2024 Missouri Secretary of State election

See also: 2024 United States secretary of state elections

2024 Missouri Secretary of State election

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Nominee Denny Hoskins Barbara Phifer Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,677,902 1,154,090 Percentage 57.7% 39.7%

County results Congressional district results Hoskins:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Phifer:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Secretary of State before election Jay Ashcroft Republican Elected Secretary of State Denny Hoskins 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]

Republican nominee, Denny Hoskins won the election and will become the secretary of state in 2025. ^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Denny Hoskins, state senator from the 21st district (2017–present) ^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Mike Carter, attorney and former municipal judge ^[4]
• Mary Elizabeth Coleman, state senator from the 22nd district (2023–present) ^[5]
• Jamie Corley, communications professional and former press secretary for U.S. Senator Bob Corker ^[4]
• Valentina Gomez, financial strategist ^[6]
• Dean Plocher, Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives ^[5]
• Shane Schoeller, Greene County Clerk (2015–present), former state representative from the 139th district (2007–2013), and nominee for secretary of state in 2012 ^[7]
• Adam Schwadron, state representative from the 106th district (2021–present) ^[8]

Withdrawn

• Caleb Rowden, President pro tempore of the Missouri Senate (2023–present) from the 19th district (2017–present) ^[9]

Declined

• Jay Ashcroft, incumbent secretary of state (2017–present) (ran for governor) ^[10]

Endorsements

Mary Elizabeth Coleman

Organizations

• Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America ^[11]

Denny Hoskins

Organizations

• Missouri Right to Life PAC ^[12]

Shane Schoeller

Newspapers

• St. Louis Post-Dispatch (primary only) ^[13]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of July 16, 2024
Candidate	Raised
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 [14]

Polling

Poll source	Date(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 [15] [A]	July 30–31, 2024	896 (LV)	± 3.1%	7%	9%	5%	9%	13%	6%	–	11%	3%	37%
	March 18, 2024	Caleb Rowden withdraws from the race
Remington Research (R) [16] [A]	February 14–15, 2024	706 (LV)	± 3.6%	–	–	–	10%	12%	–	11%	6%	5%	56%
Remington Research (R) [17] [A]	January 17–18, 2024	806 (LV)	± 3.3%	–	–	–	7%	12%	–	11%	6%	5%	59%

Results

Republican primary results ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Denny Hoskins	157,116	24.42
	Republican	Shane Schoeller	108,289	16.83
	Republican	Mike Carter	91,866	14.28
	Republican	Dean Plocher	86,659	13.47
	Republican	Mary Elizabeth Coleman	72,938	11.34
	Republican	Valentina Gomez	47,931	7.45
	Republican	Jamie Corley	46,314	7.20
	Republican	Adam Schwadron	32,335	5.03
Total votes			643,448	100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Barbara Phifer, state representative from the 90th district (2021–present) ^[19]

Eliminated in primary

• Haley Jacobson, grant writer ^[4]
• Monique Williams, certified public accountant ^[4]

Withdrawn

• Gavin Bena, president of Saint Louis University College Democrats ^[20]

Results

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 ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Phifer	146,284	40.86
	Democratic	Monique Williams	123,270	34.43
	Democratic	Haley Jacobsen	88,491	24.72
Total votes			358,045	100.00

Third-party and independent candidates

Candidates

• Jerome Bauer (Green), university lecturer, perennial candidate, and nominee for governor in 2020 ^[4]
• Carl Freese (Libertarian), retired security guard and nominee for secretary of state in 2020 ^[4]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [21]	Safe R	January 31, 2024

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Denny Hoskins (R)	Barbara Phifer (D)	Other	Undecided
ActiVote [22]	October 8–27, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	55%	45%	–	–
ActiVote [23]	September 6 – October 13, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	56.5%	43.5%	–	–
YouGov/Saint Louis University [24]	August 8–16, 2024	450 (LV)	± 5.4%	54%	36%	1%	9%

Results

2024 Missouri Secretary of State election ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Denny Hoskins	1,677,902	57.66%	−2.93%
	Democratic	Barbara Phifer	1,154,090	39.66%	+3.38%
	Libertarian	Carl Freese	49,113	1.69%	−0.18%
	Green	Jerome Bauer	29,012	1.00%	+0.19%
Total votes			2,910,117	100.00%	N/A
	Republican hold

