2024 Missouri Secretary of State election

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2024 Missouri Secretary of State election
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  2020 November 5, 20242028 
 
Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent Secretary of State

Jay Ashcroft
Republican



The 2024 Missouri Secretary of State election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the secretary of state of the state of Missouri. It will coincide 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.

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Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is retiring to run in the 2024 Missouri gubernatorial election, rather than run for reelection to a third term.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 1]
Margin
of error
Valentina
Gomez
Denny
Hoskins
Caleb
Rowden
Shane
Schoeller
Adam
Schwadron
Undecided
Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout February 14–15, 2024706 (LV)± 3.6%10%12%11%6%5%56%
Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout January 17–18, 2024806 (LV)± 3.3%7%12%11%6%5%59%

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Carter
Republican Mary Elizabeth Coleman
Republican Jamie Corley
Republican Valentina Gomez
Republican Denny Hoskins
Republican Dean Plocher
Republican Shane Schoeller
Republican Adam Schwadron
Total votes

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Haley Jacobson [1]
  • Barbara Phifer, state representative from the 90th district (2021–present) [9]
  • Monique Williams [1]

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Haley Jacobsen
Democratic Barbara Phifer
Democratic Monique Williams
Total votes

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Presumptive nominee

  • Carl Freese, retired security guard and nominee for secretary of state in 2020 [1]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [10] Safe RJanuary 31, 2024

Results

2024 Missouri Secretary of State election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican TBD
Democratic TBD
Libertarian Carl Freese
Total votes

Notes

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

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