2004 governor elections · Missouri history
Missouri governor election 2004
Matt Blunt REP +3.0 gain · held 11/2/04
- Votes counted
- 2,719,599
- Margin
- 3.0 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
- President in MO
- R+7.2same year
General election 11/2/04
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Blunt Won | REP | 1,382,419 | 50.83% | |
| Claire McCaskill | DEM | 1,301,442 | 47.85% | |
| John Swenson | LIB | 24,378 | 0.90% | |
| Robert Wells | CON | 11,299 | 0.42% | |
| Kenneth J. Johnson | W | 61 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 2,719,599 | |||
Official source: AllRacesGeneralNovember2004.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 2004 Missouri governor race?
Matt Blunt (REP) won with 50.8% of the vote, ahead of Claire McCaskill (47.9%), a margin of 3.0 points.
Did the Missouri governor seat change party in 2004?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2004 Missouri governor race?
2,719,599 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.