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The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the 8 U.S. representatives from the state of Missouri, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 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 primary elections are scheduled for August 6, 2024.

District 1

The 1st district encompasses the city of St. Louis and much of northern St. Louis County, including Florissant and University City. The incumbent is Democrat Cori Bush, who was elected with 72.9% of the vote in 2022.^[1]

Democratic primary

Declared

Wesley Bell, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney^[2] (previously ran for U.S. Senate)^[3]
Cori Bush, incumbent U.S. Representative^[4]
Maria Chappelle-Nadal, former state senator and candidate for this district in 2016^[5]
Ron Harshaw, high school football coach and candidate for this district in 2022^[6]

Declined

Brian Williams, state senator^[7]

Endorsements

Wesley Bell

Labor unions

Missouri-Kansas Laborers’ District Council^[8]

Cori Bush

U.S. Representatives

Rashida Tlaib, U.S. representative from Michigan's 12th congressional district^[9]

Local officials

Sharon Pace, mayor of Northwoods and former state representative^[9]
5 St. Louis alders^[9]

Organizations

Labor unions

American Federation of Government Employees Local 96^[22]
Coalition of Black Trade Unionists^[22]
Service Employees International Union Missouri/Kansas council^[23]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2023
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Wesley Bell (D)	$773,389	$364,609	$408,779
Cori Bush (D)	$924,076	$719,351	$215,571
Source: Federal Election Commission^[24]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Wesley Bell	Cori Bush	Maria Chappelle-Nadal	Other	Undecided
Remington Research (R)/ Missouri Scout^[A]	February 7–9, 2024	401 (LV)	± 4.95%	50%	28%	4%	–	18%

Republican primary

Declared

Stan Hall, pastor^[6]
Timothy Gartin, teacher^[6]
Mike Hebron, St. Louis Ward 6 Republican Committee member and perennial candidate^[6]
Andrew Jones, energy executive, perennial candidate, and nominee for this district in 2022^[6]
Laura Mitchell-Riley, candidate for this district in 2022^[6]

Third-party and independent candidates

Declared

Rochelle Riggins (Libertarian)^[6]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Cook Political Report^[25]	Solid D	February 2, 2023
Inside Elections^[26]	Solid D	March 10, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[27]	Safe D	February 23, 2023
Elections Daily^[28]	Safe D	October 26, 2023
CNalysis^[29]	Solid D	November 16, 2023

District 2

The 2nd district is based in eastern Missouri, and includes the southern and western suburbs of St. Louis, including Arnold, Town and Country, Wildwood, Chesterfield, and Oakville. The incumbent is Republican Ann Wagner, who was re-elected with 54.9% of the vote in 2022.^[1]

Republican primary

Declared

Peter Pfeifer, college professor and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018^[6]
Ann Wagner, incumbent U.S. Representative^[30]

Endorsements

Ann Wagner

Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2023
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Ann Wagner (R)	$2,126,680	$972,567	$2,611,592
Source: Federal Election Commission^[33]

Democratic primary

Declared

Ray Hartmann, founder of the Riverfront Times^[34]
Chuck Summers^[6]

Withdrawn

John Kiehne, digital media consultant and perennial candidate^[35]

Third-party and independent candidates

Declared

Brandon Daugherty (Libertarian)^[6]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Cook Political Report^[25]	Solid R	February 2, 2023
Inside Elections^[26]	Solid R	March 10, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[27]	Safe R	February 23, 2023
Elections Daily^[28]	Likely R	October 26, 2023
CNalysis^[29]	Very Likely R	November 16, 2023

District 3

The third district encompasses east-central Missouri, taking in Jefferson City, Troy, O'Fallon, and Washington. The incumbent is Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer, who was re-elected with 65.1% of the vote in 2022.^[1] He is retiring.

Republican primary

Declared

Chad Bicknell, salesman^[6]
Kyle Bone, aerospace engineer^[6]
Bruce Bowman, consultant^[6]
Arnie Dienoff, property manager and perennial candidate^[6]
Justin Hicks, state representative from 108th district (2023–present)^[36]
Bob Onder, former state senator from the 2nd district (2015–2023) and candidate for this district^[b] in 2008^[37]
Kurt Schaefer, former state senator from the 19th district (2009–2017)^[38]
Brandon Wilkinson, truck driver and candidate for this district in 2020 and 2022^[39]

Withdrawn

Taylor Burks, former Boone County Clerk and candidate for the 4th district in 2022^[40]
Mary Elizabeth Coleman, state senator from the 22nd district (2023–present) (running for Secretary of State)^[41]
Blaine Luetkemeyer, incumbent U.S. representative^[42]^[43]

