2012 Missouri Secretary of State election

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Nominee	Jason Kander	Shane Schoeller
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	1,298,022	1,258,937
Percentage	48.9%	47.4%

County results
Kander: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 80–90%
Schoeller: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

Secretary of State before election

Robin Carnahan
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Jason Kander
Democratic

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The Missouri Secretary of State election, 2012 was held on November 6, 2012, alongside the presidential and gubernatorial elections. Democratic State Representative Jason Kander defeated Republican Speaker Pro Tem Shane Schoeller by 39,085 votes.

Background

Incumbent Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan won the 2008 Missouri secretary of state election with 61.8% of the vote against Republican candidate Mitchell Hubbard. She announced on September 30, 2011 that she will not run for reelection, creating an open seat in 2012.^[1]

Timeline

March 27, 2012 - Filing deadline for Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians^[2]
August 7, 2012 - Primary (gubernatorial and other statewide office) elections^[2]
August 21, 2012 - Filing deadline for other third parties and Independents^[2]
November 6, 2012 - General election.^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Scott Rupp, state senator^[3]
Shane Schoeller, Speaker Pro Tem of the Missouri House of Representatives^[4]
Bill Stouffer, state senator^[5]

Potential

Jason Crowell, state senator^[6]
John Diehl, state representative^[1]
Mike Kehoe, state senator^[7]
Ron Richard, state senator and former Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives^[7]

Declined

Brad Lager, state senator^[8]
Ed Martin, attorney^[9]

Results

Republican primary results^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shane Schoeller	193,207	35.3
	Republican	Scott Rupp	188,701	34.5
	Republican	Bill Stouffer	165,588	30.2
Total votes			547,496	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Jason Kander, state representative^[1]
MD Rabbi Alam^[11]

Potential

Stacey Newman, state representative^[12]

Declined

Robin Carnahan, incumbent Secretary of State^[1]
Russ Carnahan, U.S. representative^[1]
Ryan Dillon, former aide to former U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton^[13]
Mike Sanders, County Executive of Jackson County^[14]

Results

Democratic primary results^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jason Kander	247,630	86.9
	Democratic	MD Rabbi Alam	37,390	13.1
Total votes			285,020	100.0

General election results

2012 Missouri Secretary of State election^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jason Kander	1,298,022	48.9%
	Republican	Shane Schoeller	1,258,937	47.4%
	Libertarian	Cisse W. Spragins	70,814	2.7%
	Constitution	Justin Harter	27,710	1.0%
Total votes			2,655,483	100.0%
	Democratic hold

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 314-340-8268, JAKE WAGMAN • jwagman@post-dispatch.com >. "Robin Carnahan will not run for a third term as secretary of state".CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d [1] from the Missouri Secretary of State
^ Young, Virginia. "Rupp announces he'll run for secretary of state".
^ "Shane Schoeller, Greene County Clerk". www.shaneschoeller.org.
^ 573-635-6178, VIRGINIA YOUNG • vyoung@post-dispatch.com >. "State senator from Wentzville may run for secretary of state".CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Wagman, Jake. "Metal company drops coin on Mo. candidates".
^ ^a ^b http://www.kansascity.com/2011/09/30/3177699/robin-carnahan-wont-seek-re-election.html
^ http://www.kansascity.com/2011/11/14/3266516/lager-enters-gop-race-for-missouri.html
^ "GOP attorney Ed Martin to run for Mo. Senate". 31 January 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Election Night Reporting". MO Secretary of State. August 8, 2012. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2012-08-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Wagman, Jake. "Sec. of State race breeds intrigue on both sides of the aisle".
^ http://www.stlbeacon.org/voices/blogs/political-blogs/beacon-backroom/115356-kander-fattens-bank-account-for-secretary-of-state-bid-while-ryan-drops-out
^ https://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/missouri/article_542f0e23-c41f-526f-adf6-9d30ba06a3a7.html^{[permanent dead link]}
^ IT, Missouri Secretary of State -. "State of Missouri - Election Night Results". enr.sos.mo.gov. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2019-05-16.

External links

Elections from the Missouri Secretary of State

Official campaign websites

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2012 Missouri Secretary of State election

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Contents

Background

Timeline

Republican primary

Candidates

Potential

Declined

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Potential

Declined

Results

General election results

See also

References

External links