The Missouri Secretary of State election, 2012 was held on November 6, 2012, alongside the presidential and

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s. Democratic

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Jason Kander Jason David Kander (born May 4, 1981) is an American attorney, author, veteran, and politician. A Democrat, he served as the 39th secretary of state of Missouri, from 2013 to 2017. He had previously served as a member of the Missouri House of R ...

defeated Republican Speaker Pro Tem

Shane Schoeller Shane Schoeller (born August 21, 1971), is an American politician, currently serving as the Greene County Clerk. He is a former Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives. Schoeller represented the 139th district, encompassing ...

by 39,085 votes.

Background

Incumbent

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Robin Carnahan Robin Colleen Carnahan (born August 4, 1961) is an American businesswoman, lawyer, and politician, who previously served as the Missouri Secretary of State and currently serves as the Administrator of General Services in the Biden administrati ...

won the 2008 Missouri secretary of state election with 61.8% of the vote against Republican candidate Mitchell Hubbard. She announced on September 30, 2011 that she will not run for reelection, creating an open seat in 2012.

Timeline

*March 27, 2012 - Filing deadline for Democrats, Republicans and LibertariansElection Calendar
''Missouri Secretary of State'' *August 7, 2012 - Primary (gubernatorial and other statewide office) elections *August 21, 2012 - Filing deadline for other third parties and Independents *November 6, 2012 - General election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Scott Rupp Scott T. Rupp (born October 17, 1973) is a former Republican member of the Missouri Senate, representing the 2nd District from 2006 to 2014. Previously he was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2002 through 2006. In the Miss ...

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, Speaker Pro Tem of the Missouri House of Representatives *

Bill Stouffer Bill Stouffer (born April 19, 1947) is a farmer and small business owner. He is also currently a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Missouri State Senate. He was born in Napton, Missouri and has resided in the 21st Distri ...

, state senator

Potential

* Jason Crowell, state senator *

John Diehl John Henry Diehl (born May 1, 1950) is an American character actor. Noted for his work in avant-garde theater, Diehl has performed in more than 140 films and television shows, including ''Land of Plenty'', ''Stripes'', ''City Limits'', ''Nixon' ...

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Mike Kehoe Michael Leo Kehoe (born January 17, 1962) is an American politician. A Republican, he serves as the 48th lieutenant governor of Missouri, having been in office since June 18, 2018. Kehoe previously served in the Missouri Senate, representing the ...

, state senatorRobin Carnahan won't seek reelection
Kansas City Star *

Ron Richard Ronald F. Richard (born July 4, 1947) is an American politician from the state of Missouri. A Republican, Richard served in the Missouri House of Representatives, including as Speaker of the House before being elected to the State Senate in 2010. ...

, state senator and former

Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives Speakers of the Missouri House of Representatives are (listed by year they assumed office): * 1820 James Caldwell Democratic-Republican - St. Genevieve * 1821 Henry S. Geyer Democratic-Republican - St. Louis * 1826 Alexander Stuart Democratic- ...

Declined

Brad Lager Brad Ronald Lager (born July 20, 1975, in Maryville, Missouri) is a Republican politician from the state of Missouri. He is a former member of the Missouri Senate from the 12th District as well as a former member of the Missouri House of Represen ...

, state senator * Ed Martin, attorney

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

, state representative *MD Rabbi Alam

Potential

* Stacey Newman, state representative

Declined

, incumbent Secretary of State *

Russ Carnahan John Russell Carnahan (; born July 10, 1958) is an American politician from the state of Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. representative for from 2005 to 2013. At the time, the district included the southern th ...

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* Ryan Dillon, former aide to former U.S. Rep.

Ike Skelton Isaac Newton Skelton IV (December 20, 1931 – October 28, 2013) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the U.S. representative for from 1977 to 2011. During his tenure, he served as the chairman of the House Armed Services Committe ...

* Mike Sanders,

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of Jackson CountyMissouri news

Results

General election results

References

External links

Elections
from the ''Missouri Secretary of State''

Official campaign websites

Jason Kander for Secretary of StateRabbi Alam for Secretary of StateMD Rabbi Alam for Secretary of StateScott Rupp for Secretary of StateShane Schoeller for Secretary of StateBill Stouffer for Secretary of State
{{2012 United States elections Jason Kander Secretary of State Missouri Secretary of State elections

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November 2012 events in the United States

Background

Timeline

Republican primary

Candidates

Potential

Declined

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Potential

Declined

Results

General election results

See also

References

External links

Official campaign websites