Declined

Andrew Bailey, Missouri Attorney General (running for re-election)^[44]
Mike Bernskoetter, state senator from the 6th district (2019–present)^[45]
Bill Eigel, state senator from the 23rd district (2017–present) (running for governor)^[45]
Travis Fitzwater, state senator from the 10th district (2023–present)^[46]
Caleb Jones, former state representative from the 50th district (2011–2017)^[45]
Mike Kehoe, Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (2018–present) (running for governor)^[44]
Tony Luetkemeyer, state senator from the 34th district (2019–present) and cousin of incumbent Blaine Luetkemeyer^[47]
Caleb Rowden, President pro tempore of the Missouri Senate (2023–present) from the 19th district (2017–present) (running for secretary of state)^[48]
Nick Schroer, state senator from the 2nd district (2023–present)^[45]
Adam Schwadron, state representative from the 105th district (2021–present) (running for secretary of state)^[49]
Sara Walsh, former state representative from the 50th district (2017–2023) and candidate for the 4th district in 2022^[50]

Democratic primary

Declared

Andrew Daly, Missouri School for the Deaf activities director and candidate for this district in 2022^[6]
Bethany Mann, environmental chemist and nominee for this district in 2022^[51]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2023
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Jon Karlen (D)^[c]	$165	$0	$3,523
Source: Federal Election Commission^[52]

Third-party and independent candidates

Declared

Jordan Rowden (Libertarian), realtor^[6]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Cook Political Report^[25]	Solid R	February 2, 2023
Inside Elections^[26]	Solid R	March 10, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[27]	Safe R	February 23, 2023
Elections Daily^[28]	Safe R	October 26, 2023
CNalysis^[29]	Solid R	November 16, 2023

District 4

The 4th district is based in predominantly rural west-central Missouri, taking in Columbia, Sedalia, Warrensburg, and Lebanon. The incumbent is Republican Mark Alford, who was elected with 71.3% of the vote in 2022.^[1]

Republican primary

Declared

Mark Alford, incumbent U.S. Representative^[6]

Endorsements

Mark Alford

Organizations

Campaign for Working Families^[31]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2023
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Mark Alford (R)	$791,118	$534,713	$313,046
Source: Federal Election Commission^[53]

Democratic primary

Declared

Jeanette Cass, postal worker^[6]
Mike McCaffree, real estate broker^[6]

Third-party and independent candidates

Declared

Alexander Heidenreich (Independent), taxi company owner and progressive activist^[54]
Thomas Holbrook (Libertarian), store cashier and nominee for this district in 2012^[6]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Cook Political Report^[25]	Solid R	February 2, 2023
Inside Elections^[26]	Solid R	March 10, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[27]	Safe R	February 23, 2023
Elections Daily^[28]	Safe R	October 26, 2023
CNalysis^[29]	Solid R	November 16, 2023

District 5

The 5th district primarily consists of the inner ring of the Kansas City metropolitan area, including nearly all of Kansas City south of the Missouri River. The incumbent is Democrat Emmanuel Cleaver, who was re-elected with 61.0% of the vote in 2022.^[1]

Democratic primary

Declared

Emmanuel Cleaver, incumbent U.S. representative^[55]

Endorsements

Emmanuel Cleaver

Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2023
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Emmanuel Cleaver (D)	$533,889	$594,806	$900,140
Source: Federal Election Commission^[57]

Republican primary

Declared

Sean Smith, Jackson County legislator^[58]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2023
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Sean Smith (R)	$38,198^[d]	$1,320	$36,878
Source: Federal Election Commission^[57]

Third-party and independent candidates

Declared

Bill Wayne (Libertarian)^[6]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Cook Political Report^[25]	Solid D	February 2, 2023
Inside Elections^[26]	Solid D	March 10, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[27]	Safe D	February 23, 2023
Elections Daily^[28]	Safe D	October 26, 2023
CNalysis^[29]	Solid D	November 16, 2023

District 6

The 6th district encompasses rural northern Missouri, St. Joseph and much of Kansas City north of the Missouri River. The incumbent is Republican Sam Graves, who was re-elected with 70.3% of the vote in 2022.^[1]

Republican primary

Declared

Sam Graves, incumbent U.S. representative^[59]
Freddie Griffin^[6]
Brandon Kleinmeyer, tax preparer and candidate for this district in 2022^[6]
Weldon Woodward, prison guard and candidate for the 5th district in 2020^[6]

