2004 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

2004 Missouri Lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 2, 2004
 
Nominee Peter Kinder Bekki Cook
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,300,209 1,286,295
Percentage 49.0% 48.4%
County results
Kinder:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Cook:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Joe Maxwell
Democratic

 Elected Lieutenant Governor

Peter Kinder
Republican

The 2004 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was an election for the lieutenant governor of Missouri, held on November 2, 2004. Republican Peter Kinder won the election narrowly, becoming the first Republican to hold the office since Edward Henry Winter in 1933. As of 2025, this remains the last time that the lieutenant governorship of Missouri changed partisan control.

Candidates

Republican

Democratic

Libertarian

  • Mike Ferguson

Constitution

  • Bruce Hillis

Primary elections

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bekki Cook 493,081 64.28
Democratic Ken Jacob 273,953 35.72
Total votes 767,034 100
Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter Kinder 313,528 56.16
Republican Pat Secrest 244,699 43.84
Total votes 558,227 100
Libertarian primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Mike Ferguson 3,864 100.00
Total votes 3,864 100.00

Results

2004 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Peter Kinder 1,300,209 48.95% +4.95%
Democratic Bekki Cook 1,286,295 48.43% −3.71%
Libertarian Mike Ferguson 53,770 2.02% +1.14%
Constitution Bruce Hillis 15,935 0.60% −0.08%
Majority 13,914 0.52% −7.61%
Turnout 2,656,109
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Secretary of State: Elections".
  2. ↑ "Secretary of State: Elections".
  3. ↑ "Secretary of State: Elections".
  4. ↑ Results


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