Missouri Candidates for Governor, Election Race 2012

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Missouri Candidates for Governor

Missouri Gubernatorial Candidates

Missouri candidates for governor will be having their Democrat and Republican gubernatorial primaries in 2012:

Filing Deadline:
Democrat/Republican/Libertarian: March 27, 2012
Other Parties/Independents: July 23, 2012

Primary Date:
August 7, 2012

Missouri Governor Election Race

Republican Governor Candidates

Peter Kinder (R)
Bill Randles (R)

Democrat Governor Candidates

Jay Nixon - (D)

Missouri Candidates for Lieutenant Governor:

Peter Kinder (R)
Steve Tilley (R)
Russ Carnahan (D)
Sara Lampe (D)
Wes Shoemyer (D)

Missouri Candidates for Congress

District 1:
 William Clay Jr. (D)
Russ Carnahan (D)
Martin Baker (R)

District 2:
Todd Akin (R)
Mike Gibbons (R)
Ed Martin (R)
Ann Wagner (R)
Russ Carnahan (D)

District 3:
Blaine Luetkemeyer (R)

District 4:
Vicky Hartzler (R)

District 5:
Emanuel Cleaver (D)
Jerry Nolte (R)
Jacob Turk (R)
Andrew Feagle (Independent)

District 6:
Sam Graves (R)
Clint Hylton (D)
Kevin Craig (Libertarian)

District 7:
Billy Long (R)
Nicholas Ladendorf (D)
Dean Moore (Independent)

District 8:
Jo Ann Emerson (R)

Missouri Senator Candidates

Missouri History. What every Missouri Governor Candidate should know:

The University of Missouri was created in 1839. Six years later, St. Louis was connected by telegraph to the east coast. The same year, the first bank west of the Mississippi was established. The business leadership of St. Louis consisted primarily of Yankees from East, along with some Southerners. Much of the working class, especially the craftsman, were German immigrants.

After the California Gold Rush began in 1848, Saint Louis, Independence, Westport and especially Saint Joseph became departure points for those joining wagon trains to the West. They bought supplies and outfits in these cities to make the six-month overland trek to California, earning Missouri the nickname "Gateway to the West". This is memorialized by the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and its associated museum.

In 1848, Kansas City was incorporated on the banks of the Missouri River. In 1860, the Pony Express began its short-lived run from Saint Joseph to Sacramento, California.