Matt Blunt, Governor

Matt Blunt

Governor
Born
November 20, 1970
Current age
55
Home state
Missouri
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2004
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Blunt1.4M
Opponents1.3M
1
Elections run

Matt Blunt, a Republican politician from Missouri, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 2004 governor election in Missouri with 1,382,419 votes (50.83%), defeating Claire McCaskill.

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How many votes has Matt Blunt received?

Matt Blunt has received 1,382,419 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Matt Blunt’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2004GovernorMissouriWon1,382,41950.83%Claire McCaskill
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q881141). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Matt Blunt: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/matt-blunt. Accessed [date].

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.