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The Missouri gubernatorial election, 2008 was an election for the Governor of Missouri, held on November 4, 2008. The current governor, Matt Blunt, who had decided to retire,[1] narrowly won the 2004 election by beating state auditor Claire McCaskill 51%-48%, and would likely have faced a strong challenger in 2008. McCaskill is now a U.S. senator.
On January 22, 2008, Governor Blunt unexpectedly announced that he would not seek re-election [1] because he had already "achieved virtually everything I set out to accomplish, and more ... Because I feel we have changed what I wanted to change in the first term, there is not the same sense of mission for a second."
A November 2007 poll conducted by SurveyUSA showed Blunt with a 44% approval rating.[2] His approval among Republicans polled was 68%, but his rating among Democrats was only 23%.[2]
On November 10, 2005, Democrat Jay Nixon filed the necessary paperwork with the Missouri Ethics Commission to launch a 2008 campaign for governor.[3]
The gubernatorial and other statewide office primaries were held August 5, 2008.[4] CQ Politics rates the race as 'Leans Democratic'.[5]
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