2000 governor elections · Missouri history
Missouri governor election 2000
Robert Lee Holden, Jr. DEM +0.9 · held 11/7/00
- Votes counted
- 2,346,830
- Margin
- 0.9 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in MO
- R+3.3same year
General election 11/7/00
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Lee Holden, Jr. Won | DEM | 1,152,752 | 49.12% | |
| Jim Talent | REP | 1,131,307 | 48.21% | |
| Larry Rice | IND | 34,431 | 1.47% | |
| John Swenson | LIB | 11,274 | 0.48% | |
| Lavoy Reed | GRE | 9,008 | 0.38% | |
| Richard Allen Kline | REF | 4,916 | 0.21% | |
| Richard L. Smith | CON | 3,142 | 0.13% | |
| Total | 2,346,830 | |||
Official source: AllRacesGeneralNovember2000.pdf
Other Missouri governor races
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mike Kehoe | 20.4 |
| 2020 | Mike Parson | 16.4 |
| 2016 | Eric Greitens | 5.6 |
| 2012 | Jay Nixon | 12.2 |
| 2008 | Jay Nixon | 18.9 |
| 2004 | Matt Blunt | 3.0 |
| 2000 | Robert Lee Holden, Jr. | 0.9 |
| 1996 | Mel Carnahan | 16.7 |
Full Missouri governor history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2000 Missouri governor race?
Robert Lee Holden, Jr. (DEM) won with 49.1% of the vote, ahead of Jim Talent (48.2%), a margin of 0.9 points.
Did the Missouri governor seat change party in 2000?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2000 Missouri governor race?
2,346,830 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.