2014 Missouri State Auditor election

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2014 Missouri State Auditor election
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  2010 November 4, 2014 2018  
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Nominee Tom Schweich Sean O'TooleRodney Farthing
Party Republican Libertarian Constitution
Popular vote935,675251,60188,757
Percentage73.3%19.7%7.0%

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County results
Schweich:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

State Auditor before election

Tom Schweich
Republican

Elected State Auditor

Tom Schweich
Republican

The 2014 Missouri State Auditor election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the State Auditor of Missouri, concurrently with other state and federal elections.

Contents

Incumbent Republican State Auditor Tom Schweich ran for re-election to a second term in office. Facing only token opposition, Schweich won in a landslide, carrying every county. As of 2022, this was the last time the counties of Jackson and St. Louis were won by the Republican candidate.[ original research? ]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Democratic primary

Candidates

Withdrew

  • Jay Swearingen, state representative [2] [3]

Declined

Third parties

Candidates

Declared

General election

Results

2014 Missouri State Auditor election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Schweich (incumbent) 935,675 73.33%
Libertarian Sean O'Toole251,60119.72%
Constitution Rodney Farthing88,7576.96%
Total votes1,276,033 100.00%
Republican hold

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References

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