John Claggett Danforth is an American politician,attorney,diplomat,and Episcopal priest who served as the Attorney General of Missouri from 1969 to 1976 and as a United States Senator from 1976 to 1995. A member of the Republican Party,he later served as Special Counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice from 1999 to 2000 and as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2004 to 2005.
Claire Conner McCaskill is an American former politician who served as a United States senator from Missouri from 2007 to 2019 and as State Auditor of Missouri from 1999 to 2007.
Charles Graham was an American politician in the Democratic Party who represented the 19th Senate District in the Missouri General Assembly,which includes the city of Columbia,Missouri,where he lived.
Kelly Ann Ayotte is an American attorney and politician who is the governor-elect of New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party,she served as a United States senator from New Hampshire from 2011 to 2017 and as New Hampshire Attorney General from 2004 to 2009.
Eric Robert Greitens is an American businessman,author,former politician and former Navy SEAL,who served as the 56th governor of Missouri from January 2017 until June 2018,when he resigned that month amid allegations of sexual assault and campaign finance impropriety. He is a member of the Republican Party,and was a Democrat until 2015.
Stephen Webber is the former Chair of the Missouri Democratic Party. Webber served as a Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2009 to 2016,representing the 46th District in central Missouri. Before taking office,Webber served two tours of duty in Iraq with the United States Marine Corps. He resides in Columbia. Webber was a potential candidate for Missouri governor but did not enter the race.
Eric Stephen Schmitt is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Missouri since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,Schmitt served from 2017 to 2019 as the 46th State Treasurer of Missouri and from 2019 to 2023 as the 43rd Missouri Attorney General.
Richard Bowen Loftin,better known as R. Bowen Loftin,is an American academic and physicist who was the 22nd Chancellor of the University of Missouri in Columbia,Missouri. Prior to his appointment as chancellor,he served as the 24th president of Texas A&M University.
Vicky Jo Hartzler is an American politician,and businesswoman who served as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,she served as the Missouri state representative for the 124th district from 1995 to 2001.
The 2012 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 6,2012,alongside the presidential and gubernatorial elections. The incumbent Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster,a Democrat,won re-election for a second full term against Republican attorney Ed Martin. As of 2024,this is the last time a Democrat was elected Attorney General of Missouri.
The 2016 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 8,2016,to elect the Attorney General of Missouri,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Republican Josh Hawley defeated the Democratic nominee Teresa Hensley.
Nicole Marie Galloway is an American accountant and politician who served as the state auditor of Missouri from 2015 to 2023. She was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Missouri in the 2020 election,losing to incumbent Republican Mike Parson.
Joshua David Hawley is an American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States senator from Missouri,a seat he has held since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,Hawley served as the 42nd attorney general of Missouri from 2017 to 2019,before defeating two-term incumbent Democratic senator Claire McCaskill in the 2018 election and winning reelection in 2024.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 6,2018,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Missouri,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections,including Missouri's quadrennial State Auditor election.
John Robert "Jay" Ashcroft is an American attorney,engineer and politician serving as the 40th and current Secretary of State of Missouri since 2017. A member of the Republican Party,he is the son of former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft.
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.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 8,2022,concurrently with elections for all other Class 3 U.S. senators and elections for the U.S. House of Representatives,to select a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Missouri. Incumbent senator Roy Blunt,a Republican,did not seek a third term in office. Republican Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt won the open seat,defeating Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine.
The 2020 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the Attorney General of Missouri. It was held concurrently with the presidential election,along with elections to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives,as well as various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt was elected to a full term after he was appointed by Governor Mike Parson when Josh Hawley was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018.
The 2016 United States attorney general elections were held on November 8,2016,in 10 states. The previous attorney general elections for eight of the 10 states took place in 2012. The last attorney general elections for Utah and Vermont took place in 2014,as Utah held a special election due to the resignation of John Swallow,while the attorney general of Vermont serves two-year terms. The elections took place concurrently with the 2016 presidential election,elections to the House of Representatives and Senate,and numerous state and local elections.
Erin Morrow Hawley is an American lawyer and the wife of Senator Josh Hawley. She is known for her conservative political work and her affiliation with the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF).
