Jay Nixon
★ Governor
- Born
- February 13, 1956
- Current age
- 70
- Home state
- Missouri
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 2008–2012
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Nixon3.2M
Opponents2.3M
2
Elections run
Between 2008 and 2012, Jay Nixon ran in 2 governor elections, winning all 2. Nixon's biggest single-election total was 1,680,661 votes, in the 2008 governor election in Missouri. Nixon's closest win came in the 2012 governor election in Missouri, decided by 333,791 votes.
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How many votes has Jay Nixon received?
Jay Nixon has received 3,174,717 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | GovernorMissouri | Won | 1,494,05654.77% | Dave Spence |
| 2008 | GovernorMissouri | Won | 1,680,66158.4% | Kenny Hulshof |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q562174). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Jay Nixon: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/jay-nixon. Accessed [date].