2016 Missouri Secretary of State election
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The 2016 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Missouri Secretary of State, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and those to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
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Incumbent Democratic secretary of state Jason Kander did not run for re-election to a second term in office and instead unsuccessfully ran in that year's U.S. Senate election for the seat held by Republican incumbent Roy Blunt.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Withdrawn
- Elad Gross, Assistant Missouri Attorney General and nonprofit executive[3][4]
- Jason Kander, incumbent secretary of state (running for the U.S. Senate)[5][6]
Declined
- Jeremy LaFaver, state representative[7]
- Mike Sanders, Jackson County Executive, former Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney and former chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party[8][9]
- Stephen Webber, state representative[10]
- Clint Zweifel, State Treasurer of Missouri[8]
Endorsements
Robin Smith
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
MD Rabbi Alam |
Robin Smith |
Bill Clinton Young |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout[13] | July 15–16, 2016 | 1,119 | ± 3.0% | 7% | 41% | 9% | 43% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robin Smith | 241,736 | 77.3 | |
| Democratic | Bill Clinton Young | 50,228 | 16.1 | |
| Democratic | MD Rabbi Alam | 20,836 | 6.7 | |
| Total votes | 312,800 | 100.0 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jay Ashcroft, attorney, engineer and nominee for the state senate in 2014[15]
- Roi Chinn[1]
- Will Kraus, state senator[16]
Declined
- Tim Jones, Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives[17][18][19][20]
- Mike Kehoe, state senator[21][22][23][24]
- Mike Parson, state senator (running for lieutenant governor)[24][25]
- Shane Schoeller, Greene County Clerk, former Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives and nominee for secretary of state in 2012[21][23]
Endorsements
Jay Ashcroft
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Jay Ashcroft |
Roi Chinn |
Will Kraus |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout[26] | July 7–8, 2016 | 1,022 | ± 3.0% | 48% | 6% | 11% | 35% |
| Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout[27] | June 17–18, 2016 | 963 | ± 3.2% | 49% | 7% | 10% | 34% |
| Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout[28] | May 13–14, 2016 | 1,421 | ± 2.7% | 52% | — | 20% | 28% |
| Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout[29] | October 23–24, 2015 | 1,033 | ± 3.0% | 50% | — | 19% | 31% |
| Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout[30] | June 18–19, 2015 | 1,130 | ± 3.0% | 49% | — | 17% | 34% |
| Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout[31] | April 3–4, 2015 | 621 | ± 3.9% | 51% | — | 18% | 31% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jay Ashcroft | 401,361 | 61.3 | |
| Republican | Will Kraus | 226,473 | 34.6 | |
| Republican | Roi Chinn | 26,638 | 4.1 | |
| Total votes | 654,472 | 100.0 | ||
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Declared
- Chris Morrill[32]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Chris Morrill | 3,491 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 3,491 | 100.0 | ||
Third parties
Green Party
- Julie George-Carlson[33]
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Robin Smith (D) |
Jay Ashcroft (R) |
Chris Morrill (L) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Missouri Times/Remington Research Group[34] | September 19–20, 2016 | 1,076 | ± 3.2% | 38% | 48% | 4% | 10% |
| Remington Research Group[35] | September 1–2, 2016 | 1,275 | ± 3.0% | 41% | 46% | — | 8% |
| Remington Research Group[36] | August 5–6, 2016 | 1,280 | ± 3% | 43% | 45% | — | 7% |
| Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout[37] | April 15–16, 2016 | 1,281 | ± 3.0% | 40% | 46% | — | 14% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jay Ashcroft | 1,591,086 | 57.62% | +10.21% | |
| Democratic | Robin Smith | 1,061,788 | 38.45% | −10.44% | |
| Libertarian | Chris Morrill | 108,568 | 3.93% | +1.26% | |
| Total votes | 2,761,442 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
By congressional district
Ashcroft won six of eight congressional districts.[39]
| District | Smith | Ashcroft | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 76% | 21% | Lacy Clay |
| 2nd | 39% | 57% | Ann Wagner |
| 3rd | 31% | 64% | Blaine Luetkemeyer |
| 4th | 30% | 66% | Vicky Hartzler |
| 5th | 53% | 43% | Emanuel Cleaver |
| 6th | 31% | 65% | Sam Graves |
| 7th | 24% | 71% | Billy Long |
| 8th | 26% | 70% | Jason Smith |