2000 Missouri Secretary of State election

2000 Missouri Secretary of State election
	County results; Blunt: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Gaw: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Secretary of State before election; Bekki Cook; Democratic	Elected Secretary of State ; Matt Blunt; Republican

The 2000 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on November 7, 2000, in order to elect the secretary of state of Missouri. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Missouri House of Representatives Matt Blunt defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives Steve Gaw, Libertarian nominee Jane Spence Southard, Green nominee Paula Elias, Constitution nominee Donna L. Ivanovich, Reform nominee Marvalene Pankey and Natural Law nominee Lois Benge.^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Blunt	1,180,236	51.38
	Democratic	Steve Gaw	1,037,064	45.15
	Libertarian	Jane Spence Southard	32,354	1.41
	Green	Paula Elias	25,391	1.11
	Constitution	Donna L. Ivanovich	10,010	0.44
	Reform	Marvalene Pankey	7,101	0.31
	Natural Law	Lois Benge	5,002	0.20
Total votes			2,297,158	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

Results