2004 Missouri State Treasurer election

2004 Missouri State Treasurer election

2 November 2004

Nominee Sarah Steelman Mark Powell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,342,049 1,213,769 Percentage 50.97% 46.10%

County results Steelman:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Powell:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%

State Treasurer before election Nancy Farmer Democratic Elected State Treasurer Sarah Steelman Republican

The 2004 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on 2 November 2004 in order to elect the state treasurer of Missouri. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Missouri Senate Sarah Steelman defeated Democratic nominee Mark Powell, Libertarian nominee Lisa J. Emerson and Constitution nominee Chris Fluharty.

General election

On election day, 2 November 2004, Republican nominee Sarah Steelman won the election by a margin of 128,280 votes against her foremost opponent Democratic nominee Mark Powell, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of state treasurer. Steelman was sworn in as the 44th state treasurer of Missouri on 10 January 2005.

Results

Missouri State Treasurer election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sarah Steelman	1,342,049	50.97
	Democratic	Mark Powell	1,213,769	46.10
	Libertarian	Lisa J. Emerson	59,605	2.26
	Constitution	Chris Fluharty	17,389	0.67
Total votes			2,632,812	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

See also

• 2004 Missouri gubernatorial election