2020 Missouri elections

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Missouri elections, 2020
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  2018 November 6, 2020 2022  

Missouri state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Aside from its presidential primaries held on March 10, its primary elections were held on August 4, 2020. [1]

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In addition to the U.S. presidential race, Missouri voters elected the Governor of Missouri, four of Missouri's other executive officers, all of its seats to the House of Representatives, all of the seats of the Missouri House of Representatives, and 17 of 34 seats in the Missouri State Senate. Neither of the state's two U.S. Senate seats were up for election this year, but there were two ballot measures voted on, in addition to one voted on in the August 4 primaries. [1]

To vote by mail, registered Missouri voters had to request a ballot by October 21, 2020. [2]

Federal offices

President of the United States

Missouri has 10 electoral votes in the Electoral College.

United States House of Representatives

There are 7 U.S. Representatives in Missouri that will be up for election. Another seat is open after the incumbent, Lacy Clay, lost renomination in its Democratic primary. [3]

Governor

Lieutenant governor

Attorney general

Secretary of state

Treasurer

State legislature

All 163 seats of the Missouri House of Representatives and 17 of 34 seats of the Missouri State Senate are up for election. Before the election, the composition of the Missouri State Legislature was:

After the election, the composition of the Missouri State Legislature was:

Primary election

Senate District 3 - Republican

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [c]
Margin
of error
Joshua
Barrett
Elaine Freeman
Gannon
Kent
Scism
Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [4] June 24–25, 2020500 (LV)± 4.3%24%23%19%34%

Senate District 5 - Democratic

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [c]
Margin
of error
Jeremiah
Church
McFarlane
Duncan
Megan Elliya
Green
William
"Bill" Haas
Peter
Merideth
Steve
Roberts
Michelle
Sherod
Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [5] April 1–2, 2020486 (LV)± 4.6%7%1%16%14%18%9%35%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [6] December 4–5, 2019464 (LV)± 4.6%3%24%24%4%45%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [7] August 21–22, 2019501 (LV)± 4.5% [d] 20%24%13%43%
[e] 32%23%11%34%
[f] 24%21%55%

Senate District 13 - Democratic

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [c]
Margin
of error
Alan
Green
Angela
Mosley
Tommie
Pierson Jr.
Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [8] June 3–4, 2020545 (LV)± 4.2%15%21%19%45%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [9] October 16–17, 2019421 (LV)± 4.9%15%18%19%48%

Senate District 23 - Republican

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [c]
Margin
of error
Bill
Eigel
Dan
O'Connell
Eric
Wulff
Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [10] July 8–9, 2020436 (LV)± 4.8%33%8%7%52%

Senate District 25 - Republican

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [c]
Margin
of error
Jason
Bean
Stephen Carroll
Cookson
Eddy
Justice
Jeff
Shawan
Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [11] July 8–9, 2020436 (LV)± 4.8%26%11%23%17%23%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [12] July 30–31, 2019438 (LV)± 4.7%17%16%67%

Senate District 27 - Republican

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [c]
Margin
of error
Holly
Rehder
Kathy
Swan
Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [13] July 16–17, 2020414 (LV)± 4.9%51%29%20%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [14] August 7–8, 2019520 (LV)± 4.3%26%27%48%

Senate District 29 - Republican

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [c]
Margin
of error
David
Cole
Mike
Moon
Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [15] July 25–26, 2020504 (LV)± 4.5%34%37%29%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [16] April 21–23, 2020536 (LV)± 4.2%15%25%60%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [17] July 17–18, 2019532 (LV)± 4.3%14%21%65%

Senate District 31 - Republican

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [c]
Margin
of error
Jack
Bondon
Rick
Brattin
Bill
Yarberry
Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [18] July 21–23, 2020403 (LV)± 4.9%40%34%6%20%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [19] April 15–16, 2020419 (LV)± 4.76%16%18%5%60%

Senate District 33 - Republican

Nominee

  • Karla Eslinger, state representative for District 155 [20]

Eliminated in primary

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [c]
Margin
of error
Karla
Eslinger
Van
Kelly
Robert
Ross
Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [21] July 27–29, 2020503 (LV)± 4.5%20%17%39%24%
Missouri Scout [22] July 12–13, 2020456 (LV)± 4.5%31%12%36%31%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [23] May 6–7, 2020568 (LV)± 4.0%15%12%16%57%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [24] July 24–25, 2019510 (LV)± 4.5%16%15%69%

Senate District 33 - Democratic

Nominee

General election

Senate District 1

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [c]
Margin
of error
Doug
Beck (D)
David
Lenihan (R)
Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [26] September 9–10, 2020646 (LV)± 3.8%43%36%21%

Results

Missouri state senate district 1 election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Doug Beck
Republican David Lenihan

