On November 6, 2018, a general election in the U.S. state of

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was held for the post of State Auditor of Missouri. The election for Missouri State Auditor coincided with the U.S. federal midterm elections that were held throughout all 50 states, as well with other state legislative and local races in Missouri. Missouri's Class 1

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seat was also up for

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on November 6, 2018. The primary elections for this race were held on August 7, 2018. The Democrats nominated incumbent

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Nicole Galloway, while the

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nominated attorney Saundra McDowell. Galloway won election to a full term. Prior to this, Galloway had been appointed to the post by former

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Jay Nixon in 2015, following the death of Tom Schweich. Following the Republican victories in the elections on November 8, 2016 for Governor of Missouri,

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, and Secretary of State, Galloway and U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill became the only two remaining Democratic statewide officeholders in

. McCaskill's failed re-election campaign in

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made Galloway the state's only Democratic statewide officeholder and only female statewide elected official. Her victory also marks the only Democratic win in a statewide election in Missouri since 2012.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

* Nicole Galloway, incumbent State Auditor of Missouri

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

* Kevin M. Roach, Ballwin city alderman and accountant * Saundra McDowell, attorney and former State Director of Enforcement of Securities Division *

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, state representative * David Wasinger, attorney

Results

General election

Polling

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administered ! Sample
size ! Margin
of error ! style="width:100px;", Nicole
Galloway (D) ! style="width:100px;", Saundra
McDowell (R) ! Other ! Undecided , -
Missouri Scout/Remington (R)
, align=center, November 1–2, 2018 , align=center, 1,424 , align=center, ± 2.6% , align=center, 49% , align=center, 38% , align=center, 6% , align=center, 7% , -
Missouri Scout/Remington (R)
, align=center, October 24–25, 2018 , align=center, 1,376 , align=center, ± 2.6% , align=center, 48% , align=center, 38% , align=center, 7%Jacob Luetkemeyer (C) with 3%, Don Fitz (G) and Sean O'Toole (L) each with 2% , align=center, 7% , -
Missouri Scout/Remington (R)
, align=center, October 17–18, 2018 , align=center, 1,215 , align=center, ± 2.7% , align=center, 46% , align=center, 42% , align=center, – , align=center, 12% , -
Missouri Scout/Remington (R)
, align=center, September 26–27, 2018 , align=center, 1,555 , align=center, ± 2.5% , align=center, 43% , align=center, 44% , align=center, – , align=center, 13% , -
Missouri Scout/Remington (R)
, align=center, August 8–9, 2018 , align=center, 1,785 , align=center, ± 2.3% , align=center, 42% , align=center, 47% , align=center, – , align=center, 11% , -

Results

References

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