Elections / 2008 · Dem primary · MO
Obama led Missouri's 2008 Democratic presidential primary.
County-level returns aggregated statewide; Obama led by 1.4 points. This is the Democratic nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.
Statewide result
Missouri 2008 Democratic presidential primary — county returns aggregated statewide.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Obama | 406,917 | 49.3% |
| Clinton | 395,185 | 47.9% |
| Edwards | 16,763 | 2.0% |
| Other | 6,185 | 0.8% |
By county (115)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
| County | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis County | Obama | +27.3 | 188,188 |
| Jackson County | Obama | +12.7 | 114,083 |
| St. Louis city | Obama | +43.8 | 67,258 |
| St. Charles County | Clinton | +2.7 | 47,088 |
| Greene County | Clinton | +12.2 | 33,347 |
| Jefferson County | Clinton | +26.3 | 31,107 |
| Clay County | Clinton | +13.6 | 26,240 |
| Boone County | Obama | +23.6 | 26,003 |
| Franklin County | Clinton | +15.5 | 12,856 |
| Buchanan County | Clinton | +19.3 | 11,717 |
| Cass County | Clinton | +23.0 | 10,877 |
| Platte County | Clinton | +2.5 | 10,853 |
| Cole County | Obama | +6.1 | 9,073 |
| Cape Girardeau County | Clinton | +17.1 | 7,975 |
| St. Francois County | Clinton | +44.4 | 7,713 |
| Jasper County | Clinton | +24.0 | 7,625 |
| Christian County | Clinton | +17.8 | 7,469 |
| Lincoln County | Clinton | +26.8 | 5,689 |
| Callaway County | Clinton | +13.5 | 4,937 |
| Camden County | Clinton | +19.2 | 4,818 |
| Johnson County | Clinton | +10.2 | 4,788 |
| Scott County | Clinton | +32.2 | 4,621 |
| Phelps County | Clinton | +11.6 | 4,435 |
| Newton County | Clinton | +34.1 | 4,157 |
| Taney County | Clinton | +29.9 | 4,123 |
| Pettis County | Clinton | +13.4 | 4,094 |
| Lafayette County | Clinton | +25.4 | 4,056 |
| Webster County | Clinton | +26.7 | 3,624 |
| Howell County | Clinton | +31.6 | 3,601 |
| Butler County | Clinton | +42.9 | 3,564 |
| Laclede County | Clinton | +28.7 | 3,497 |
| Warren County | Clinton | +16.4 | 3,491 |
| Stone County | Clinton | +26.6 | 3,423 |
| Henry County | Clinton | +31.1 | 3,327 |
| Lawrence County | Clinton | +26.7 | 3,313 |
| Dunklin County | Clinton | +60.1 | 3,298 |
| Ray County | Clinton | +35.0 | 3,293 |
| Washington County | Clinton | +53.3 | 3,142 |
| Saline County | Clinton | +19.6 | 3,110 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | Clinton | +28.3 | 3,082 |
| Stoddard County | Clinton | +50.5 | 3,050 |
| Barry County | Clinton | +35.0 | 3,016 |
| Polk County | Clinton | +30.5 | 2,984 |
| Marion County | Clinton | +13.7 | 2,915 |
| Audrain County | Clinton | +18.1 | 2,743 |
| Texas County | Clinton | +40.8 | 2,731 |
| Randolph County | Clinton | +22.6 | 2,631 |
| Clinton County | Clinton | +19.5 | 2,611 |
| Adair County | Clinton | +2.6 | 2,594 |
| Benton County | Clinton | +41.8 | 2,549 |
| New Madrid County | Clinton | +47.1 | 2,530 |
| Pulaski County | Clinton | +16.7 | 2,470 |
| Vernon County | Clinton | +30.1 | 2,330 |
| Morgan County | Clinton | +28.5 | 2,311 |
| Pike County | Clinton | +29.4 | 2,309 |
| Crawford County | Clinton | +36.3 | 2,295 |
| Bates County | Clinton | +33.4 | 2,247 |
| Nodaway County | Obama | +11.3 | 2,217 |
| Miller County | Clinton | +30.8 | 2,167 |
| Perry County | Clinton | +27.5 | 1,927 |
| Wayne County | Clinton | +57.2 | 1,920 |
| Andrew County | Clinton | +17.1 | 1,874 |
| Cooper County | Clinton | +12.8 | 1,854 |
| Dallas County | Clinton | +31.7 | 1,815 |
| Pemiscot County | Clinton | +44.8 | 1,793 |
| Macon County | Clinton | +22.8 | 1,760 |
| Iron County | Clinton | +46.3 | 1,673 |
| Mississippi County | Clinton | +35.4 | 1,672 |
| Wright County | Clinton | +42.0 | 1,645 |
| Gasconade County | Clinton | +9.8 | 1,584 |
| Livingston County | Clinton | +25.1 | 1,584 |
| Linn County | Clinton | +29.4 | 1,582 |
| Hickory County | Clinton | +40.1 | 1,554 |
| McDonald County | Clinton | +42.4 | 1,550 |
| Dent County | Clinton | +30.3 | 1,546 |
| Osage County | Clinton | +17.2 | 1,543 |
| Cedar County | Clinton | +27.3 | 1,509 |
| Montgomery County | Clinton | +17.8 | 1,497 |
| Ripley County | Clinton | +54.7 | 1,446 |
| Ralls County | Clinton | +22.4 | 1,423 |
| Moniteau County | Clinton | +24.0 | 1,421 |
| Howard County | Clinton | +1.8 | 1,416 |
| Madison County | Clinton | +44.4 | 1,413 |
| Oregon County | Clinton | +47.7 | 1,378 |
| St. Clair County | Clinton | +41.4 | 1,367 |
| Douglas County | Clinton | +28.1 | 1,327 |
| Shannon County | Clinton | +45.1 | 1,311 |
| Bollinger County | Clinton | +51.8 | 1,310 |
| Maries County | Clinton | +37.4 | 1,277 |
| Chariton County | Clinton | +30.1 | 1,276 |
| Lewis County | Clinton | +12.4 | 1,157 |
| Monroe County | Clinton | +13.1 | 1,119 |
| Reynolds County | Clinton | +41.5 | 1,119 |
| Ozark County | Clinton | +34.0 | 1,050 |
| Caldwell County | Clinton | +22.9 | 1,037 |
| DeKalb County | Clinton | +21.8 | 1,030 |
| Barton County | Clinton | +30.6 | 968 |
| Carroll County | Clinton | +28.6 | 872 |
| Clark County | Clinton | +33.5 | 867 |
| Daviess County | Clinton | +29.5 | 851 |
| Shelby County | Clinton | +19.0 | 846 |
| Grundy County | Clinton | +19.4 | 837 |
| Dade County | Clinton | +29.1 | 794 |
| Gentry County | Clinton | +12.7 | 767 |
| Carter County | Clinton | +56.2 | 719 |
| Harrison County | Clinton | +26.1 | 717 |
| Sullivan County | Clinton | +47.1 | 709 |
| Atchison County | Clinton | +13.4 | 634 |
| Scotland County | Clinton | +17.6 | 596 |
| Schuyler County | Clinton | +30.3 | 567 |
| Holt County | Clinton | +20.1 | 488 |
| Knox County | Clinton | +30.9 | 486 |
| Putnam County | Clinton | +33.9 | 390 |
| Worth County | Clinton | +22.4 | 295 |
| Mercer County | Clinton | +26.2 | 233 |