2012 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

2012 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election
	County results; Kinder: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Montee: 40–50% 50–60% 70–80%
Lieutenant Governor before election; Peter Kinder; Republican	Elected Lieutenant Governor ; Peter Kinder; Republican

The 2012 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Republican Peter Kinder faced Democratic nominee and former state auditor Susan Montee, Libertarian Matthew Copple, and the Constitution Party nominee, former state representative Cynthia Davis.

Background

Incumbent lieutenant governor Peter Kinder won the 2008 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election with 49.9% of the vote against Democratic candidate Sam Page. Kinder had been considered the front-runner in the 2012 Republican Gubernatorial primary,^[1] however after various controversies emerged, he decided to run for re-election. His decision was also influenced by St. Louis businessman and multimillionaire Dave Spence unexpectedly declaring to run for governor and pledging to put much of his own money into the race.^[2]

Timeline

March 27, 2012 – Filing deadline for Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians^[3]
August 7, 2012 – Primary (gubernatorial and other statewide office) elections^[3]
August 21, 2012 – Filing deadline for other third parties and Independents^[3]
November 6, 2012 – General election.^[3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Michael E. Carter, former Municipal Judge, Corporate Attorney and Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor in 2008^[4]
Peter Kinder, incumbent lieutenant governor^[5]
Brad Lager, state senator^[6]
Charles W. Kullmann, retired college teacher^[7]

Declined

Ed Martin, attorney^[8]
Chris McKee, developer^[9]
Luann Ridgeway, state senator^[10]
Steven Tilley, Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives^[11]^[12]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mike Carter	Peter Kinder	Charles Kullman	Brad Lager	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[13]	August 4–5, 2012	590	± 4.0%	6%	42%	5%	30%	18%
Mason-Dixon^[14]	July 23–25, 2012	400	± 5.0%	6%	47%	1%	21%	25%

Results

Republican primary results^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Kinder (incumbent)	255,064	44.2
	Republican	Brad Lager	239,735	41.5
	Republican	Michael Carter	47,515	8.2
	Republican	Charles Kullmann	34,940	6.1
Total votes			577,254	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Judy Baker, former state representative and former regional director of the United States Department of Health and Human Services^[16]
Sara Lampe, state representative^[17]
Susan Montee, former State Auditor of Missouri and former Chairwoman of the Missouri Democratic Party^[18]
Becky Plattner, Missouri Conservation Commission chairwoman, former Presiding Commissioner of Saline County and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2008^[19]

Declined

Mike Sanders, County Executive of Jackson County^[20]
Wes Shoemyer, former state senator^[18]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Judy Baker	Bill Haas	Susan Montee	Sarah Lampe	Becky Plattner	Undecided
Mason-Dixon^[14]	July 23–25, 2012	400	± 5.0%	5%	9%	28%	13%	4%	41%

Results

Democratic primary results^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Montee	131,319	44.9
	Democratic	Judy Baker	46,236	15.8
	Democratic	Bill Haas	35,044	12.0
	Democratic	Sarah Lampe	25,955	8.9
	Democratic	Dennis Weisenburger	16,149	5.5
	Democratic	Jackie Townes McGee	15,493	5.3
	Democratic	Becky Lee Plattner	11,080	3.8
	Democratic	Fred Kratky	10,976	3.8
Total votes			292,252	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidate

Matthew Copple^[21]

Results

Libertarian primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Matthew Copple	2,432	100.0
Total votes			2,432	100.0

Constitution primary

Candidate

Cynthia Davis, former state representative^[22]

Results

Constitution primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Constitution	Cynthia Davis	760	100.0
Total votes			760	100.0

General election

Kinder defeated all other candidates to become the first Missouri Lieutenant Governor to be elected to a third term since Frank Gaines Harris, who served from January 1933 to December 1944.^[23] Kinder received 49.4 percent of the vote while Susan Montee received 45.4 percent. Libertarian Matthew Copple and Constitution Party candidate Cynthia L. Davis garnered 2.8 and 2.4 percent, respectively.^[24]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Peter Kinder (R)	Susan Montee (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling ^[25]	November 2–3, 2012	835	± 3.4%	44%	43%	—	13%
Mason-Dixon^[26]	October 23–25, 2012	625	± 4%	46%	41%	—	13%
Public Policy Polling^[27]	October 19–21, 2012	582	± 4.1%	43%	43%	—	13%
Public Policy Polling^[28]	August 20, 2012	500	± 4.4%	45%	38%	—	17%

Results

2012 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial clection
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Kinder (incumbent)	1,316,653	49.4
	Democratic	Susan Montee	1,211,353	45.4
	Libertarian	Matthew Copple	75,169	2.8
	Constitution	Cynthia Davis	63,594	2.3
Total votes			2,678,313	100.0
	Republican hold

By congressional district

Kinder won 6 of 8 congressional districts.^[29]

District	Kinder	Montee	Representative
1st	19%	77%	Lacy Clay
2nd	54%	42%	Todd Akin (112th Congress)
2nd	54%	42%	Ann Wagner (113th Congress)
3rd	56%	37%	Russ Carnahan (112th Congress)
3rd	56%	37%	Blaine Luetkemeyer (113th Congress)
4th	55%	39%	Vicky Hartzler
5th	36%	59%	Emanuel Cleaver
6th	54%	41%	Sam Graves
7th	62%	33%	Billy Long
8th	61%	35%	Jo Ann Emerson