By congressional district

Hoskins won six of eight congressional districts. ^{[26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33]}

District	Hoskins	Phifer	Representative
1st	20%	77%	Cori Bush (118th Congress)
			Wesley Bell (119th Congress)
2nd	54%	44%	Ann Wagner
3rd	62%	36%	Blaine Luetkemeyer (118th Congress)
			Bob Onder (119th Congress)
4th	69%	28%	Mark Alford
5th	37%	60%	Emanuel Cleaver
6th	67%	30%	Sam Graves
7th	70%	27%	Eric Burlison
8th	74%	23%	Jason Smith

Notes

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

Partisan clients

1. Poll commissioned by the Missouri Scout

References

1. "Missouri Secretary of State election, 2024". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
2. "Missouri Secretary of State Election 2024 Live Results". www.nbcnews.com. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
3. Erickson, Kurt (June 6, 2023). "With focus on voter fraud, senator from Warrensburg launches run for top state election post". St. Louis Post-Dispatch .
4. "SOS, Missouri - Elections: Offices Filed in Candidate Filing". s1.sos.mo.gov. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
5. Suntrup, Jack (March 26, 2024). "Dean Plocher and Mary Elizabeth Coleman pivot to Missouri secretary of state's race". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved March 26, 2024.
6. Dereuck, Kelly (October 29, 2023). "Greene County's Schoeller among crowded field of GOP candidates for MO Secretary of State". Springfield News-Leader . Retrieved January 27, 2024.
7. Skalicky, Michele (February 11, 2023). "Greene County Clerk Shane Schoeller announces run for Missouri secretary of state". KSMU.
8. "St. Charles representative announces bid for Missouri Secretary of State". KOMU-TV . October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
9. Keller, Rudi (March 18, 2024). "Caleb Rowden drops out of GOP race for Missouri Secretary of State". Missouri Independent. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
10. Hancock, Jason (April 6, 2023). "Jay Ashcroft makes it official: He's running for Missouri governor in 2024".
11. "SBA Pro-Life America Candidate Fund Endorses Coleman for MO Sec. of State". sbaprolife.org. June 18, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
12. "MRL PAC Releases August 6, 2024 Primary Election Endorsements" (PDF). missourilifepac.org. June 25, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
13. "Editorial: Our endorsements in the Missouri secretary of state and attorney general primaries". July 18, 2024.
14. Hanshaw, Annelise (July 16, 2024). "Incumbent Missouri Treasurer faces four-way Republican primary". missouriindependent.com.
15. Battleground Connect
16. Remington Research (R)
17. Remington Research (R)
18. Missouri Secretary of State (August 6, 2024). "State of Missouri - State of Missouri - Primary Election, August 06, 2024". enr.sos.mo.gov/. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
19. Suntrup, Jack (February 27, 2024). "US Rep. Cori Bush defends record as Democrats file to oust her in August primary" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on February 28, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2024. Democratic state Rep. Barbara Phifer of Kirkwood, along with Monique Williams and Gavin Bena of St. Louis, also filed to run for secretary of state as Democrats.
20. Palermo, Gregg (March 1, 2024). "Questions remain about key Missouri races as August primary filing opens". Spectrum News . Retrieved March 3, 2024.
21. Jacobson, Louis (January 31, 2024). "This Year's Key Attorney General and Secretary of State Races". University of Virginia Center for Politics .
22. ActiVote
23. ActiVote
24. YouGov/Saint Louis University
25. General Election, November 05, 2024, Official Results, Missouri Secretary of State, December 23, 2024.
26. https://x.com/Missouri_Mapper/status/1864817440984609087
27. https://x.com/Missouri_Mapper/status/1866159219474350471
28. https://x.com/Missouri_Mapper/status/1867265205626892535
29. https://x.com/Missouri_Mapper/status/1870266060672512072
30. https://x.com/Missouri_Mapper/status/1867266162326663235
31. https://x.com/Missouri_Mapper/status/1867310017407340777
32. https://x.com/Missouri_Mapper/status/1870249971859038376
33. https://x.com/Missouri_Mapper/status/1867265050127605909

External links

Official campaign websites

• Barbara Phifer (D) for Secretary of State
• Denny Hoskins (R) for Secretary of State