Missouri attorney general election, 2012

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Missouri attorney general election, 2012

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  Chris Koster official portrait.jpg
Nominee Chris Koster Ed Martin
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,491,139 1,084,106
Percentage 55.9% 40.6%

Attorney General before election

Chris Koster
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Chris Koster
Democratic

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Missouri attorney general election, 2012 was held on November 6, 2012, alongside the presidential and gubernatorial elections. The current Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, a Democrat, won re-election for a second full term against Republican attorney Ed Martin.

Background

Chris Koster won the 2008 Missouri attorney general election with 52.8% of the vote against Republican candidate Michael R. Gibbons.

Timeline

  • March 27, 2012 - Filing deadline for Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians[1]
  • August 7, 2012 - Primary (gubernatorial and other statewide office) elections[1]
  • August 21, 2012 - Filing deadline for other third parties and Independents[1]
  • November 6, 2012 - General election.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declined

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Ed
Martin
Adam
Warren
Undecided
Public Policy Polling August 4-5, 2012 590 ± 4.0% 46% 17% 37%

Results

100% reporting (3,420 of 3,420 precincts) [5]

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ed Martin 373,434 71.6
Republican Adam Lee Warren 148,432 28.4
Total votes 521,866 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Chris Koster, incumbent Attorney General

General Election

Polling

Poll source Date(s) administered Sample
size
Margin of
error
Chris Koster (D) Ed Martin (R) Other Undecided
Mason-Dixon October 23–25, 2012 625 ± 4% 51% 37% 12%
Public Policy Polling October 19–21, 2012 582 ± 4.1% 48% 38% 13%
Public Policy Polling August 20, 2012 500 ± 4.4% 41% 39% 20%

Results

2012 Race for Attorney General of Missouri   (2012 MO SoS Election Report)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chris Koster (incumbent) 1,482,381 55.81 +2.98
Republican Ed Martin 1,081,510 40.71 -6.46
Libertarian Dave Browning 92,465 3.48

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 [1] from the Missouri Secretary of State
  2. Martin to run for Mo. Atty. General. Associated Press via Kirksville Daily Express. Published 2012-01-26.
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  4. http://politicmo.com/2011/12/01/rep-mcnary-to-challenge-treasurer-zweifel/
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External links

  • Elections from the Missouri Secretary of State
Official campaign websites


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