2004 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
 | |||||||||||||||||
November 2, 2004
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
 County results Kinder: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Cook: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
.jpg)
Candidates
Republican
- Peter Kinder, Missouri state senator
- Pat Secrest, Missouri state representative
Democratic
- Bekki Cook, former Missouri secretary of state
- Ken Jacob, Missouri state senator
Libertarian
- Mike Ferguson
Constitution
- Bruce Hillis
Primary elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bekki Cook | 493,081 | 64.28 | |
| Democratic | Ken Jacob | 273,953 | 35.72 | |
| Total votes | 767,034 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peter Kinder | 313,528 | 56.16 | |
| Republican | Pat Secrest | 244,699 | 43.84 | |
| Total votes | 558,227 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Mike Ferguson | 3,864 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 3,864 | 100.00 | ||
Results
| 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 | ||||