Endorsements

Sam Graves

Organizations

Campaign for Working Families^[31]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2023
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Sam Graves (R)	$1,647,976	$914,525	$2,116,724
Source: Federal Election Commission^[60]

Democratic primary

Declared

Rich Gold, hotel manager^[6]
Pam May^[6]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2023
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Erik Richardson (D)	$5,573	$3,393	$2,179
Source: Federal Election Commission^[60]

Third-party and independent candidates

Declared

Andy Maidment (Libertarian), network security analyst and nominee for this district in 2022^[6]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Cook Political Report^[25]	Solid R	February 2, 2023
Inside Elections^[26]	Solid R	March 10, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[27]	Safe R	February 23, 2023
Elections Daily^[28]	Safe R	October 26, 2023
CNalysis^[29]	Solid R	November 16, 2023

District 7

The 7th district is located in southwestern Missouri, taking in Springfield, Joplin, Branson, and Nixa. The incumbent is Republican Eric Burlison, who was elected with 70.9% of the vote in 2022.^[1]

Republican primary

Declared

John Adair^[6]
Eric Burlison, incumbent U.S. Representative^[6]
Camille Lombardi-Olive, retired writer and perennial candidate^[6]
Audrey Richards, costume maker and perennial candidate^[6]

Endorsements

Eric Burlison

Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2023
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Eric Burlison (R)	$371,142	$194,971	$357,766
Source: Federal Election Commission^[62]

Democratic primary

Declared

Missi Hesketh, mayor of Forsyth^[63]

Third-party and independent candidates

Declared

Kevin Craig (Libertarian), Christian anarchist group founder and perennial candidate^[6]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Cook Political Report^[25]	Solid R	February 2, 2023
Inside Elections^[26]	Solid R	March 10, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[27]	Safe R	February 23, 2023
Elections Daily^[28]	Safe R	October 26, 2023
CNalysis^[29]	Solid R	November 16, 2023

District 8

The 8th district is the most rural district of Missouri, taking in rural southeastern Missouri, including the Missouri Bootheel, as well as the cities of Cape Girardeau and Poplar Bluff. The incumbent is Republican Jason Smith, who was re-elected with 76.0% of the vote in 2022.^[1]

Republican primary

Declared

Grant Heithold^[6]
Jason Smith, incumbent U.S. Representative^[6]
James Snider, flooring installer^[6]

Endorsements

Jason Smith

Organizations

Campaign for Working Families^[31]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2023
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Jason Smith (R)	$3,366,308	$1,603,962	$2,250,293
Source: Federal Election Commission^[64]

Democratic primary

Declared

Randi McCallian, member of the Phelps County Emergency Services Board and nominee for this district in 2022^[54]
Denny Roth, teacher^[6]

Endorsements

Denny Roth

Organizations

Freethought Equality Fund^[65]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2023
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Randi McCallian (D)	$13,648^[e]	$15,228	$6,828
Denny Roth (D)	$8,155^[f]	$235	$7,919
Source: Federal Election Commission^[64]

Third-party and independent candidates

Declared

Jake Dawson (Libertarian)^[6]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Cook Political Report^[25]	Solid R	February 2, 2023
Inside Elections^[26]	Solid R	March 10, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[27]	Safe R	February 23, 2023
Elections Daily^[28]	Safe R	October 26, 2023
CNalysis^[29]	Solid R	November 16, 2023

Notes

^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
^ This district was numbered as the 9th district prior to the 2010 redistricting cycle
^ Did not file for Q3 or Q4
^ $31,000 of this total was self-funded by Smith.
^ $3,000 of this total was self-funded by McCallian
^ $2,859 of this total was self-funded by Roth

Partisan clients

^ Non-partisan poll conducted for the tip sheet Missouri Scout

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External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

Wesley Bell (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

John Kiehne (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates

Emmanuel Cleaver (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates

Official campaign websites for 7th district candidates

Missi Hesketh (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 8th district candidates

Randi McCallian (D) for Congress

[Key-25] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[39] This district was numbered as the 9th district prior to the 2010 redistricting cycle

[55] Did not file for Q3 or Q4

[63] $31,000 of this total was self-funded by Smith.

[71] $3,000 of this total was self-funded by McCallian

[72] $2,859 of this total was self-funded by Roth

[Non-partisan-26] Non-partisan poll conducted for the tip sheet Missouri Scout

[HPVT-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "2022 National House Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

[2] Byers, Christine; Maxwell, Mark (October 30, 2023). "Wesley Bell announces run against Cori Bush for Congress". KSDK. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

[3] Hancock, Jason (June 7, 2023). "St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell enters Missouri's U.S. Senate race". Missouri Independent.

