A campaign spokesman for Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, a Democrat, confirmed that she is considering whether to make a run for governor — something she’d discarded last year.

If she did make a run, that would mean taking on Attorney General Jay Nixon in an August primary.

Carnahan spokesman Tony Wyche says she’s looking at it, but he emphasizes that she’s doing so only because she’s been contacted by some supporters.

“She has not put any thought into this yet, but she has received several calls from people urging her to consider it,” Wyche said. ” So she’s taking some time to think it through.”

He added that she recognized that, at this late date, she would need to make a decision “sooner rather than later.”