normally have little trouble with are starting to fall away to the Democratic party. Missouri is much less than a lock for the GOP in the presidential race this year. They have no senate, or competitive house races in 2008, but I expect them to fall to the Democrats in the Governor race.President-
Status: Leans Republican
Electoral Votes: 11
Head to Head: None
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Senate- No race in 2008
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House- no competitive house races
Overall:
District 1: Lacy Clay Jr. (D-I) (currently unopposed)
District 2: Todd Akin (R-I) vs. ??? (D)
District 3: Russ Carnahan (D-I) vs. ??? (R)
District 4: Ike Skelton (D-I) vs. Stanley Plough, Jr. (R)
District 5: Emmanuel Cleaver, II (D-I) vs. ??? (R)
District 6: Samuel Graves, Jr. (R-I) vs. Kay Barnes? (D)
District 7: Roy Blunt (R-I) vs. ??? (D)
District 8: Jo Ann Emerson (R-I) vs. Joe Allen (D)
District 9: OPEN: ??? (R) vs. ??? (D) - possibly competitive
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Governor- Open
Status: Weak DEM Gain
GOP Candidates: Kenny Hulshof, Sarah Steelman
DEM Candidates: Jay Nixon