| Election Name: | 2012 Missouri State Treasurer election |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 Missouri State Treasurer election |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2016 Missouri State Treasurer election |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Image1: | File:ClintZweifelPhoto (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Clint Zweifel |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,332,876 |
| Percentage1: | 50.4% |
| Nominee2: | Cole McNary |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,200,368 |
| Percentage2: | 45.4% |
| Map Size: | 275px |
| State Treasurer | |
| Before Election: | Clint Zweifel |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Clint Zweifel |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2012 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on November 6, 2012, alongside the presidential and gubernatorial elections. Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Clint Zweifel was re-elected to a second term against Republican State Representative Cole McNary.
Clint Zweifel won the 2008 Missouri state treasurer election, narrowly defeating Republican candidate Brad Lager with 50.5% of the vote.
Despite losing the state, McNary won 6 of 8 congressional districts.[5]
| District | Zweifel | McNary | Representative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 81% | 16% | Lacy Clay | ||
| 2nd | 48% | 49% | Todd Akin (112th Congress) | ||
| Ann Wagner (113th Congress) | |||||
| 3rd | 45% | 50% | Russ Carnahan (112th Congress) | ||
| Blaine Luetkemeyer (113th Congress) | |||||
| 4th | 44% | 51% | Vicky Hartzler | ||
| 5th | 62% | 33% | Emanuel Cleaver | ||
| 6th | 44% | 51% | Sam Graves | ||
| 7th | 35% | 60% | Billy Long | ||
| 8th | 41% | 55% | Jo Ann Emerson |