Senate District 15

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [c]
Margin
of error
Andrew
Koenig (R)
Deb
Lavender (D)
Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [27] October 7–8, 2020644 (LV)± 3.8%45%49%6%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [28] August 19–20, 2020585 (LV)± 4%43%43%14%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [29] May 29–30, 2019648 (LV)± 3.8%50%35%15%
Hypothetical polling in District 15

with Mark Osmack

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [c]
Margin
of error
Andrew
Koenig (R)
Mark
Osmack (D)
Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [29] May 29–30, 2019648 (LV)± 3.8%52%33%15%

Results

Missouri state senate district 15 election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Andrew Koenig
Democratic Deb Lavender

Senate District 19

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [c]
Margin
of error
Caleb
Rowden (R)
Judy
Baker (D)
Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [30] October 20–22, 2020489 (LV)± 4.4%48%48%4%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [31] August 26–27, 2020536 (LV)± 4.2%47%42%11%
Hypothetical polling in District 19

with Michela Skelton

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [c]
Margin
of error
Caleb
Rowden (R)
Michela
Skelton (D)
Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [32] September 25–27, 2019446 (LV)± 4.7%50%44%6%

Results

Missouri state senate district 19 election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Caleb Rowden
Democratic Judy Baker

Senate District 33

Missouri state senate district 33 election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Karla Eslinger
Democratic Tammy Harty

Ballot measures

Missouri Amendment 2, Medicaid Expansion passed in the August 4 primary. [33]

Missouri Amendment 3, Redistricting Process and Criteria, Lobbying, and Campaign Finance Amendment is to amend the state constitution to lower thresholds for lobbyists' gifts, lower campaign contribution limits for state senate campaigns and reverse changes to the redistricting process brought about by the passage of 2018's Missouri Amendment 1, known as "Clean Missouri". That amendment (aimed to prevent gerrymandering [34] ) delegated redistricting to a nonpartisan state demographer and citizens' commission as opposed to the status quo ante of it being left to a bipartisan commission appointed by the governor.

Polling

Primary election

Amendment 2

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [c]
Margin
of error
For Missouri Amendment 1Against Missouri Amendment 1Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [35] April 28–29, 20201,356 (LV)± 2.6%54%32%14%
Human Agency/Missouri Scout [36] December 20–24, 2019415 (RV)± 5%46%33%21%
Human Agency/Missouri Scout [37] [38] November 17–20, 2020400 (RV)± 5%41%29%29%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [39] November 12–13, 20191,641 (LV)± 2.4%57%25%18%
Human Agency/Missouri Scout [40] September 16–18, 2019825 (RV)± 4.0%42%25%33%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [41] September 4–5, 2019910 (LV)± 3.3%44%33%23%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [42] June 12–13, 2019986 (LV)± 3.2%40%37%23%

General election

Amendment 1

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [c]
Margin
of error
For Missouri Amendment 1Against Missouri Amendment 1Undecided
YouGov/SLU [43] September 24 – October 7, 2020931 (LV)± 3.9%51%29%20%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [44] September 20–21, 20201,046 (LV)± 3%60%26%14%

Amendment 3

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [c]
Margin
of error
For Missouri Amendment 3Against Missouri Amendment 3Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [45] October 28–29, 20201,010 (LV)± 3%29%56%15%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [46] October 14–15, 20201,010 (LV)± 3%28%50%22%
YouGov/SLU [43] September 24 – October 7, 2020931 (LV)± 3.9%35%43%23%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [44] September 20–21, 20201,046 (LV)± 3%44%30%26%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout [47] August 12–13, 20201,112 (LV)± 3.0%46%19%35%
Amendment 1 results by county
No:
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50-60%
Yes:
50-60% 2020 Missouri Amendment 1 results map by county.svg
Amendment 1 results by county
No:
  •   50–60%
Yes:
  •   50–60%
Amendment 2 results by county
Yes:
80-90%
70-80%
60-70%
50-60%
No:
80-90%
70-80%
60-70%
50-60% 2020 Missouri Amendment 2 results map by county.svg
Amendment 2 results by county
Yes:
  •   80–90%
  •   70–80%
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%
No:
  •   80–90%
  •   70–80%
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%
Amendment 3 results by county
Yes:
70-80%
60-70%
50-60%
No:
60-70%
50-60% 2020 Missouri Amendment 3 results map by county.svg
Amendment 3 results by county
Yes:
  •   70–80%
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%
No:
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%

Notes

  1. Including 2 vacancies
  2. Including 2 vacancies
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  4. With Peter Meredith, Steve Roberts and Michelle Sherod
  5. With Megan Green, Steve Roberts and Michelle Sherod
  6. With Steve Roberts and Michelle Sherod

Partisan clients

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