2024 United States Senate election in Missouri

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2024 United States Senate election in Missouri
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Nominee Josh Hawley Lucas Kunce
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,651,9071,243,728
Percentage55.57%41.84%
2024 United States Senate election in Missouri results map by county.svg
County results
Hawley:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Kunce:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     80–90%
U.S. senator before election

Josh Hawley
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

Josh Hawley
Republican

The 2024 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Missouri. Republican incumbent Josh Hawley was re-elected to a second term, defeating his Democratic challenger Lucas Kunce. Primary elections took place on August 6, 2024. [1]

Contents

Hawley was the favorite in the polls throughout the cycle due to the state's Republican lean, though some polls showed a close race. [2] [3] Kunce, who had previously run in 2022, losing narrowly in the Democratic primaries to Trudy Busch Valentine, was seen as a strong candidate who outpaced Hawley in fundraising for much of the race and outspent him in advertising. [4] [5] [6]

Hawley ultimately won re-election with a comfortable 55.6% of the vote to Kunce's 41.8%, improving his 2018 margin by around 8 points. Despite his loss, Kunce outperformed Vice President Kamala Harris by 2 points, while Hawley underperformed Donald Trump by nearly 3 points, making the race slightly closer than the concurrent presidential election. [7] [8]

Background

From 1904 to 2004, Missouri's electoral votes always went to the winner of the presidential race, with only one exception: in 1956, during the landslide re-election of President Dwight Eisenhower, Missouri went to Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson. The state's accuracy in voting with the national consensus includes the highly competitive elections of 1960, 1976, and 2000. [9]

Missouri is no longer thought of as a perennial swing state, and is today considered to be a strongly red state. Since 1964, the only three Democrats it has backed have been Southerners: Lyndon B. Johnson, Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton. In 2008, Missouri narrowly voted for the losing candidate, Republican John McCain, despite a sizable electoral college win for Democrat Barack Obama. In 2012, Missouri favored losing candidate Mitt Romney by nearly 10 percentage points, despite another significant victory for Obama in the rest of the country. In 2016 and 2020, Missouri again voted strongly Republican, this time for Donald Trump by over 15 points, despite Trump losing the latter election. This marked the third time in four presidential elections that Missouri supported a losing Republican. Missouri has not supported any Democratic candidate since Bill Clinton in 1996. [9]

In more recent years, Republicans have experienced significant electoral success in the state. In 2016, the Republican Party secured victories in key statewide positions, including Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Treasurer. Building on this momentum, in 2022, Scott Fitzpatrick successfully won the position of Auditor, a seat previously held by Democrat Nicole Galloway. Notably, Nicole Galloway remains the last Democrat to have been elected to a statewide position in the state. [10]

The most recent Democrat to secure election to the Senate from Missouri was Claire McCaskill back in 2012. She sought a third term in 2018, facing off against Josh Hawley, but was ultimately defeated by a margin of 5.8%. [11]

Most pollsters categorized this race as safe for the Republican Party. [12] [13] [14] [15]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of July 31, 2024
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Josh Hawley (R)$22,492,767$17,267,201$5,701,081
Source: Federal Election Commission [19]

Results

Republican primary results [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Josh Hawley (incumbent) 607,602 100.0%
Total votes607,602 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Endorsements

Lucas Kunce

U.S. representatives

State officials

State senators

State representatives

Municipal officials

Local officials

Individuals

Labor unions

Organizations

Karla May

State representatives

Local officials

Wesley Bell (withdrawn)

State officials

State representatives

Municipal officials

Local officials

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of July 31, 2024
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
December Harmon (D)$16,524 [f] $15,578$945
Lucas Kunce (D)$11,193,778$6,959,981$4,241,078
Karla May (D)$53,962$48,314$5,647
Source: Federal Election Commission [19]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [g] 		Margin
of error		Mita
Biswas		December
Harmon		Lucas
Kunce		Karla
May		Undecided
Remington Research Group [65] [A] July 10–11, 2024600 (LV)–1%4%39%10%46%

Results

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Results by county:
  Kunce
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  May
  •   40–50%
Democratic primary results [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lucas Kunce 255,775 67.64%
Democratic Karla May 87,90823.25%
Democratic December Harmon26,8047.09%
Democratic Mita Biswas7,6472.02%
Total votes378,134 100.0%

Third-party and independent candidates

Declared

Results

Libertarian primary results [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian W.C. Young 2,437 100.0%
Total votes2,437 100.0%

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Jared Young (I)$364,377 [h] $253,727$110,650
Source: Federal Election Commission [19]

General election

The two candidates participated in two debates—one alongside third-party opponents and a second one-on-one televised event. Both debates were marked by frequent attacks. Hawley criticized Kunce over an accidental shooting involving a reporter at a campaign event and his refusal to endorse a presidential candidate. Kunce countered by attacking Hawley's involvement in objecting to the certification of the 2020 election and his opposition to abortion rights. 2024 Missouri Amendment 3, which was concurrently on the ballot, passed and legalized abortion in Missouri.

