2000Final results
2000 election for Missouri Governor
Governor · Missouri
Bob Holden (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating James Talent (R) by 0.9 points.
Bob HoldenDemocrat · winner
50.5%1,152,752
James TalentRepublican
49.5%1,131,307
2,284,059 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET