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Missouri — 2012 governor election
2012 · GovernorMissouri · GovernorJay NixonD+12.2
Candidates
Missouri 2012 governor — certified statewide results.
- Jay Nixon✓Democratic1,494,05654.8%
- Dave SpenceRepublican1,160,26542.5%
- OtherOther73,5622.7%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 2012R+9.4Governor 2012D+12.2vs. baselineD+21.6
Missouri's 2012 governor race ran 21.6 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Same ballot, 2012MO
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.