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.
Forrest Carl Donnell was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator and the 40th governor of Missouri.
Jeremiah Wilson "Jay" Nixon is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 55th governor of Missouri from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,he was first elected to the governorship in 2008 and reelected in 2012. Prior to his tenure as Missouri Governor,he served as the 40th Missouri Attorney General from 1993 to 2009. After leaving public office he joined the Dowd Bennett law firm in St. Louis. As of early 2024,he is the most recent Democrat to serve as the governor of Missouri.
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.
Christopher Andrew Koster is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 41st Attorney General of Missouri from 2009 to 2017. Before that,Koster was elected three times as prosecuting attorney of Cass County,Missouri,and served four years as state senator from Missouri's 31st Senatorial district.
Jim Lembke is a former Republican member of the Missouri Senate,representing the 1st District from 2009 to 2013. Previously he was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2003 through 2008. In 2011,Lembke led a filibuster over the state accepting extended unemployment benefits from the federal government,effectively cutting off those benefits until an agreement cut state benefits to 20 weeks from 26 weeks. The move was criticized by both Democrats and Republicans,as the state was not required to pay anything for the extended benefits.
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 as the 43rd Missouri Attorney General from 2019 to 2023.
Kurt Schaefer is a former Republican member of the Missouri Senate,representing the 19th District from 2009 to 2017. In 2016,Schaefer ran against Josh Hawley for Missouri Attorney General,but was defeated for the Republican nomination in the August 2 primary.
The 2012 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2012. Incumbent Republican Peter Kinder faced Democratic nominee and former state auditor Susan Montee,Libertarian Matthew Copple,and the Constitution Party nominee,former state representative Cynthia Davis.
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 1934 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 6,1934. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Roscoe Patterson,first elected in 1928,sought reelection to a second term. He was defeated by the Democratic candidate,future Vice President and President of the United States Harry Truman.
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 gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2016,to elect the Governor 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 1940 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 5,1940. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator and future President of the United States Harry S. Truman,who was first elected in 1934,decided to seek re-election to a second term. He narrowly survived a primary challenge from Governor of Missouri Lloyd C. Stark before also narrowly defeating Republican nominee Manvel H. Davis in the general election.
Bob Burns is an American politician and Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives representing District 93 since January 9,2013.
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.
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.
The 2020 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the Governor of Missouri,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Mike Parson ran for and was elected to a full term in office. Parson was elected as lieutenant governor in 2016 but became governor on June 1,2018,after incumbent Eric Greitens resigned under threat of impeachment by the state legislature. Parson declared his bid for a full term on September 8,2019. State Auditor Nicole Galloway,Missouri's only Democratic statewide officer and only female statewide officer,was the Democratic nominee and if elected,would have become Missouri's first female governor.
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 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.
