41 in August, just days before the Riverfront Times broke with a sex scandal that caused Kinder to lose support from some key political allies.

Kinder dropped out of the gubernatorial race on November 18, stating he would run for re-election as lieutenant governor instead. He faced state Senator Brad Lager in what was one of the election cycle's most contentious primary races.

In the end, Kinder edged out Lager in the primary and went to defeat Susan Montee (D), Matthew Copple (L) and Constitution Party candidate Cynthia Davis in the general election.

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• Results
• Background
• Candidates
• Polls
• Endorsements
• Campaign media
• Campaign finance
• News

General Election

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.

Primary Election

Missouri Lieutenant Governor Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Peter Kinder Incumbent	43.8%	255,064
Brad Lager	41.2%	239,735
Mike Carter	8.2%	47,515
Charles W. Kullmann	6.9%	39,940
Total Votes		582,254
Election Results Via: Missouri Secretary of State

Missouri Lieutenant Governor Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Susan Montee	44.9%	131,319
Judy Baker	15.8%	46,236
Bill (William) Haas	12%	35,044
Sara Lampe	8.9%	25,955
Dennis Wisenburger	5.5%	16,149
Jackie Townes McGee	5.3%	15,493
Becky Lee Plattner	3.8%	11,080
Fred Kratky	3.8%	10,976
Total Votes		292,252
Election Results Via: Missouri Secretary of State

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News • Calendar

Key dates

Deadline	Event
Feb. 28 - Mar. 27	Primary election candidate filing period
July 11	Voter registration for primary election
Aug. 7	Primary election
July 17 - Aug. 21	General election candidate filing period
Oct. 10	Voter registration for general election
Nov. 6	General election

Democratic primary candidates

• Judy Baker, a former state Representative
• Bill Haas
• Fred Kratky
• Sara Lampe, a current state Representative
• Jackie McGee
• Susan Montee, a former state auditora
• Becky Plattner, a Saline County Commissioner
• Dennis Weisenburger

Republican primary candidates

• Peter Kinder (Incumbent) a
• Brad Lager, a state Senator
• Chris McKee
• Mike Carter
• Charles Kullmann

Libertarian party candidates

• Matthew Copple

Constitution Party candidates

• Cynthia Davis, a former state Representative

General election

All general election candidates

Missouri Lt. Governor Race
Response	Post-Dispatch/Mason-Dixon Poll (October 23-25, 2012)	Average
Peter Kinder (R)	46%	46%
Susan Montee (D)	41%	41%
Matthew Coppple (L)	1%	1%
Cynthia David (Const)	1%	1%
Undecided	11%	11%
Number polled	625	625
Margin of error	+/-4.0	4%
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Polls - Kinder vs. Montee only

Peter Kinder v. Susan Montee
Response	Chilenski Strategies Poll (August 8, 2012)	Public Policy Polling (August 23, 2012)	Public Policy Polling (October 1-3, 2012)	Public Policy Polling (October 19-21, 2012)	Average
Peter Kinder (R)	45.6%	45%	42%	43%	43.9%
Susan Montee (D)	45.4%	38%	38%	43%	41.1%
Undecided	9.0%	17%	20%	13%	14.75%
Number polled	663	500	700	582	611.25
Margin of error	+/-3.8	+/-4.4%	+/-3.7%	+/-4.1%	4%
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Primary election

Peter Kinder v. Brad Lager
Response	Mason-Dixon Polling & Research (July 23-25, 2012)	Average
Peter Kinder	47%	47%
Brad Lager	21%	21%
Undecided	25%	25%
Number polled	400	400
Margin of error	+/-5.0	5%
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Republican Candidates for Missouri Lt. Governor
Response	Public Policy Polling (January 27-29, 2012)	Average
Mike Carter	5%	5%
Peter Kinder	37%	37%
Brad Lager	12%	12%
Luann Ridgeway	9%	9%
Not sure	37%	37%
Number polled	574	574
Margin of error	+/-4.1	4.1%
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Republican primary election

Peter Kinder

• Rush Limbaugh
• National Rifle Association
• The Kansas City Star

Brad Lager

• Mike Huckabee
• State Senators:

• Ron Richard
• Brian Munzlinger

• Jason Crowell

Democratic primary election

Susan Montee

• The Kansas City Star

Ads

Brad Lager

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Where Was He?

Values

Political Action Committee advertisements

Missouri Conservative Values

Campaign sites

• Peter Kinder
• Brad Lager
• Susan Montee
• Becky Plattner

Republicans

Contents
1 Due dates for reports
2 Candidates

Due dates for reports

The Missouri Ethics Commission administers campaign finance law and maintains all records online.