References

^ Wagman, Jake (November 19, 2010). "Peter Kinder drops out of governor's race". stltoday.com. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
^ Hancock, Jason (November 16, 2011). "David Spence to enter Republican primary for governor". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d http://sos.mo.gov/elections/calendar/2012cal.asp from the Missouri Secretary of State
^ "Michael Carter says he'll run again for lieutenant governor, this time as a Republican". November 10, 2011.
^ "Kinder endorses Dave Spence". Politico.
^ "Lager enters GOP race". Archived from the original on November 15, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
^ "Ad wars rage in GOP". Archived from the original on July 25, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
^ "Second District Congressional race: The doctor is in?". January 9, 2012.
^ Republican McKee drops out of MO ^{[dead link‍]}
^ Ridgeway likely to run for MO lieutenant governor ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "GOP's Steve Tilley drops race for Missouri lieutenant governor". November 10, 2011.
^ http://www.bnd.com/2011/11/10/1936085/republican-tilley-drops-out-of.html ^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Public Policy Polling
^ ^a ^b Mason-Dixon
^ ^a ^b "Election Night Reporting". MO Secretary of State. August 8, 2012. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
^ "New lt. Gov. Candidate hints at fracture in Democratic unity". January 19, 2012.
^ "Lampe officially announces run for Lieutenant Governor". KY 3 television website. February 6, 2012. Archived from the original on March 11, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Montee files papers to run for lieutenant governor". October 3, 2011.
^ "State conservation commissioner Becky Plattner to run for Lt. Gov. | …".
^ https://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/missouri/article_542f0e23-c41f-526f-adf6-9d30ba06a3a7.html ^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "VOTERS GUIDE: Candidates for lieutenant governor - Columbia Missourian". Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
^ "Davis aiming for lieutenant governor's seat". October 2011.
^ "Peter Kinder elected to historic third term as Lieutenant Governor". Associated Press via Ozark Area Network. 7 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
^ "November 6 General Election -Lieutenant Governor". Missouri Secretary of State election website. November 7, 2012. Archived from the original on December 30, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
^ Public Policy Polling
^ Mason-Dixon
^ Public Policy Polling
^ Public Policy Polling
^ "Daily Kos".

External links

Elections from the Missouri Secretary of State
Missouri Governor candidates at Project Vote Smart

Official campaign websites

[1] Wagman, Jake (November 19, 2010). "Peter Kinder drops out of governor's race". stltoday.com. Retrieved May 29, 2012.

[2] Hancock, Jason (November 16, 2011). "David Spence to enter Republican primary for governor". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved May 28, 2012.

[2012_Missouri_Election_Calendar-3] ttp://sos.mo.gov/elections/calendar/2012cal.asp from the Missouri Secretary of State

[4] "Michael Carter says he'll run again for lieutenant governor, this time as a Republican". November 10, 2011.

[5] "Kinder endorses Dave Spence". Politico.

[6] "Lager enters GOP race". Archived from the original on November 15, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2011.

[7] "Ad wars rage in GOP". Archived from the original on July 25, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2012.

[8] "Second District Congressional race: The doctor is in?". January 9, 2012.

[9] Republican McKee drops out of MO ^{[dead link‍]}

[10] Ridgeway likely to run for MO lieutenant governor ^{[dead link‍]}

[11] "GOP's Steve Tilley drops race for Missouri lieutenant governor". November 10, 2011.

[12] ttp://www.bnd.com/2011/11/10/1936085/republican-tilley-drops-out-of.html ^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[13] Public Policy Polling

[Mason-Dixon-14] Mason-Dixon

[election-15] "Election Night Reporting". MO Secretary of State. August 8, 2012. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2012.

[16] "New lt. Gov. Candidate hints at fracture in Democratic unity". January 19, 2012.

[17] "Lampe officially announces run for Lieutenant Governor". KY 3 television website. February 6, 2012. Archived from the original on March 11, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2012.

[post2-18] "Montee files papers to run for lieutenant governor". October 3, 2011.

[19] "State conservation commissioner Becky Plattner to run for Lt. Gov. | …".

[20] ttps://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/missouri/article_542f0e23-c41f-526f-adf6-9d30ba06a3a7.html ^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[21] "VOTERS GUIDE: Candidates for lieutenant governor - Columbia Missourian". Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2012.

[22] "Davis aiming for lieutenant governor's seat". October 2011.

[23] "Peter Kinder elected to historic third term as Lieutenant Governor". Associated Press via Ozark Area Network. 7 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2012.

[24] "November 6 General Election -Lieutenant Governor". Missouri Secretary of State election website. November 7, 2012. Archived from the original on December 30, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2012.

[25] Public Policy Polling

[26] Mason-Dixon

[27] Public Policy Polling

[28] Public Policy Polling

[29] "Daily Kos".

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2012 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

Contents

Background

Timeline

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Polling

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidate

Results

Constitution primary

Candidate

Results

General election

Polling

Results

By congressional district

See also

References

External links