The 2016 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the
Missouri Secretary of State
The people below have served as the Secretary of State of the U.S. state of Missouri.
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, concurrently with the
2016 U.S. presidential election
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, as well as
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to the
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and
those to the
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and various
state and
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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
*
MD Rabbi Alam, candidate in
2012
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* Robin Smith, reporter and former
KMOV anchor
* Bill Clinton Young, perennial candidate
[
]
Withdrawn
* Elad Gross, Assistant Missouri Attorney General and nonprofit executive
* Jason Kander, incumbent secretary of state ( running for the U.S. Senate)
Declined
* Jeremy LaFaver, state representative
* Mike Sanders, Jackson County Executive, former Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney and former chairman of the Missouri Democratic PartyClint 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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* ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States
* ''Our ...
[
]
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
* Jay Ashcroft, attorney, engineer and nominee for the state senate in 2014
* Roi Chinn[
* ]Will Kraus
Will Kraus (born March 22, 1973) is an American politician who represents eastern Jackson County, Missouri in the Missouri Senate. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes the cities of Blue Springs, Grain Valley, Greenw ...
, state senator
Declined
* 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[
* ]Shane Schoeller
Shane Schoeller (born August 21, 1971), is an American politician, currently serving as the Greene County Clerk. He is a former Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives. Schoeller represented the 139th district, encompassing ...
, Greene County Clerk, former Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives and nominee for secretary of state in 2012[
]
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Declared
* Chris Morrill
Results
Third parties
Green Party
* Julie George-Carlson
General election
Polling
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
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Chris Morrill for Secretary of State
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