Jay Ashcroft

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Jay Ashcroft
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40th Secretary of State of Missouri
In office
January 9, 2017 January 13, 2025
Democratic Jill Schupp 28,022 50.09% +0.19
Republican John R. "Jay" Ashcroft26,19646.82%−3.28
Libertarian Jim Higgins1,7273.09%+3.09

Secretary of State

2016 Missouri Secretary of State Republican primary [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican John R. "Jay" Ashcroft 401,361 61.33%
Republican Will Kraus 226,47334.60%
Republican Roi Chinn26,6384.07%
2016 Missouri Secretary of State election [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican John R. "Jay" Ashcroft 1,591,086 57.62% +10.21
Democratic Robin Smith1,061,78838.45%−10.43
Libertarian Chris Morrill108,5683.93%+1.26
2020 Missouri Secretary of State election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican John R. "Jay" Ashcroft (incumbent) 1,790,873 60.59% +2.97%
Democratic Yinka Faleti 1,072,41536.28%−2.17%
Libertarian Carl Herman Freese55,3201.87%−2.06%
Green Paul Lehmann23,9810.81%N/A
Constitution Paul Venable13,0660.44%N/A

Governor

2024 Missouri gubernatorial election, Primary, August 5, 2024 [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Mike Kehoe 275,139 39.41
Republican Bill Eigel 227,25732.55
Republican John R. (Jay) Ashcroft162,31423.25
Republican 6 others33,4924.80
Total votes698,202 100.00

References

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Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Secretary of State of Missouri
2016, 2020
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Secretary of State of Missouri
2017–2025
Succeeded by
Denny Hoskins