Missouri gubernatorial election, 2008

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The Missouri gubernatorial election, 2008 is an election for the Governor of Missouri and will be held on November 4, 2008. The current governor, Matt Blunt, narrowly won the 2004 election by beating state auditor Claire McCaskill 50.8%-48%, and will likely face a strong challenger in 2008. McCaskill is now a U.S. senator.

As of February 2006, a poll conducted by SurveyUSA shows Blunt with a 33% job approval rating, the fifth lowest of any governor in the nation. [1] His approval among Republicans polled is 62%, but his rating among Democrats was only 12%.[2].

On November 10, 2005, Democrat Jay Nixon filed the necessary paperwork with the Missouri Ethics Commission to launch a 2008 campaign for governor. [3]

Contents 1 Possible candidates 1.1 Democrats 1.2 Republicans 1.3 Libertarians 2 See also

[edit] Possible candidates

[edit] Democrats

• Jay Nixon, four term state attorney-general

[edit] Republicans

• Matt Blunt, incumbent governor

[edit] Libertarians

• Judith Moriarty, former Secretary of State and former Democrat

[edit] See also

• U.S. gubernatorial elections, 2008