- ✓ Jay Nixon 55% 1,485,147
- ✓ Dave Spence 43% 1,157,475
93% in
- ✓ projected winner
- Democrat
- Republican
- Third Party
- Undecided
Missouri county results
Adair 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 51% 5,066
- ✓ Dave Spence 47% 4,652
Andrew 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 52% 4,301
- ✓ Jay Nixon 45% 3,692
Atchison 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 50% 1,319
- ✓ Jay Nixon 47% 1,240
Audrain 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 50% 4,922
- ✓ Dave Spence 47% 4,633
Barry 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 57% 7,769
- ✓ Jay Nixon 40% 5,491
Barton 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 64% 3,644
- ✓ Jay Nixon 33% 1,897
Bates 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 51% 3,972
- ✓ Dave Spence 45% 3,513
Benton 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 51% 4,641
- ✓ Jay Nixon 46% 4,213
Bollinger 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 57% 3,114
- ✓ Jay Nixon 40% 2,142
Boone 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 58% 45,231
- ✓ Dave Spence 38% 29,128
Buchanan 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 56% 19,685
- ✓ Dave Spence 40% 13,810
Butler 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 55% 9,251
- ✓ Jay Nixon 42% 7,036
Caldwell 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 50% 2,092
- ✓ Jay Nixon 45% 1,882
Callaway 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 52% 9,486
- ✓ Jay Nixon 44% 8,012
Camden 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 55% 11,984
- ✓ Jay Nixon 42% 9,209
Cape Girardeau 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 56% 19,783
- ✓ Jay Nixon 42% 14,665
Carroll 93% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 53% 2,256
- ✓ Jay Nixon 45% 1,902
Carter 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 51% 1,414
- ✓ Jay Nixon 45% 1,235
Cass 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 49% 23,837
- ✓ Jay Nixon 48% 23,168
Cedar 83% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 56% 3,382
- ✓ Jay Nixon 41% 2,453
Chariton 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 51% 1,937
- ✓ Dave Spence 47% 1,770
Christian 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 58% 21,897
- ✓ Jay Nixon 40% 14,997
Clark 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 57% 1,822
- ✓ Dave Spence 41% 1,312
Clay 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 55% 57,892
- ✓ Dave Spence 42% 43,355
Clinton 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 51% 4,996
- ✓ Dave Spence 45% 4,443
Cole 97% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 52% 19,097
- ✓ Jay Nixon 46% 16,808
Cooper 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 51% 3,837
- ✓ Jay Nixon 46% 3,418
Crawford 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 52% 4,978
- ✓ Jay Nixon 45% 4,275
Dade 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 58% 2,237
- ✓ Jay Nixon 40% 1,557
Dallas 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 53% 3,882
- ✓ Jay Nixon 43% 3,148
Daviess 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 48% 1,693
- ✓ Jay Nixon 48% 1,687
DeKalb 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 55% 2,394
- ✓ Jay Nixon 42% 1,815
Dent 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 54% 3,595
- ✓ Jay Nixon 43% 2,823
Douglas 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 59% 3,869
- ✓ Jay Nixon 37% 2,406
Dunklin 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 54% 5,656
- ✓ Dave Spence 44% 4,559
Franklin 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 49% 22,782
- ✓ Dave Spence 48% 22,247
Gasconade 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 53% 3,775
- ✓ Jay Nixon 45% 3,162
Gentry 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 49% 1,458
- ✓ Jay Nixon 48% 1,428
Greene 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 49% 61,848
- ✓ Dave Spence 48% 59,579
Grundy 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 54% 2,352
- ✓ Jay Nixon 42% 1,852
Harrison 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 57% 2,072
- ✓ Jay Nixon 40% 1,453
Henry 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 54% 5,428
- ✓ Dave Spence 42% 4,278
Hickory 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 50% 2,334
- ✓ Dave Spence 47% 2,177
Holt 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 56% 1,296
- ✓ Jay Nixon 42% 956
Howard 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 49% 2,348
- ✓ Dave Spence 48% 2,299
Howell 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 54% 8,847
- ✓ Jay Nixon 43% 6,947
Iron 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 57% 2,278
- ✓ Dave Spence 40% 1,596
Jackson 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 65% 197,596
- ✓ Dave Spence 32% 96,653
Jasper 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 54% 24,215
- ✓ Jay Nixon 43% 19,455
Jefferson 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 56% 53,972
- ✓ Dave Spence 42% 40,467
Johnson 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 50% 10,417
- ✓ Dave Spence 46% 9,475
Knox 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 50% 966
- ✓ Dave Spence 47% 912
LaClede 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 57% 8,751
- ✓ Jay Nixon 40% 6,127
Lafayette 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 49% 7,755
- ✓ Dave Spence 48% 7,535
Lawrence 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 58% 9,020
- ✓ Jay Nixon 40% 6,257
Lewis 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 50% 2,101
- ✓ Dave Spence 48% 2,045
Lincoln 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 49% 11,091
- ✓ Jay Nixon 48% 10,728
Linn 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 52% 2,874
- ✓ Dave Spence 44% 2,447
Livingston 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 49% 2,922
- ✓ Jay Nixon 48% 2,906
Macon 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 54% 3,867
- ✓ Jay Nixon 43% 3,086
Madison 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 50% 2,455
- ✓ Dave Spence 47% 2,298
Maries 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 52% 2,337
- ✓ Jay Nixon 46% 2,068
Marion 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 53% 6,382
- ✓ Jay Nixon 45% 5,396
McDonald 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 62% 4,823
- ✓ Jay Nixon 33% 2,564
Mercer 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 66% 1,090
- ✓ Jay Nixon 31% 503
Miller 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 60% 6,547
- ✓ Jay Nixon 37% 4,012
Mississippi 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 60% 2,936
- ✓ Dave Spence 38% 1,822
Moniteau 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 56% 3,568
- ✓ Jay Nixon 41% 2,648
Monroe 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 49% 1,953
- ✓ Dave Spence 49% 1,948
Montgomery 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 54% 2,838
- ✓ Jay Nixon 44% 2,331
Morgan 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 52% 4,575
- ✓ Jay Nixon 45% 3,983
New Madrid 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 60% 4,270
- ✓ Dave Spence 38% 2,732
Newton 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 58% 14,481
- ✓ Jay Nixon 39% 9,879
Nodaway 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 51% 4,522
- ✓ Dave Spence 46% 4,118
Oregon 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 50% 2,200
- ✓ Jay Nixon 47% 2,061
Osage 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 58% 4,016
- ✓ Jay Nixon 39% 2,712
Ozark 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 53% 2,334
- ✓ Jay Nixon 44% 1,948
Pemiscot 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 59% 3,559
- ✓ Dave Spence 39% 2,336
Perry 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 52% 4,057
- ✓ Jay Nixon 46% 3,647
Pettis 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 50% 8,488
- ✓ Dave Spence 47% 8,071
Phelps 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 51% 9,282
- ✓ Jay Nixon 46% 8,269
Pike 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 50% 3,654
- ✓ Dave Spence 48% 3,481
Platte 89% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 52% 23,651
- ✓ Dave Spence 45% 20,152
Polk 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 54% 7,052
- ✓ Jay Nixon 43% 5,647
Pulaski 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 51% 6,454
- ✓ Jay Nixon 46% 5,829
Putnam 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 66% 1,485
- ✓ Jay Nixon 32% 726
Ralls 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 52% 2,595
- ✓ Jay Nixon 46% 2,279
Randolph 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 51% 5,055
- ✓ Jay Nixon 45% 4,491
Ray 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 56% 5,708
- ✓ Dave Spence 41% 4,244
Reynolds 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 57% 1,794
- ✓ Dave Spence 39% 1,236
Ripley 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 54% 2,822
- ✓ Jay Nixon 43% 2,216
Saline 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 58% 5,268
- ✓ Dave Spence 38% 3,483
Schuyler 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 51% 961
- ✓ Jay Nixon 46% 867
Scotland 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 49% 930
- ✓ Jay Nixon 48% 921
Scott 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 50% 8,421
- ✓ Jay Nixon 48% 8,092
Shannon 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 54% 1,977
- ✓ Dave Spence 43% 1,599
Shelby 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 54% 1,721
- ✓ Jay Nixon 44% 1,426
St. Charles 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 49% 89,810
- ✓ Dave Spence 49% 89,102
St. Clair 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 50% 2,335
- ✓ Jay Nixon 46% 2,121
St. Francois 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 53% 11,920
- ✓ Dave Spence 44% 9,965
St. Louis City 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 84% 116,003
- ✓ Dave Spence 14% 19,201
St. Louis County 99% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 62% 322,303
- ✓ Dave Spence 36% 184,362
Ste. Genevieve 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 61% 4,884
- ✓ Dave Spence 36% 2,878
Stoddard 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 51% 6,514
- ✓ Jay Nixon 47% 5,980
Stone 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 59% 9,428
- ✓ Jay Nixon 38% 6,021
Sullivan 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 55% 1,429
- ✓ Jay Nixon 42% 1,104
Taney 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 60% 12,731
- ✓ Jay Nixon 38% 8,053
Texas 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 54% 5,831
- ✓ Jay Nixon 43% 4,635
Vernon 94% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 52% 4,423
- ✓ Jay Nixon 44% 3,758
Warren 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 50% 7,338
- ✓ Jay Nixon 47% 6,819
Washington 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 55% 4,786
- ✓ Dave Spence 42% 3,653
Wayne 100% in
- ✓ Jay Nixon 51% 2,863
- ✓ Dave Spence 47% 2,641
Webster 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 55% 8,405
- ✓ Jay Nixon 43% 6,567
Worth 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 50% 524
- ✓ Jay Nixon 47% 486
Wright 100% in
- ✓ Dave Spence 61% 4,866
- ✓ Jay Nixon 36% 2,878
Exit poll
Gender
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Male | 53 | 44 | 45 |
Female | 56 | 42 | 55 |
In which age group are you?
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
18-29 | 65 | 31 | 17 |
30-44 | 52 | 44 | 27 |
45-64 | 53 | 45 | 39 |
65 or over | 51 | 46 | 16 |
In which age group are you?
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
18-24 | 64 | 29 | 9 |
25-29 | 67 | 33 | 9 |
30-39 | 53 | 43 | 16 |
40-49 | 53 | 44 | 22 |
50-64 | 52 | 47 | 28 |
65 or over | 51 | 46 | 16 |
Race
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
White | 46 | 51 | 78 |
Black | 92 | 6 | 16 |
Hispanic or Latino | - | - | 3 |
Asian | - | - | 1 |
Other | - | - | 2 |
Gender by race
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
White men | 44 | 52 | 35 |
White women | 48 | 50 | 43 |
Black men | 88 | 9 | 7 |
Black women | 95 | 4 | 9 |
Latino men | - | - | 2 |
Latino women | - | - | 1 |
All other races | - | - | 3 |
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Liberal | 86 | 11 | 19 |
Moderate | 67 | 30 | 42 |
Conservative | 26 | 73 | 39 |
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Democrat | 94 | 5 | 37 |
Republican | 16 | 82 | 35 |
Independent or something else | 53 | 42 | 28 |
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
No high school diploma | - | - | 5 |
High school graduate | 57 | 41 | 24 |
Some college or associate degree | 55 | 44 | 32 |
College graduate | 47 | 50 | 23 |
Postgraduate study | 56 | 40 | 16 |
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
