Missouri gubernatorial election, 2000

Missouri gubernatorial election, 2000

November 7, 2000

Nominee Bob Holden Jim Talent Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,152,752 1,131,307 Percentage 49.12% 48.21%

County results

Governor before election Roger B. Wilson Democratic Elected Governor Bob Holden Democratic

The Missouri gubernatorial election of 2000 was Missouri's fiftieth gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 7, 2000 and resulted in a narrow victory for the Democratic nominee, State Treasurer of Missouri Bob Holden, over the Republican candidate, Representative Jim Talent, and several other candidates.

Results

2000 gubernatorial election, Missouri[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bob Holden	1,152,752	49.12	-8.05
	Republican	Jim Talent	1,131,307	48.21	+7.78
	Independent	Larry Rice	34,431	1.47
	Libertarian	John M. Swenson	11,274	0.48	-1.92
	Green	Lavoy (Zaki Baruti) Reed	9,008	0.38	+0.38
	Reform	Richard Kline	4,916	0.21	+0.21
	Constitution	Richard L. Smith	3,142	0.13	+0.13
Majority			21,445	0.91	-15.82
Turnout			2,346,830	41.94	+0.07
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. "MO Governor Race - Nov 07, 2000". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
2. "Official Election Returns - November 7, 2000 General Election". Sos.mo.gov. Retrieved 2013-02-11.