Mo. voter turnout at 65.7 percent, less than 2008 : Stltoday

Mo. voter turnout at 65.7 percent, less than 2008 : Stltoday

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Missourians favored Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney over President Barack Obama. But Democrats prevailed in the other top-of-the-ticket races: Incumbent Gov. Jay Nixon beat GOP businessman Dave Spence, and incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill soundly defeated Republican challenger Todd Akin in a race that drew national scrutiny after Akin's comments about "legitimate rape" in September.

Meanwhile, voters narrowly defeated a measure to raise taxes on tobacco products.

Still, Day sensed this year's election didn't have quite the same appeal as four years ago.
"I don't think the enthusiasm was there like it was in 2008," she said. "You never know how the folks are feeling or what they're hot-button issues are."