College graduate | 51 | 46 | 39 |
No college degree | 57 | 41 | 61 |
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
More than high school graduate | 53 | 45 | 71 |
High school graduate or less | 60 | 37 | 29 |
2011 total family income:
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under $30,000 | 67 | 29 | 24 |
$30,000 - $49,999 | 56 | 41 | 24 |
$50,000 - $99,999 | 52 | 46 | 32 |
$100,000 - $199,999 | 47 | 51 | 17 |
$200,000 - $249,999 | - | - | 2 |
$250,000 or more | - | - | 2 |
2011 total family income:
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under $50,000 | 62 | 35 | 47 |
$50,000 - $99,999 | 52 | 46 | 32 |
$100,000 or more | 48 | 50 | 21 |
2011 total family income
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under $50,000 | 62 | 35 | 47 |
$50,000 or more | 50 | 48 | 53 |
2011 total family income:
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under $100,000 | 58 | 39 | 79 |
$100,000 or more | 48 | 50 | 21 |
White evangelical or white born-again Christians
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
White evangelical or white born-again Christians | 39 | 57 | 37 |
All others | 66 | 31 | 63 |
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Legal in all cases | 82 | 15 | 24 |
Legal in most cases | 71 | 23 | 28 |
Illegal in most cases | 35 | 64 | 30 |
Illegal in all cases | 29 | 69 | 15 |
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Legal | 76 | 19 | 53 |
Illegal | 33 | 66 | 45 |
Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Foreign policy | - | - | 4 |
Federal budget deficit | 41 | 58 | 14 |
The economy | 50 | 47 | 59 |
Health care | 73 | 26 | 21 |
Which is closer to your view:
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Government should do more to solve problems | 79 | 19 | 41 |
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals | 33 | 64 | 56 |
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Excellent | - | - | 2 |
Good | 88 | 11 | 16 |
Not so good | 60 | 39 | 45 |
Poor | 25 | 71 | 36 |
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy:
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Excellent or good | 87 | 12 | 18 |
Not so good or poor | 44 | 53 | 82 |
Is your opinion of Barack Obama:
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Favorable | 91 | 7 | 43 |
Unfavorable | 23 | 74 | 56 |
Is your opinion of Mitt Romney:
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Favorable | 25 | 74 | 56 |
Unfavorable | 87 | 9 | 43 |
Are you currently married?
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 49 | 50 | 64 |
No | 65 | 31 | 36 |
Gender by marital status
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Married men | 48 | 49 | 31 |
Married women | 49 | 50 | 34 |
Not married men | 63 | 34 | 14 |
Not married women | 67 | 30 | 22 |
Do you have any children under 18 living in your home?
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 56 | 42 | 38 |
No | 54 | 43 | 62 |
Married with children
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Married with children | 49 | 48 | 27 |
All others | 57 | 41 | 73 |
Parents
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Men with children | 54 | 42 | 16 |
Women with children | 57 | 42 | 22 |
Men without children | 53 | 44 | 28 |
Women without children | 56 | 43 | 34 |
In today's election for president, did you just vote for:
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 94 | 4 | 44 |
Mitt Romney | 24 | 76 | 54 |
In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for:
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Claire McCaskill | 88 | 10 | 55 |
Todd Akin | 13 | 86 | 40 |
Jonathan Dine | 32 | 52 | 6 |
Population of area
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Over 500,000 | - | - | - |
50,000 - 500,000 | 69 | 28 | 23 |
Suburbs | 55 | 43 | 43 |
10,000 - 50,000 | 49 | 49 | 5 |
Rural | 44 | 53 | 29 |
Population of area
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
City over 50,000 | 69 | 28 | 23 |
Suburbs | 55 | 43 | 43 |
Small city and Rural | 45 | 52 | 34 |
Geographic area
Category | Nixon | Spence | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
St Louis Cty/Cnt | 67 | 31 | 24 |
East Central | 51 | 46 | 15 |
Kansas City area | 60 | 37 | 21 |
North | 49 | 48 | 15 |
South | 44 | 53 | 25 |