Despite the contentious exchanges, the candidates found some common ground on border security and opposition to deploying U.S. troops to the Middle East. [68] [69] [70]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [12] Solid RNovember 9, 2023
Inside Elections [13] Solid RNovember 9, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball [14] Safe RNovember 9, 2023
Decision Desk HQ/The Hill [71] Likely RAugust 26, 2024
Elections Daily [15] Safe RMay 4, 2023
CNalysis [72] Solid RNovember 21, 2023
RealClearPolitics [73] Likely RAugust 5, 2024
Split Ticket [74] Safe ROctober 23, 2024
538 [75] Solid ROctober 26, 2024

Post-primary endorsements

Josh Hawley (R)

Individuals

Organizations

  • Missouri Farm Bureau PAC [77]
Lucas Kunce (D)

U.S. Representatives

Organizations

Newspapers

Organizations

Individuals

Jared Young (B)

U.S. Senators

Polling

Aggregate polls

Source of poll
aggregation		Dates
administered		Dates
updated		Josh
Hawley (R)		Lucas
Kunce (D)		Undecided
[i] 		Margin
FiveThirtyEight [86] through November 3, 2024November 4, 202451.3%41.8%6.9%Hawley +9.5%
TheHill/DDHQ [87] through November 3, 2024November 4, 202452.6%44.5%2.9%Hawley +8.1%
Average52.0%43.2%4.8%Hawley +8.8%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [g] 		Margin
of error		Josh
Hawley (R)		Lucas
Kunce (D)		OtherUndecided
Research Co. [88] November 2–3, 2024450 (LV)± 4.6%52%41%3% [j] 4%
ActiVote [89] October 6–27, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%56%44%––
GQR (D) [90] [B] October 23–26, 2024600 (LV)± 4.0%49%46%–5%
Emerson College [91] [C] October 22–23, 2024620 (LV)± 3.9%51%41%2% [k] 7%
ActiVote [92] September 1 – October 1, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%54%46%––
Emerson College [93] [D] September 12–13, 2024850 (LV)± 3.3%51%40%1%8%
Change Research [94] September 11–13, 20241,237 (RV)± 3.1%46%41%4%9%
GQR Research (D) [95] [E] September 6–12, 2024645 (LV)± 3.9%50%46%2%2%
52%48%––
Remington Research Group (R) [96] [A] September 4–5, 2024816 (LV)–52%37%–11%
YouGov/Saint Louis University [97] August 8–16, 2024900 (LV)± 3.8%53%42%–4%
Emerson College [98] June 17–19, 20241,000 (RV)± 3.0%47%38%5%10%
Remington Research Group (R) [99] [A] March 6–8, 2024713 (LV)± 3.9%53%39%–8%
Emerson College [100] January 23–28, 20241,830 (RV)± 2.2%43%30%7%20%
Show Me Victories (D) [101] October 26–31, 2023407 (RV)± 4.9%46%42%4%8%
Emerson College [102] October 1–4, 2023491 (RV)± 4.4%45%32%5%17%
GQR Research (D) [103] [E] August 16–19, 2023863 (LV)± 3.3%44%43%–12%
Hypothetical polling

Josh Hawley vs. Wesley Bell

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [g] 		Margin
of error		Josh
Hawley (R)		Wesley
Bell (D)		OtherUndecided
Emerson College [102] October 1–4, 2023491 (RV)± 4.4%44%34%5%17%

Debate

2024 United States Senate election in Missouri debate
No.DateHostModeratorLink Republican Democratic Libertarian Green Better
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
HawleyKunceYoungKlineYoung
1Sep. 20, 2024 Missouri Press Association David Lieb YouTube PPNPP

Results

2024 United States Senate election in Missouri [104]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Josh Hawley (incumbent) 1,651,907 55.57% +4.17
Democratic Lucas Kunce 1,243,72841.84%−3.73
Libertarian W. C. Young35,6711.20%
Better PartyJared Young21,1110.71%
Green Nathan Kline20,1230.68%
Write-in 190.00%
Total votes2,972,559 100.0%
Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

Hawley won 5 of 8 congressional districts, with the remaining 3 going to Kunce, including one that elected a Republican. [105]

DistrictKunceHawleyRepresentative
1st 82%16% Wesley Bell
2nd 50%48% Ann Wagner
3rd 38%59% Bob Onder
4th 36%60% Mark Alford
5th 61%36% Emanuel Cleaver
6th 39%58% Sam Graves
7th 31%65% Eric Burlison
8th 28%69% Jason Smith

Notes

  1. ↑ Bricklayers Administrative District Council of Missouri and Locals 1 and 15
  2. ↑ Missouri State Council of Fire Fighters and IAFF 2nd district and Local 2665
  3. ↑ Locals 1, 27, and 63
  4. ↑ Locals 264, 663, and 1290
  5. ↑ Locals 8, 268, 314, 533, and 669
  6. ↑ $6,102 of this total was self-funded by Harmon
  7. 1 2 3 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  8. ↑ $245,000 of this total was self-funded by Young
  9. ↑ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  10. ↑ "Some other candidate" with 3%
  11. ↑ Young (L) with 1%; Kline (G) with 1%

Partisan clients

  1. 1 2 3 Poll sponsored by the Missouri Scout
  2. ↑ Poll sponsored by IAFF Local 2665
  3. ↑ Poll sponsored by The Hill and Nexstar
  4. ↑ Poll sponsored by The Hill
  5. 1 2 Poll sponsored by Kunce's campaign

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