2008 Missouri State Treasurer election

2008 Missouri State Treasurer election

4 November 2008

Nominee Clint Zweifel Brad Lager Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,394,627 1,302,625 Percentage 50.47% 47.14%

State Treasurer before election Sarah Steelman Republican Elected State Treasurer Clint Zweifel Democratic

The 2008 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on 4 November 2008 in order to elect the state treasurer of Missouri. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Missouri House of Representatives Clint Zweifel defeated Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Missouri Senate Brad Lager and Constitution nominee Rodney D. Farthing.

General election

On election day, 4 November 2008, Democratic nominee Clint Zweifel won the election by a margin of 92,002 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Brad Lager, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of state treasurer. Zweifel was sworn in as the 45th state treasurer of Missouri on 12 January 2009.

Results

Missouri State Treasurer election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clint Zweifel	1,394,627	50.47
	Republican	Brad Lager	1,302,625	47.14
	Constitution	Rodney D. Farthing	66,062	2.39
Total votes			2,763,314	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• 2008 Missouri gubernatorial election