2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Missouri Governor
Governor · Missouri
Jay W. Nixon (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Kenny Hulshof (R) by 16.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jay W. NixonDemocrat · winner
58.4%1,560,588
Kenny HulshofRepublican
41.6%1,110,048
2,670,636 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET