2008 Missouri electionsElections were held in Missouri on Tuesday, November 4, 2008.PresidentWith a margin of just.13%, Missouri was the closest race in the 2008 Presidential Election.GovernorEven as Barack Obama failed to carry the state, Democratic candidate Jay Nixon won the concurrent gubernatorial election by a considerably large margin.Secretary of StateIncumbent Secretary of State Robin Carnahan was re-elected with 61.81% of the vote, defeating Republican candidate Mitchell Hubbard.Attorney generalDemocratic incumbent Jay Nixon was term-limited. Democratic candidate Chris Koster defeated Republican candidate Mike Gibbons 52.9% to 47.1%.