2008 Missouri Secretary of State election

2008 Missouri Secretary of State election

4 November 2008

File:SOS Robin Carnahan (cropped).jpg File:3x4.svg Nominee Robin Carnahan Mitchell Hubbard Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,749,152 1,006,088 Percentage 61.81% 35.55%

Secretary of State before election Robin Carnahan Democratic Elected Secretary of State Robin Carnahan Democratic

The 2008 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on 4 November 2008 in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent secretary of state Robin Carnahan defeated Republican nominee Mitchell Hubbard, Libertarian nominee Wes Upchurch and Constitution nominee Denise C. Neely.

General election

On election day, 4 November 2008, Democratic nominee Robin Carnahan won re-election by a margin of 743,064 votes against her foremost opponent Republican nominee Mitchell Hubbard, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Carnahan was sworn in for her second term on 12 January 2009.

Results

Missouri Secretary of State election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robin Carnahan (incumbent)	1,749,152	61.81
	Republican	Mitchell Hubbard	1,006,088	35.55
	Libertarian	Wes Upchurch	39,296	1.39
	Constitution	Denise C. Neely	35,274	1.25
Total votes			2,829,810	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2008 Missouri gubernatorial election