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Dave Spence, Gubernatorial candidate

Dave Spence

Gubernatorial candidate
Born
February 28, 1958
Current age
68
Home state
Missouri
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2012

Photo: Dave Spence, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Spence1.2M
Opponents1.5M
1
Elections run

Dave Spence, a Republican politician from Missouri, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 2012 governor election in Missouri to Jay Nixon, receiving 1,160,265 votes (42.53%).

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How many votes has Dave Spence received?

Dave Spence has received 1,160,265 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Dave Spence’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2012GovernorMissouriLost1,160,26542.53%Jay Nixon
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q5229897). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.