The 2016 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the

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, concurrently with the

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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

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and

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. Incumbent Democratic secretary of state

Jason Kander Jason David Kander (born May 4, 1981) is an American attorney, author, veteran, and politician. A Democrat, he served as the 39th secretary of state of Missouri, from 2013 to 2017. He had previously served as a member of the Missouri House of R ...

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

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incumbent

Roy Blunt Roy Dean Blunt (born January 10, 1950) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator for Missouri, a seat he was first elected to in 2010. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 33rd Missouri Sec ...

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

* MD Rabbi Alam, candidate in

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* Robin Smith, reporter and former

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anchor * Bill Clinton Young, perennial candidate

Withdrawn

* Elad Gross, Assistant Missouri Attorney General and nonprofit executive *

, incumbent secretary of state ( running for the U.S. Senate)

Declined

* Jeremy LaFaver, state representative * Mike Sanders, Jackson County

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, former Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney and former chairman of the

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Stephen Webber Stephen Webber (born June 8, 1983) is the former Chair of the Missouri Democratic Party. Webber served as a Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2009 to 2016, representing the 46th District in central Missouri. Before ...

, state representative *

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Endorsements

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Jay Ashcroft John Robert "Jay" Ashcroft (born July 12, 1973) is an American attorney, engineer and politician serving as the 40th and current Secretary of State of Missouri since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he is the son of former U.S. Attorney ...

, 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,

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of the

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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 *

Mike Parson Michael Lynn Parson (born September 17, 1955) is an American politician serving as the 57th governor of Missouri since 2018. A member of the Republican Party, Parson served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011 and in the ...

, state senator (running for lieutenant governor) *

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

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, former

of the

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

References

External links

;Official campaign websites
Jay Ashcroft for Secretary of StateWill Kraus for Secretary of StateRobin Smith for Secretary of State

Chris Morrill for Secretary of State
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November 2016 events in the United States

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Third parties

Green Party

General election

Polling

Results

See also

References

External links