The 2016 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the
Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, concurrently with the
2016 U.S. presidential election
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, as well as
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elections to the
United States House of Representatives and various
state and
local elections
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.
The primaries were held on August 2. Incumbent
Republican Lieutenant Governor
Peter Kinder
Peter Dickson Kinder (born May 12, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 46th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri from 2005 to 2017. He was appointed as a co-chairman of the Delta Regional Authority in August 2017, serving in ...
did not seek re-election to a fourth term in office, instead unsuccessfully
running for Governor of Missouri.
State Senator
Mike Parson and former U.S. Representative
Russ Carnahan won the Republican and
Democratic primaries, respectively.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
*Winston Apple, musician, author, retired teacher and 2014 State House candidate
*
Russ Carnahan, former
U.S. Representative
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*
Tommie Pierson
Tommie Pierson Sr. (born January 29, 1946) is an American politician from the state of Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party, Pierson represented the 66th district in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2011 until 2017.
Pierson gradua ...
, state representative
Withdrawn
*Brad Bradshaw, physician and attorney
[
]
Declined
*Barry Aycock, businessman[
*]Jason Holsman
Jason R. Holsman (born March 25, 1976) is a politician from the U.S. state of Missouri. He is currently a member of the Missouri Public Service Commission and a former member of the Missouri Senate for the 7th district in Jackson County.
Earl ...
, state senator[
* Mike Sanders, Jackson County Executive, former Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney and former Chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party
* John Wright, state representative][
*]Clint Zweifel
Clint Zweifel (born November 3, 1973), is an American politician and businessman who served as the State Treasurer of Missouri from 2009 to 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party and the most recent member of the party to hold that office ...
, State Treasurer of Missouri
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Endorsements
Polling
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
* Mike Parson, state senator[
*Bev Randles, attorney and Chairwoman of Missouri Club for Growth
*Arnie C. - AC Dienoff
]
Withdrawn
*Peter Kinder
Peter Dickson Kinder (born May 12, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 46th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri from 2005 to 2017. He was appointed as a co-chairman of the Delta Regional Authority in August 2017, serving in ...
, incumbent Lieutenant Governor ( running for Governor)[
]
Declined
* Tom Dempsey, President Pro Tem of the Missouri Senate[
* Tim Jones, Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives
*]Mike Kehoe
Michael Leo Kehoe (born January 17, 1962) is an American politician. A Republican, he serves as the 48th lieutenant governor of Missouri, having been in office since June 18, 2018. Kehoe previously served in the Missouri Senate, representing the ...
, state senator[
*Doug Libla, state senator][
*]Eric Schmitt
Eric Stephen Schmitt (born June 20, 1975) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Missouri since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Schmitt served as a Missouri state senator from 2009 to 2017, ...
, state senator ( running for state treasurer)
* Caleb Jones, state representative[
]
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Green Party
Candidates
Declared
*Jennifer Leach, labor union activist
General election
Polling
;with Brad Bradshaw
Results
See also
* 2016 Missouri gubernatorial election
The 2016 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Governor of Missouri, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States ...
References
External links
;Official campaign websites
Russ Carnahan for Lieutenant Governor
(D)
Mike Parson for Lieutenant Governor
(R)
{{2016 United States elections
Lieutenant Governor
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Missouri
2016
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