16795 EUREKA PL, 63538

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President/Vice President of the United States

• John S. McCain/Sarah Palin, Republican
  1,445,814 votes 49.4%
• Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Democratic
  1,441,911 votes 49.3%
• Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez, Independent
  17,813 votes .6%
• Bob Barr/Wayne Root, Libertarian
  11,386 votes .4%
• Chuck Baldwin/Darrell Castle, Constitution
  8,201 votes .3%
• Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente (Write-in)
  80 votes .0%

State Executive

Governor; State of Missouri

• Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon, Democratic
  1,680,611 votes 58.4%
• Kenny Hulshof, Republican
  1,136,364 votes 39.5%
• Andrew W. Finkenstadt, Libertarian
  31,850 votes 1.1%
• Gregory E. Thompson, Constitution
  28,941 votes 1.0%
• Mark Serati (Write-in)
  8 votes .0%
• Theodis Brown, Sr. (Write-in)
  4 votes .0%

Lieutenant Governor; State of Missouri

• Peter Kinder, Republican
  1,403,706 votes 49.9%
• Sam Page, Democratic
  1,331,177 votes 47.3%
• Teddy Fleck, Libertarian
  49,862 votes 1.8%
• James C. Rensing, Constitution
  29,153 votes 1.0%

Secretary of State; State of Missouri

• Robin Carnahan, Democratic
  1,749,152 votes 61.8%
• Mitchell "Mitch" Hubbard, Republican
  1,006,088 votes 35.6%
• Wes Upchurch, Libertarian
  39,296 votes 1.4%
• Denise C. Neely, Constitution
  35,274 votes 1.2%

State Treasurer; State of Missouri

• Clint Zweifel, Democratic
  1,394,627 votes 50.5%
• Brad Lager, Republican
  1,302,625 votes 47.1%
• Rodney D. Farthing, Constitution
  66,062 votes 2.4%

Attorney General; State of Missouri

• Chris Koster, Democratic
  1,471,647 votes 52.9%
• Mike Gibbons, Republican
  1,312,719 votes 47.1%

US Representative; District 9

• Blaine Luetkemeyer, Republican
  161,031 votes 50.0%
• Judy Baker, Democratic
  152,956 votes 47.5%
• Tamara A. Millay, Libertarian
  8,108 votes 2.5%

State Senate

State Senator; District 21

• Bill Stouffer, Republican
  47,285 votes 64.0%
• Joe Sadeghi, Democratic
  26,643 votes 36.0%

State House

State Representative; District 8

• Tom Shively, Democratic
  8,655 votes 54.2%
• Mike Austin, Republican
  7,327 votes 45.8%

Judicial

Judge; Missouri Supreme Court (Yes/No)

• Patricia Breckenridge
  1,803,964 votes 73.3%

Amendment 1 Proposed by the 94th General Assembly (First Regular Session) HJR 7

Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to add a statement that English shall be the language of all governmental meetings at which any public business is discussed, decided, or public policy is formulated whether conducted in person or by communication equipment including conference calls, video conferences, or Internet chat or message board?

It is estimated this proposal will have no costs or savings to state or local governmental entities.

Yes

No

Amendment 4 Proposed by the 94th General Assembly (Second Regular Session) SJR 45

Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to change provisions relating to the financing of stormwater control projects by:

• limiting availability of grants and loans to public water and sewer districts only;
• removing the cap on available funding and existing restrictions on disbursements;
• requiring loan repayments to be used only for stormwater control projects?

It is estimated the cost to state governmental entities is $0 to $236,000 annually. It is estimated state governmental entities will save approximately $7,500 for each bond issuance. It is estimated local governmental entities participating in this program may experience savings, however the amount is unknown.

Yes

No

Proposition A Revision of Statutes Relating to Casinos and Gambling 2008-035

Shall Missouri law be amended to:

• repeal the current individual maximum loss limit for gambling;
• prohibit any future loss limits;
• require identification to enter the gambling area only if necessary to establish that an individual is at least 21 years old;
• restrict the number of casinos to those already built or being built;
• increase the casino gambling tax from 20% to 21%;
• create a new specific education fund from gambling tax proceeds generated as a result of this measure called the "Schools First Elementary and Secondary Education Improvement Fund"; and
• require annual audits of this new fund?

State governmental entities will receive an estimated $105.1 to $130.0 million annually for elementary and secondary education, and $5.0 to $7.0 million annually for higher education, early childhood development, veterans, and other programs. Local governmental entities receiving gambling boat tax and fee revenues will receive an estimated $18.1 to $19.0 million annually.

Yes

No

Proposition B Missouri Quality Homecare Council

Shall Missouri law be amended to enable the elderly and Missourians with disabilities to continue living independently in their homes by creating the Missouri Quality Homecare Council to ensure the availability of quality home care services under the Medicaid program by recruiting, training, and stabilizing the home care workforce?

The exact cost of this proposal to state governmental entities is unknown, but is estimated to exceed $510,560 annually. Additional costs for training are possible. Matching federal funds, if available, could reduce state costs. It is estimated there would be no costs or savings to local governmental entities.

Yes

No

Proposition C Initiative Petition

Shall Missouri law be amended to require investor-owned electric utilities to generate or purchase electricity from renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, biomass and hydropower with the renewable energy sources equaling at least 2% of retail sales by 2011 increasing incrementally to at least 15% by 2021, including at least 2% from solar energy; and restricting to no more than 1% any rate increase to consumers for this renewable energy?

The estimated direct cost to state governmental entities is $395,183. It is estimated there are no direct costs or savings to local governmental entities. However, indirect costs may be incurred by state and local governmental entities if the proposal results in increased electricity retail rates.

Yes

No