The 2022 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 8, 2022, concurrently with

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for all other Class 3

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and

for the

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, to select a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of

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. Incumbent

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Senator

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announced that he would not seek reelection to a third term in office.

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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, ...

won the election to succeed him.

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heiress Trudy Busch Valentine won the Democratic primary. John Wood, a former Bush administration official and a

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investigator, announced that he would run for the seat as an independent on June 29, but he withdrew from the race after former

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Eric Greitens Eric Robert Greitens (; born April 10, 1974) is a former American politician who was the 56th governor of Missouri from January 2017 until his resignation in June 2018 amid allegations of sexual assault and campaign finance impropriety. Born a ...

lost the Republican primary to Schmitt. Schmitt subsequently won the election.

Republican primary

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Billy Long 115th official photo (cropped)

Candidates

Nominee

(2019–present) and former

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(2017–2019)

Eliminated in primary

*Robert Allen *Russel Pealer Breyfogle Jr., retired social worker *Dennis Lee Chilton, 2018 Missouri House of Representatives candidate *

, former

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(2017–2018) *C. W. Gardner, doorman and former broadcaster *

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from (2011–present) *Rickey Joiner, barber and business owner *Patrick A. Lewis, union construction laborer *

Billy Long William Hollis Long II (born August 11, 1955) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 7th congressional district since 2011. The district includes much of the southwestern quadrant of the state and is a ...

from (2011–present) *Darrell Leon McClanahan III, political activist * Mark McCloskey, attorney and 2020 Republican National Convention speaker known for his involvement in the St. Louis gun-toting controversy *Eric McElroy, comedian and

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veteran *Bernie Mowinsk, retired

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and perennial candidate *Robert Olson *Deshon Porter, host of The Big D Zone * Dave Schatz,

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of the

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(2019–present), state senator (2015–present) *Kevin C. Schepers *Dave Sims,

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public works employee and former radio host *Hartford Tunnell, college professor *Curtis D. Vaughn, valet parking attendant and liquor salesman

Missed filing deadline

* John Brinkmann, insurance agency owner and financial consultant * Rik Combs, Retired

Officer and Libertarian nominee for

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* Jeremy Gundel, farmer and write-in candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri in

Withdrew

, incumbent U.S. Senator (2011–present) *Dan McQueen, former

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(2016–2017) ''(running for

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)''

Declined

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 Ge ...

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(2017–present) *

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(2019–present) ''( running for state auditor)'' *

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, former

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for the Western District of Missouri (2018–2021) *

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from (2013–present) and (2009–2013) ''( running for re-election)'' *

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 ...

, Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (2018–present) ''( running for governor)'' *

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, former Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (2005–2017) *

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(2018–present) * Jason Smith,

from (2013–present) ''( running for re-election)'' *Kathy Swan, former state representative (2012–2021) *

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from (2013–present) ''( running for re-election)''

Endorsements

The day before the primary, former president

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released a statement endorsing "ERIC". There were three candidates with the first name Eric running in the Republican primary: Eric Greitens, Eric McElroy, and Eric Schmitt. Trump's statement did not offer any clarification on whether this was an endorsement for one or multiple candidates, and when reached for comment by

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, Trump's office declined to clarify the endorsement, saying it "speaks for itself". However,

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reported it as an endorsement for both Greitens and Schmitt, as Trump had apparently expressed indecision on which of the two men to back before a dual endorsement was suggested; he separately contacted both candidates to pledge his support, and both subsequently claimed the endorsement as being for them.

Debates

Polling

;Graphical summary

Results

Democratic primary

As the Democratic primary progressed, three main contenders emerged; Lucas Kunce, director of national security at the

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, Spencer Toder, a businessman, and Trudy Busch Valentine, heiress of the

brewing company. Kunce and Toder both campaigned as anti-establishment populists, whereas Valentine campaigned in a staid manner with few public appearances.