2000 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 2000 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000. Democratic nominee Joe Maxwell defeated Republican nominee Wendell Bailey with 52.14% of the vote. As of 2022^[update], this was the last time a Democrat was elected Lieutenant Governor of Missouri.^{[original research?]}

2000 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Joe Maxwell Wendell Bailey Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,201,959 1,014,446 Percentage 52.1% 44.0%

County results Maxwell:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Bailey:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Lieutenant Governor before election Roger B. Wilson Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Joe Maxwell Democratic

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 8, 2000.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Joe Maxwell, State Senator
• Gracia Yancey Backer, State Representative
• Catherine Powell

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Maxwell	219,955	56.11
	Democratic	Gracia Yancey Backer	94,540	24.12
	Democratic	Catherine Powell	77,545	19.78
Total votes			392,040	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Wendell Bailey, former State Treasurer of Missouri
• Joe Ortwerth, County executive of St. Charles County

Results

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wendell Bailey	193,062	57.19
	Republican	Joe Ortwerth	144,503	42.81
Total votes			337,565	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Joe Maxwell, Democratic
• Wendell Bailey, Republican

Other candidates

• Phillip W. Horras, Libertarian
• Patricia A. Griffard, Natural Law
• George D. Weber, Reform
• Ben Kjelshus, Green
• Bob Wells, Constitution

Results

2000 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joe Maxwell	1,201,959	52.14%
	Republican	Wendell Bailey	1,014,446	44.01%
	Libertarian	Phillip W. Horras	20,345	0.88%
	Natural Law	Patricia A. Griffard	18,244	0.79%
	Reform	George D. Weber	17,859	0.78%
	Green	Ben Kjelshus	16,738	0.73%
	Constitution	Bob Wells	15,681	0.68%
Majority			187,513
Turnout			2,305,288
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. "Primary Election- All Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of Missouri. 2000. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
2. "General Election- All Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of Missouri. 2000. Retrieved June 4, 2021.