The 2016 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the

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to represent the State of Missouri. It was held concurrently with the

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, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states,

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to the

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, and various state and

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. The primaries were held on August 2. Incumbent Republican Senator Roy Blunt won re-election to a second term in office, defeating Democratic Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander. Despite losing, Kander's margin of defeat was 15.7 percentage points closer than that of Democratic presidential nominee

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in the concurrent presidential election in the state.

Republican primary

Despite being considered an "establishment" Republican, Blunt did not face serious

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opposition due to his efforts to cultivate relationships with activists in Missouri, his effectiveness at "threading the needle" by keeping conservative and establishment Republicans fairly satisfied, and the open gubernatorial election, which attracted the most attention from Republicans.

Candidates

Declared

* Roy Blunt, incumbent Senator since 2011 * Ryan Luethy, financial services worker * Bernie Mowinski, retired army sergeant and perennial candidate * Kristi Nichols, sales manager, Tea Party activist and candidate for the U.S. Senate in

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Withdrew

* Christopher Batsche, businessman ( running for MO-07)

Declined

* Todd Akin, former U.S. Representative from 2001 to 2013 and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2012 *

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, businessman and candidate for the U.S. Senate in

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( running for Governor) *

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, former State Senator

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

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, pastor, nurse and co-director of the Truth Telling Project * Jason Kander, Secretary of State of Missouri since 2013 * Robert Mack, military veteran * Chief Wana Dubie, marijuana activist

Declined

* Jay Nixon, Governor of Missouri since 2009 * Mike Sanders, Jackson County

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, former Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney and former Chairman of the

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since 2009

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Third party and independent candidates

Libertarian primary

Candidates

= Declared

= * Jonathan Dine, nominee for the U.S. Senate in

and

* Herschel Young

Results

Constitution primary

Candidates

= Declared

= * Fred Ryman

Results

Green Party

Candidates

= Declared

= * Johnathan McFarland

Write-in

* Gina Bufe * Patrick Lee

General election

Debates

Predictions

Polling

Results

References

External links

;Official campaign websites
Roy Blunt (R) for Senate

Jason Kander (D) for Senate

Fred Ryman (C) for Senate
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Jason Kander

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Third party and independent candidates

Libertarian primary

Candidates

= Declared

Results

Constitution primary

Candidates

= Declared

Results

Green Party

Candidates

= Declared

Write-in

General election

Debates

Predictions

Polling

Results

See also

References

External links