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Missouri in 2000. and that meant that democrats did not legally have time to replace him on the ballot for that senate race. state law didn't allow it. in a pinch, the acting governor told the people of missouri if they voted for mel carnahan on their ballot, the acting governor would appoint mr. carnahan's widow to the senate seat. on election day in the year 2000, john ashcroft was in the uncomfortable position of technically running against a dead person. he ran against a dead person and he lost to that dead person. >> john ashcroft, who is the incumbent, was faced then with the delicate an...