2018 Missouri State Auditor election

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2018 Missouri State Auditor election
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Nominee Nicole Galloway Saundra McDowell
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,209,8811,070,701
Percentage50.4%44.6%
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Galloway:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
McDowell:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     40–50%     50%
     No votes
State Auditor before election

Nicole Galloway
Democratic

Elected State Auditor

Nicole Galloway
Democratic

On November 6, 2018, a general election in the U.S. state of Missouri was held for the post of State Auditor of Missouri. The election for Missouri State Auditor coincided with the U.S. federal midterm elections that were held throughout all 50 states, as well with other state legislative and local races in Missouri. Missouri's Class 1 United States Senate seat was also up for election on November 6, 2018. [1]

Contents

The primary elections for this race were held on August 7, 2018. The Democrats nominated incumbent Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway, while the Republicans nominated attorney Saundra McDowell. [2] [3]

Galloway won election to a full term. [4] [5] Prior to this, Galloway had been appointed to the post by former Governor Jay Nixon in 2015, following the death of Tom Schweich. [6]

Following the Republican victories in the elections on November 8, 2016 for Governor of Missouri, U.S. Senate, Lieutenant Governor, Missouri State Treasurer, Attorney General, and Secretary of State, Galloway and U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill became the only two remaining Democratic statewide officeholders in Missouri. [7] McCaskill's failed re-election campaign in 2018 made Galloway the state's only Democratic statewide officeholder and only female statewide elected official. Her victory also marks the only Democratic win in a statewide election in the state since 2012. [8] As of 2023, this was the last time a Democrat won a statewide election in Missouri.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nicole Galloway (incumbent) 515,398 100.0
Total votes515,398 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Kevin M. Roach, Ballwin city alderman and accountant [11]
  • Saundra McDowell, attorney and former State Director of Enforcement of Securities Division [12] [13]
  • Paul Curtman, state representative [4]
  • David Wasinger, attorney [4]

Results

Republican primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Saundra McDowell 192,814 32.6
Republican David Wasinger158,07126.7
Republican Kevin M. Roach143,74524.3
Republican Paul Curtman97,05516.4
Total votes591,685 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Nicole
Galloway (D)		Saundra
McDowell (R)		OtherUndecided
Missouri Scout/Remington (R) November 1–2, 20181,424± 2.6%49%38%6% [14] 7%
Missouri Scout/Remington (R) October 24–25, 20181,376± 2.6%48%38%7% [15] 7%
Missouri Scout/Remington (R) October 17–18, 20181,215± 2.7%46%42%–12%
Missouri Scout/Remington (R) September 26–27, 20181,555± 2.5%43%44%–13%
Missouri Scout/Remington (R) August 8–9, 20181,785± 2.3%42%47%–11%

Results

2018 Missouri State Auditor election [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Nicole Galloway (incumbent) 1,209,881 50.41% +50.41%
Republican Saundra McDowell1,070,70144.61%-28.72%
Libertarian Sean O'Toole51,3042.14%-17.58%
Constitution Jacob Luetkemeyer50,9512.12%-4.84%
Green Don Fitz17,1060.72%N/A
Independent Arnie C. AC Dienoff (write-in)40.00%N/A
Total votes2,399,947 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

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  14. ↑ Jacob Luetkemeyer (C) with 3%, Don Fitz (G) with 2%, and Sean O'Toole (L) with 1%
  15. ↑ Jacob Luetkemeyer (C) with 3%, Don Fitz (G) and Sean O'Toole (L) each with 2%
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