Today, at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C111205 02/28/2012 SPENCE FOR GOVERNOR Jennifer Bukowsky 810 E. Walnut St. Columbia MO 65201 Self Attorney 2/28/2012 $750.00

C111205 02/28/2012 SPENCE FOR GOVERNOR Andrew Thome 21 Danfield Rd. St Louis MO 63124 JW Terrill President 2/28/2012 $1,000.00

C111205 02/28/2012 SPENCE FOR GOVERNOR Kevin Maher 27 Upper Ladue Rd. St Louis MO 63124 St. Charles Automotive President 2/28/2012 $2,500.00

C111205 02/28/2012 SPENCE FOR GOVERNOR Caryn Lamping 2 Waron Hills St Louis MO 63124 Self Homemaker 2/28/2012 $2,500.00

C111205 02/28/2012 SPENCE FOR GOVERNOR Steven Trulaske Sr 7700 Forsyth Blvd. Ste. 1220 St Louis MO 63105 True Manufacturing Co. Executive 2/28/2012 $2,500.00

C111205 02/28/2012 SPENCE FOR GOVERNOR Hal Ball 11 Kirken Knoll Dr. St Louis MO 63131 Hilliker Corp. VP/Principal 2/28/2012 $2,500.00

C111205 02/28/2012 SPENCE FOR GOVERNOR Hilliker Corporation 2001 South Hanley Ste. 300 St Louis MO 63144 2/28/2012 $2,500.00

C111205 02/28/2012 SPENCE FOR GOVERNOR LUXCO 5050 Kemper Ave. St Louis MO 63139 2/28/2012 $1,000.00

C111205 02/28/2012 SPENCE FOR GOVERNOR Robert Byrne Jr 18 Manderleigh Est St Louis MO 63131 Huntleigh/Byrne Executive 2/28/2012 $2,000.00

[emphasis added]

Okay.

And, at the Missouri Secretary of State, also today:

UNOFFICIAL Candidate Filing List

Primary

Ballot Placement: First day filers (2/28/2012) selected a number by random drawing to determine their placement on the primary ballot. After the first day, all candidates are placed on the ballot in order of their filing.

All Candidates and parties are listed in ballot order.

Governor

Democrat

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon 100 MADISON ST

JEFFERSON CITY MO 65101 572 2/28/2012

4:19 p.m.

Leonard Steinman 110 N LINCOLN ST

JEFFERSON CITY MO 65101 918 2/28/2012

12:03 p.m.

Republican

John D. Weiler 1740 CHERRY BLOSSOM CT

PEVELY MO 63070 215 2/28/2012

10:51 a.m.

David “Dave” Spence 2021 WARSON RD S

ST LOUIS MO 63124 236 2/28/2012

8:30 a.m.

Bill Randles P.O. BOX 734

LIBERTY MO 64069 454 2/28/2012

9:39 a.m.

All that money and the luck of the draw doesn’t get you top ballot placement. Bummer. Maybe the U.S. Supreme Court could do something about that.