2024 Missouri Secretary of State election

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2024 Missouri Secretary of State election
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  2020 November 5, 20242028 
 
Nominee Denny Hoskins Barbara Phifer
Party Republican Democratic

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County results
[ citation needed ]
Hoskins:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Phifer:     50–60%     80–90%

Incumbent Secretary of State

Jay Ashcroft
Republican



The 2024 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the secretary of state of the state of Missouri. It coincided with the concurrent presidential election, as well as various state and local elections, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and governor of Missouri. The primaries took place on August 6, 2024. [1]

Contents

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is retiring after unsuccessfully seeking the Republican nomination in the 2024 Missouri gubernatorial election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Mary Elizabeth Coleman
Denny Hoskins

Organizations

Shane Schoeller
Newspapers

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of July 16, 2024
CandidateRaised
Jamie Corley (R)$286,000
Valentina Gomez (R)$24,000
Denny Hoskins (R)$225,000
Dean Plocher (R)$508,000
Shane Schoeller (R)$210,000
Adam Schwadron (R)$119,000
Source: Missouri Independent [13]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Mike
Carter
Mary
Elizabeth
Coleman
Jamie
Corley
Valentina
Gomez
Denny
Hoskins
Dean
Plocher
Caleb
Rowden
Shane
Schoeller
Adam
Schwadron
Undecided
Battleground Connect [14] [A] July 30–31, 2024896 (LV)± 3.1%7%9%5%9%13%6%11%3%37%
March 18, 2024Caleb Rowden withdraws from the race
Remington Research (R) [15] [A] February 14–15, 2024706 (LV)± 3.6%10%12%11%6%5%56%
Remington Research (R) [16] [A] January 17–18, 2024806 (LV)± 3.3%7%12%11%6%5%59%

Results

Republican primary results [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Denny Hoskins 157,116 24.42
Republican Shane Schoeller 108,28916.83
Republican Mike Carter91,86614.28
Republican Dean Plocher 86,65913.47
Republican Mary Elizabeth Coleman 72,93811.34
Republican Valentina Gomez47,9317.45
Republican Jamie Corley46,3147.20
Republican Adam Schwadron 32,3355.03
Total votes643,448 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Haley Jacobson, grant writer [3]
  • Monique Williams, certified public accountant [3]

Withdrawn

Results

Results by county
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Phifer
30-40%
40-50%
Williams
30-40%
40-50%
Jacobsen
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
Tie
30-40% Missouri Secretary of State Democratic Primary, 2024.svg
Results by county
  Phifer
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Williams
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Jacobsen
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Tie
  •   30–40%
Democratic primary results [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Barbara Phifer 146,284 40.86
Democratic Monique Williams123,27034.43
Democratic Haley Jacobsen88,49124.72
Total votes358,045 100.00

Third-party and independent candidates

Candidates

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [20] Safe RJanuary 31, 2024

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Denny
Hoskins (R)
Barbara
Phifer (D)
OtherUndecided
ActiVote [21] October 8–27, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%55%45%
ActiVote [22] September 6 – October 13, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%56.5%43.5%
YouGov/Saint Louis University [23] August 8–16, 2024450 (LV)± 5.4%54%36%1%9%

Results

2024 Missouri Secretary of State election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Denny Hoskins
Democratic Barbara Phifer
Libertarian Carl Freese
Green Jerome Bauer
Total votes

Notes

  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

Partisan clients

  1. 1 2 3 Poll commissioned by the Missouri Scout

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