2012Final results
2012 election for Missouri Governor
Governor · Missouri
Jay W. Nixon (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating David Spence (R) by 9.9 points.
Jay W. NixonDemocrat · winner
55.0%1,386,582
David SpenceRepublican
45.0%1,136,459
2,523,041 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET