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Elections in Missouri |
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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]
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is retiring after unsuccessfully seeking the Republican nomination in the 2024 Missouri gubernatorial election.
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Campaign finance reports as of July 16, 2024 | |
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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 [13] |
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 | |||
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Battleground Connect [14] [A] | July 30–31, 2024 | 896 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 7% | 9% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 6% | – | 11% | 3% | 37% | |||
Caleb Rowden withdraws from the race | ||||||||||||||||
Remington Research (R) [15] [A] | February 14–15, 2024 | 706 (LV) | ± 3.6% | – | – | – | 10% | 12% | – | 11% | 6% | 5% | 56% | |||
Remington Research (R) [16] [A] | January 17–18, 2024 | 806 (LV) | ± 3.3% | – | – | – | 7% | 12% | – | 11% | 6% | 5% | 59% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball [20] | Safe R | January 31, 2024 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Denny Hoskins (R) | Barbara Phifer (D) | Other | Undecided |
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ActiVote [21] | October 8–27, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 55% | 45% | – | – |
ActiVote [22] | September 6 – October 13, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 56.5% | 43.5% | – | – |
YouGov/Saint Louis University [23] | August 8–16, 2024 | 450 (LV) | ± 5.4% | 54% | 36% | 1% | 9% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Denny Hoskins | ||||
Democratic | Barbara Phifer | ||||
Libertarian | Carl Freese | ||||
Green | Jerome Bauer | ||||
Total votes |
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