Robert Lee Holden Jr. is an American politician who served as the 53rd governor of Missouri from 2001 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as the Missouri state treasurer from 1993 to 2001 and represented the 136th district in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1983 to 1989. Since leaving public office,Holden has worked at Webster University,where he founded the Holden Public Policy Forum,and serves as the president and chairman of the United States Heartland China Association.
Melvin Eugene Carnahan was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 51st governor of Missouri from 1993 until his death in 2000. Carnahan was a Democrat and held various positions in government.
Isaac Newton Skelton IV was an American politician and lawyer who served as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 4th congressional district from 1977 to 2011. During his tenure,he served as the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. He was a member of the Democratic Party. On November 2,2010,he unexpectedly lost his seat to Republican Vicky Hartzler amid a Republican landslide. Notably,he was one of three Democratic committee chairmen to lose reelection in the 2010 midterm cycle,alongside House Budget Committee chairman John Spratt of South Carolina and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman Jim Oberstar of Minnesota.
Roy Dean Blunt is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Missouri from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as the 33rd Missouri Secretary of State (1985–1993) and U.S. Representative for Missouri's 7th congressional district (1997–2011).
Matthew Roy Blunt is an American politician and former naval officer who served as the 54th governor of Missouri from 2005 to 2009. He previously served ten years in the United States Navy and as Missouri secretary of state.
John Russell Carnahan is an American politician from the state of Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 3rd congressional district from 2005 to 2013.
Ann Louise Wagner is an American politician and former diplomat serving as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 2nd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party,she was the United States ambassador to Luxembourg from 2005 to 2009.
William Lawrence Webster is an American lawyer,former politician and convicted felon from Missouri. He served in the Missouri House of Representatives and later as the 39th Attorney General of Missouri from 1985 to 1993. After failing to win election as governor in 1992,Webster pleaded guilty to felony embezzlement.
Sarah Steelman is an American Republican politician from Missouri and State Treasurer from 2005 to 2009. She is currently serving in the Office of Administration in Governor Mike Parson’s administration. She did not run for re-election as state treasurer in 2008,having run for governor,and was succeeded in office by Democrat Clint Zweifel on January 12,2009. She was listed in a 2008 article in the New York Times as among seventeen women who may someday run for President of the United States. On November 29,2010,Steelman announced she would run for the U.S. Senate in 2012. She was defeated in the Republican primary by U.S. Representative Todd Akin.
Missouri's 4th congressional district comprises west-central Missouri. It stretches from the northern half of Columbia to the southern and eastern suburbs of Kansas City,including a sliver of Kansas City in Cass County and parts of Blue Springs in Jackson County. It also includes the portion of Columbia north of Interstate 70,home to the University of Missouri.
The 2008 congressional elections in Missouri were held on November 4,2008,to determine who will represent the state of Missouri in the United States House of Representatives. The primary election for candidates seeking the nomination of the Republican Party,the Democratic Party,and the Libertarian Party was held on August 5.
William Blaine Luetkemeyer is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 3rd congressional district since 2013,having represented Missouri's 9th congressional district from 2009 to 2013. A member of the Republican Party,Luetkemeyer formerly served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives. On January 4,2024,he announced he would not run for reelection in 2024.
Elections were held on November 2,2010,to determine Missouri's nine members of the United States House of Representatives. Representatives were elected for two-year terms to serve in the 112th Congress from January 3,2011,until January 3,2013. Primary elections were held on August 3,2010.
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.
Jason Thomas Smith is an American businessman and politician who has been the U.S. representative for Missouri's 8th congressional district since 2013. The district comprises 30 counties,covering just under 20,000 square miles of southeastern and southern Missouri.
The 1992 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 3,1992,and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee,Lt. Governor Mel Carnahan,over the Republican candidate,Missouri Attorney General William L. Webster,and Libertarian Joan Dow. Carnahan had defeated St. Louis mayor Vincent C. Schoemehl for the Democratic nomination,while Webster had defeated Secretary of State Roy Blunt and Treasurer Wendell Bailey for the Republican nomination.
The 2016 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on November 8,2016,to elect the State Treasurer 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.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri were held on November 8,2016,to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Missouri,one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on August 2.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri were held on November 8,2022,to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Missouri,one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
The 2024 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 5,2024,to elect the attorney general 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. Primary elections took place on August 6,2024. Incumbent Andrew Bailey won the Republican nomination,while Elad Gross won the Democratic nomination.
