Filing for office is over.

Well….look who’s filed for statewide office (part 1)

Let’s take a look (candidates are listed in ballot order).

Jay Nixon is going to have a bigger primary:

Governor

Democratic

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon Jefferson City MO 2/26/2008 3:33:16 PM

Christina Anderson Springfield MO 3/21/2008 4:24:59 PM

Daniel Carroll Shelbina MO 3/25/2008 4:47:28 PM

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That’s about as last minute as you can get.

The republicans have a really crowded primary:

Governor

Republican

Richard Allen Kline Gipsy MO 63750 2/26/2008 8:13:48 AM

Scott Long Mountain View MO 2/26/2008 11:20:23 AM

Sarah Steelman Rolla MO 2/26/2008 4:27:20 PM

Kenny Hulshof Columbia MO 2/26/2008 2:11:32 PM

Jennie Lee (Jen) Sievers Jackson MO 3/24/2008 11:52:51 AM

Lt. Governor appears to be a popular job.

Lt. Governor

Democratic

Sam Page Creve Coeur MO 2/26/2008 1:25:14 PM

Michael E. Carter St Charles MO 2/26/2008 9:19:56 AM

Richard Charles Tolbert Kansas City MO 3/19/2008 11:32:05 AM

Becky L. Plattner Grand Pass MO 3/21/2008 11:36:30 AM

Mary Williams Jefferson City MO 3/24/2008 9:02:01 AM

C. Lillian Metzger Troy MO 3/25/2008 9:29:02 AM

The job doesn’t appear to be as popular with republicans (after all, the incumbent was looking to move up there for a short while).

Lt. Governor

Republican

Peter Kinder Cape Girardeau MO 2/26/2008 10:15:02 AM

Paul Douglas Sims Lecoma MO 2/26/2008 3:46:15 PM

Arthur Hodge Sr. Springfield MO 3/18/2008 10:18:37 AM

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That name is familiar. Didn’t he used to be on the Missouri State Democratic Committee? A party switcher? Possibly yes? An Arthur Hodge, Sr. ran in the Democratic Primary for the 139th Legislative District in 2006 (and lost). Could this be the same individual?

Then there’s State Treasurer:

Treasurer

Democratic

Mark Powell Arnold MO2/26/2008 1:16:06 PM

Clint Zweifel Florissant MO 2/26/2008 8:48:10 AM

Andria Danine Simckes St. Louis MO 2/26/2008 9:42:59 AM

Charles B. Wheeler Kansas City MO 3/13/2008 3:42:02 PM

No additions there. But, there’s one here:

Treasurer

Republican

Brad Lager Savannah MO 2/26/2008 1:09:53 PM

Darrel D. Day Springfield MO 3/25/2008 1:05:51 PM

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The Attorney General race had no last minute additions:

Attorney General

Democratic

Chris Koster Jefferson City MO 2/26/2008 12:05:29 PM

Margaret Donnelly St. Louis MO 2/26/2008 1:51:36 PM

Jeff Harris Columbia MO 65205 2/26/2008 11:01:06 AM

Molly Williams Kansas City MO 3/13/2008 2:35:19 PM

Attorney General

Republican

Mike Gibbons Jefferson City MO 2/26/2008 12:34:28 PM

The first quarter campaign finance reports due out in mid-April are going to be really interesting.

On another note, has anyone else noticed Libertarians filing in legislative district and Congressional races as republicans?