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2004 Missouri Secretary of State election

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2004 Missouri Secretary of State election

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Nominee Robin Carnahan Catherine Hanaway
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,367,783 1,243,003
Percentage 51.07% 46.41%

Secretary of State before election

Matt Blunt
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Robin Carnahan
Democratic

The 2004 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on 2 November 2004 in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Democratic nominee Robin Carnahan defeated Republican nominee and incumbent speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives Catherine Hanaway, Libertarian nominee Christopher Davis and Constitution nominee Donna L. Ivanovich.[1]

General election

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On election day, 2 November 2004, Democratic nominee Robin Carnahan won the election by a margin of 124,780 votes against her foremost opponent Republican nominee Catherine Hanaway, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of secretary of state. Carnahan was sworn in as the 38th secretary of state of Missouri on 10 January 2005.[2]

Results

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Missouri Secretary of State election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robin Carnahan 1,367,783 51.07
Republican Catherine Hanaway 1,243,003 46.41
Libertarian Christopher Davis 51,964 1.94
Constitution Donna L. Ivanovich 15,576 0.58
Total votes 2,678,326 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2004 Secretary of State General Election Results - Missouri". uselectionatlas.org. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  2. ^ "MO Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2024.