2018 United States Senate election in Missouri
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The 2018 United States Senate election in Missouri will take 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.
Incumbent Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill is running for reelection to a third term.[1]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Claire McCaskill, incumbent U.S. Senator[1][2]
Potential
- Jason Kander, former Missouri Secretary of State, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016[3]
Endorsements
Claire McCaskill
- Organizations
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Tony Monetti, veteran[5]
- Austin Petersen, former candidate for the Libertarian nomination for President of the United States in 2016[6][7]
Potential
- Carl Edwards, retired NASCAR driver[8][9]
- Sam Graves, U.S. Representative[2][10]
- Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative[11][12][10][9]
- David Humphreys, businessman[9]
- Mike Kehoe, State Senator[9]
- Peter Kinder, former Lieutenant Governor and candidate for Governor in 2016[12][9]
- Billy Long, U.S. Representative[11]
- Blaine Luetkemeyer, U.S. Representative[9]
- Ed Martin, former Chairman of the Missouri Republican Party, nominee for MO-03 in 2010 and nominee for Attorney General in 2012[9]
- Todd Richardson, Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives[10][9]
- Eric Schmitt, State Treasurer[10]
- Ryan Silvey, State Senator[9]
- Josh Hawley, Missouri Attorney General [9]
- Jason Smith, U.S. Representative[9]
- David Steelman, former State Representative and nominee for Attorney General in 1992[9]
- Dave Wasinger, attorney[13][9]
Declined
- Ann Wagner, U.S. Representative and former U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg[14]
Endorsements
Austin Petersen
- Individuals
- Eric Brakey, State Senator in Maine, and candidate for U.S Senate in Maine for 2018[15]
- Ron Coleman (legal scholar), legal scholar and journalist[16]
- B. Wayne Hughes, Jr., businessman and philanthropist[17]
- Dana Loesch, conservative talk radio host and host of The Dana Show on TheBlaze[18]
- Dave Rubin, host of The Rubin Report[19]
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Declared
- Alicia Dearn, lawyer and activist, candidate for Vice President at the 2016 Libertarian National Convention[20]
Declined
- Austin Petersen, candidate for Libertarian presidential nomination in 2016 (running as a Republican)[21]
References
- ^ a b Wise, Lindsay (September 1, 2016). "McCaskill to seek third term in U.S. Senate". McClatchy Washington Bureau. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ a b Mannies, Jo (November 18, 2016). "Undaunted by Democratic setbacks, McCaskill running for re-election in 2018". St. Louis Public Radio. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ^ Rasmussen_Poll. "2018's Initial Senate Ratings." Rasmussen Reports. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 June 2017.
- ^ "EMILY's List Endorses Nine Democratic Women Senators for Re-Election in 2018". EMILY's List. February 10, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ Ventimiglia, Jack (April 6, 2017). "Monetti seeks Senate seat". The Daily Star-Journal. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ "Austin Petersen Announces He's Running for US Senate as Republican". Liberty Hangout. July 3, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
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(help) - ^ "Exclusive: Libertarian Activist Austin Petersen Is Running for U.S. Senate...as a Republican! [Reason Podcast]". Reason Magazine. July 4, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ Fryer, Jenna (January 25, 2017). "NASCAR's Carl Edwards Does Not Rule out US Senate Run in '18". ABC News. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Looking forward to the 2018 election: Who are the top contenders?". The Missouri Times. April 17, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Railey, Kimberly (January 10, 2017). "Possible GOP challengers to McCaskill, who Rs see as one of their ripest '18 targets". Twitter. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ a b Schor, Elana; Everett, Burgess (November 18, 2016). "2018 showdown looms: House Republicans vs. Democratic senators". Politico. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ a b Yokley, Eli (November 22, 2016). "Wagner Quits Leadership Posts, Signaling Potential Senate Run". Morning Consult. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ^ Erickson, Kurt (February 27, 2017). "Missouri GOP basks in success, looks forward to 2018". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ Drucker, David M. (July 3, 2017). "Top GOP Senate recruit Ann Wagner won't challenge Claire McCaskill". The Washington Examiner. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- ^ "Sen. Eric Brakey on Twitter". Twitter. July 4, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "Ron Coleman on Twitter". Twitter. July 5, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ {cite news|url=https://twitter.com/BWayneHughesJr/status/882985005202395138%7Ctitle=B. Wayne Hughes Jr. on Twitter|work=Twitter|date=July 6, 2017|accessdate=July 7, 2017}}
- ^ "Dana Loesch on Twitter". Twitter. July 5, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "Dave Rubin on Twitter". Twitter. July 4, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ https://thejacknews.com/politics/political-highlights/alicia-dearn-announces-exploratory-committee-u-s-senate-missouri/
- ^ Petersen, Austin. "Why I'm running as a Republican for U.S. Senate". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 4 July 2017.