2016 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2016 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Nominee Mike Parson Russ Carnahan
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,459,3921,168,947
Percentage52.8%42.3%
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Parson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Carnahan:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     40–50%     50%
     No votes
Lieutenant Governor before election

Peter Kinder
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Mike Parson
Republican

The 2016 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Contents

The primaries were held on August 2. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder did not seek re-election to a fourth term in office, instead unsuccessfully running for Governor of Missouri. [1] [2] [3] State Senator Mike Parson and former U.S. Representative Russ Carnahan won the Republican and Democratic primaries, respectively. [4]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Russ Carnahan

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Brad
Bradshaw		Russ
Carnahan		Tommie
Pierson		Undecided
SurveyUSA Archived 2016-07-27 at the Wayback Machine July 20–24, 2016500± 4.4%—57%11%26%
Remington Research September 18–19, 20151,589± 2.4%11%48%7%37%

Results

Democratic primary results [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Russ Carnahan 243,157 75.9
Democratic Tommie Pierson Sr.38,70012.1
Democratic Winston Apple38,37212.0
Total votes320,229 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Mike Parson
Bev Randles
  • Sonya Anderson, state representative [41]
  • Kurt Bahr, state representative [41]
  • Chuck Basye, state representative [41]
  • Rick Brattin, state representative [41]
  • Cloria Brown, state representative [41]
  • Eric Burlison, state representative [41]
  • Jason Chipman, state representative [41]
  • Kevin Corlew, state representative [41]
  • Paul Curtman, state representative [41]
  • Shamed Dogan, state representative [41]
  • Dean Dohrman, state representative [41]
  • Ed Emery, state representative [41]
  • Shelley Keeney, state representative [41]
  • Mike Kelley, state representative [41]
  • Andrew Koenig, state representative [41]
  • Kirk Mathews, state representative [41]
  • Mike Moon, state representative [41]
  • Mark Parkinson, state representative [41]
  • Holly Rehder, state representative [41]
  • Tim Remole, state representative [41]
  • Rebecca Roeber, state representative [41]
  • Rob Vescovo, state representative [41]
  • Bill White, state representative [41]
  • John Wiemann, state representative [41]
  • Ken Wilson, state representative [41]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Mike
Parson		Bev
Randles		Undecided
SurveyUSA Archived 2016-07-27 at the Wayback Machine July 20–24, 2016773± 3.6%37%26%34%
Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout July 7–8, 20161,022± 3.0%23%24%46%

Results

Republican primary results [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Parson 331,367 51.5
Republican Bev Randles282,13443.9
Republican Arnie Dienoff29,8724.6
Total votes643,373 100.0

Green Party

Candidates

Declared

  • Jennifer Leach, labor union activist [42] [43]

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Russ
Carnahan (D)		Mike
Parson (R)		OtherUndecided
DFM Research October 27 – November 1, 2016508± 4.4%39%36%6%19%
Remington Research Group October 9–11, 20162,171± 2.1%44%43%—8%
Gravis Marketing September 11–13, 2016604± 4.0%44%40%—16%
Remington Research Group September 1–2, 20161,275± 3.0%41%44%—9%
Remington Research Group August 5–6, 20161,280± 3%44%42%—9%
Public Policy Polling September 22–23, 2015731± 3.6%39%44%—17%
Hypothetical polling
with Brad Bradshaw
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Brad
Bradshaw (D)		Mike
Parson (R)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling September 22–23, 2015731± 3.6%37%39%—24%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Brad
Bradshaw (D)		Bev
Randles (R)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling September 22–23, 2015731± 3.6%39%28%—33%

Results

2016 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Mike Parson 1,459,392 52.80% +3.64%
Democratic Russ Carnahan 1,168,94742.29%-2.94%
Libertarian Steven R. Hedrick69,2532.50%-0.31%
Green Jennifer Leach66,4902.41%N/A
Write-in Jake Wilburn870.00%N/A
Total votes2,764,169 100.0% N/A
Republican hold

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