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RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Missouri > Governor
OfficeGovernor
Type General Election
Filing Deadline March 30, 2012 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 06, 2012 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 06, 2012 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 14, 2013 - 12:00pm
Term End January 09, 2017 - 12:00pm
Turnout 45.55% Total Population
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH December 05, 2012 01:56pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/2008
NameJeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon Votes1,680,611 (58.40%)
Term01/12/2009 - 01/14/2013 Margin544,247 (+18.91%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Aug 07, 2012 MO Governor - R Primary David "Dave" Spence
Aug 07, 2012 MO Governor - D Primary Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon
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LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
11/20/2008 11/06/2012
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon 2 8 25 8
Leaning Call: Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph
11/29/2010 11/03/2012

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name (I) Gov. Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon David "Dave" Spence James Higgins (W) Leonard J. Steinman (W) Ronald E. Levy  
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian Independent Independent  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Certified Votes1,494,056 (54.77%) 1,160,265 (42.53%) 73,509 (2.70%) 39 (0.00%) 14 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -333,791 (-12.24%) -1,420,547 (-52.08%) -1,494,017 (-54.77%) -1,494,042 (-54.77%)  
Predict Avg.54.11% 40.31% 1.86% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
MATCHUP POLLS (21 from 7 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg50.99%-- 39.17%-- 2.30%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
Public Policy Polling (D) 
11/02/12-11/03/12		 53.00% 2.0 45.00% 5.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/28/12-11/03/12		 48.00% 3.0 39.00% 2.0 5.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Kiley & Company (D) 
10/25/12-10/25/12		 55.00% -- 33.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
10/23/12-10/25/12		 48.00% -- 42.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling (D) 
10/19/12-10/21/12		 51.00% 3.0 40.00% 5.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
YouGov 
10/04/12-10/11/12		 54.00% -- 36.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  St. Louis Post Dispatch
R Chuck Wooten [L]
R Maynard Wallace [L]
R B. J. Marsh [L]
R Maryland Republican
LBT Kane for Senate
  OC Beard Caucus
 

EVENTS
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VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
10/30/2012 David "Dave" Spence vs Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon TVAd Attack eng Debunked  00:00:30 RBH 
10/30/2012 Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon TVAd Feel Good eng Fiercely Independent  00:00:30 RBH 
10/30/2012 Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon vs David "Dave" Spence TVAd Attack eng No Conservative  00:00:30 RBH 
10/24/2012 David "Dave" Spence vs Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon TVAd Contrast eng Different  00:00:30 RBH 
10/09/2012 Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon vs David "Dave" Spence TVAd Attack eng Angry  00:00:30 RBH 
10/08/2012 David "Dave" Spence vs Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon TVAd Contrast eng Choice  00:00:30 RBH 
10/02/2012 David "Dave" Spence vs Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon TVAd Contrast eng Practice  00:00:31 RP 
09/27/2012 Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon vs David "Dave" Spence TVAd Attack eng Helping Himself  00:00:31 RP 
09/18/2012 David "Dave" Spence vs Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon TVAd Attack eng Failed  00:00:34 RP 
07/18/2012 David "Dave" Spence vs Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon TVAd Attack eng Sinking  00:00:30 RP 

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D:1989RBH ( 1271.2517 points)
Wed, March 28, 2012 02:18:16 AM UTC0:00
Steinmania was too powerful to confine to the Democratic primary
 
D:1656The Sunset Provision ( 1384.6633 points)
Mon, December 3, 2012 02:58:03 AM UTC0:00
The party that has won the popular vote in the presidential election has also won the Missouri governorship since 1972.