For the primary election:

• Committee Organization Deadline -- July 8, 2012
  
• 8 day before report -- due by July 30, 2012
  
• 30 day after report -- due by September 6, 2012
  

For the general election:

• 8 day before report -- due by October 29, 2012
  
• 30 day after report -- due by December 6, 2012
  

Candidates

Peter Kinder

Peter Kinder Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Total Contributions for Reporting Period	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
April Quarterly (Amended)	April 19, 2012	$1,309,681.51	$229,400.46	$(204,006.91)	$1,325,526.83
July Quarterly	July 16, 2012	$1,325,526.83	$256,208.70	$(434,262.51)	$1,135,534.32
Post-Primary	September 7, 2012	$35,159.84	$203,983.44	$(215,882.92)	$18,260.36
General Election First Report	October 15, 2012	$18,260.36	$29,837.33	$(32,851.07)	$267,911.03
Pre-General	October 29, 2012	$267,911.03	$304,197.31	$(456,379.14)	$115,729.14
			Running totals
			$1,023,627.24	$(1,343,382.55)

Susan Montee

Susan Montee Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Total Contributions for Reporting Period	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
April Quarterly	April 16, 2012	$77,583.47	$108,543.00	$(65,900.09)	$120,226.38
July Quarterly	July 16, 2012	$120,226.38	$93,228.50	$(79,891.56)	$133,563.32
Post-Primary	September 7, 2012	$140,121.24	$569,052.37	$(18,973.15)	$185,200.46
General Election First Report	October 15, 2012	$185,200.46	$125,510.27	$(40,593.35)	$270,117.38
Pre-General	October 29, 2012	$270,117.38	$274,720.87	$(498,286.80)	$46,551.45
			Running totals
			$1,171,055.01	$(703,644.95)

Former candidates

Judy Baker

Judy Baker Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Total Contributions for Reporting Period	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
April Quarterly	April 16, 2012	$0.00	$101,442.91	$(17,793.38)	$82,889.62
July Quarterly	July 16, 2012	$82,889.62	$52,198.40	$(52,198.40)	$76,753.52
			Running totals
			$153,641.31	$(69,991.78)

Bill Haas

Bill Haas Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Total Contributions for Reporting Period	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
July Quarterly	July 11, 2012	$0.00	$8,165.00	$(7,520.00)	$645.00
			Running totals
			$8,165	$(7,520)

Fred Kratky

Fred Kratky Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Total Contributions for Reporting Period	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
April Quarterly (Amended)	May 10, 2012	$40,177.10	$7,850.72	$(300.00)	$47,727.91
July Quarterly (Amended)	July 16, 2012	$47,727.91	$31,051.18	$(8,226.08)	$69,228.17
			Running totals
			$38,901.9	$(8,526.08)

Sara Lampe

Sara Lampe Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Total Contributions for Reporting Period	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
April Quarterly	April 12, 2012	$5,199.37	$22,590.15	$(2,080.74)	$25,691.63
July Quarterly	July 16, 2012	$25,691.63	$31,741.02	$(18,104.04)	$37,027.83
			Running totals
			$54,331.17	$(20,184.78)

Jackie McGee

As of July 17, 2012, McGee has not submitted any campaign disclosure reports.

Becky Plattner

Becky Plattner Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Total Contributions for Reporting Period	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
April Quarterly	April 9, 2012	$13,004.89	$0.00	$(6,589.07)	$6,042.63
July Quarterly	July 15, 2012	$6,042.63	$11,065.00	$(6,469.26)	$6,866.83
			Running totals
			$11,065	$(13,058.33)

Dennis Weisenburger

As of July 17, 2012, Weisenburger has not submitted any campaign disclosure reports.

Brad Lager

Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Total Contributions for Reporting Period	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
April Quarterly	April 16, 2012	$801,863.15	$330,745.01	$(30,550.64)	$1,108,113.94
July Quarterly	July 16, 2012	$1,108,113.94	$971,740.00	$(697,160.65)	$1,383,541.39
			Running totals
			$1,302,485.01	$(727,711.29)

Chris McKee

Mike Carter

For the second filing deadline, Carter submitted a limited activity report in which he certified "that neither the aggregate amount of contributions received nor the aggregate amount of expenditures made by the candidate exceeded five hundred dollars nor was an aggregate amount exceeding the aggregate amount allowed by state statute received from any single contributor during the reporting period."

Constitution Party

Cynthia Davis

Cynthia Davis Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Total Contributions for Reporting Period	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
April Quarterly	April 11, 2012	$3,999.44	$13,358.04	$(2,205.29)	$15,116.92
July Quarterly	July 9, 2012	$15,116.92	$2,880.90	$(10,929.19)	$6,786.13
			Running totals
			$16,238.94	$(13,134.48)

• Election aftermath: Two suspenseful races marked Missouri's state executive primaries August 8
• Election preview: Five state executive seats on tomorrow's primary ballot in Missouri August 6
• Missouri lieutenant governor files ethics complaint against main primary opponent July 24
• Election preview: Strong showing from third party candidates in Missouri's five executive races March 28

See also

• Governor of Missouri
• Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
• Missouri gubernatorial election, 2012
• Missouri state executive official elections, 2012
• Missouri down ballot state executive elections, 2012
• State executive official elections, 2012

External links

Suggest a link

• St. Louis Today: Crowded race sees a dozen vie for Missouri lieutenant governor, July 23
• Missouri Ethics Commission]
• Office of the Missouri Governor
• Missouri Elections Division