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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

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