[4] Maxwell, Mark (January 29, 2024). "'My calling is to be here': Cori Bush launches re-election campaign ahead of primary showdown with Wesley Bell". KSDK. Retrieved January 29, 2024.

[5] Palermo, Gregg (February 6, 2024). "Maria Chappelle-Nadal entering race for Rep. Cori Bush's seat in Congress". Spectrum News. Retrieved February 6, 2024.

[MO2024-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak "UNOFFICIAL Candidate Filing List". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved February 27, 2024.

[7] Holleman, Joe (February 9, 2024). "State Sen. Brian Williams opts not to run for Cori Bush's congressional seat". STLtoday.com. Retrieved February 10, 2024.

[8] Holleman, Joe (December 11, 2023). "Laborers' Union endorses Wesley Bell for Congress, says Cori Bush has 'failed'". STLtoday.com. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

[kickoff-9] Schneider, Joey (January 27, 2024). "Cori Bush holds campaign kickoff event in north St. Louis County". KTVI. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

[10] "The Congressional Black Caucus' PAC has endorsed progressive Cori Bush".

[11] "ENDORSEMENT: Cori Bush – another round!". Democratic Socialists of America.

[foeprogfirstslate-12] "FOE Action Announces Endorsements for Progressive Incumbents". Friends of the Earth Action. February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

[13] "Candidates - Justice Democrats". Justice Democrats.

[lcv-14] "LCV Action Fund Announces First Round of Congressional Endorsements". League of Conservation Voters. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

[15] "Endorsed Candidates". National Women's Political Caucus. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

[pv-16] "Meet Our 2024 Candidates". Peace Action. Retrieved August 24, 2023.

[PPVPAGE-17] "2024 Planned Parenthood Action Fund Endorsed Candidates". www.plannedparenthoodaction.org. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

[PDAENDORSEGEN-18] "ENDORSEMENTS - Progressive Democrats of America". February 22, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2024.

[Sierra_Club_2024_endorsements-19] "2024 Endorsements". www.sierraclubindependentaction.org. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

[sunriseendorsetwentytwentyfour-20] "2024 Archives". Sunrise Movement. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

[wfpendorsepage-21] "Our Candidates". Working Families Party. Retrieved January 24, 2024.

[fox2now.com-22] ttps://fox2now.com/news/missouri/cori-bush-holds-campaign-kickoff-event-in-north-st-louis-county/

[23] Holleman, Joe (November 8, 2023). "Cori Bush picks up support from labor union, local social justice groups". STLtoday.com. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

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 ====Declined====
 *[[Andrew Bailey (politician)|Andrew Bailey]], [[Missouri Attorney General]] ''([[2024 Missouri Attorney General election|running for re-election]])''<ref name=abmk>{{cite web |last1=Rosenbaum |first1=Jason |title=Luetkemeyer retirement decision could prompt domino effect for the 2024 election |url=https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2024-01-05/luetkemeyer-retirement-decision-could-prompt-domino-effect-for-the-2024-election |publisher=St. Louis Public Radio |date=5 January 2024}}</ref>
-*[[Jay Barnes]], former [[Missouri House of Representatives|state representative]] from the 60th district (2011–2019)
+*[[Mike Bernskoetter]], [[Missouri Senate|state senator]] from the 6th district (2019–present)<ref name="Candidate Tracker"/>
-*[[Mike Bernskoetter]], [[Missouri Senate|state senator]] from the 6th district (2019–present)<ref name="Candidate Tracker”/>
-*Tricia Byrnes, [[Missouri House of Representatives|state representative]] from 63rd district (2023–present)<ref name="Candidate Tracker">{{Cite web|url=https://moscout.com/2024-watch|title=2024 Election Tracker|access-date=February 21, 2024|author=Drebes, Dave|work=Missouri Scout}}</ref>
-*Mike Carter, [[St. Charles County, Missouri|St. Charles County]] municipal judge<ref name="Candidate Tracker"/>
 *[[Bill Eigel]], [[Missouri Senate|state senator]] from the 23rd district (2017–present) ''([[2024 Missouri gubernatorial election|running for governor]])''<ref name="Candidate Tracker"/>
 *[[Travis Fitzwater]], [[Missouri Senate|state senator]] from the 10th district (2023–present)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Palermo |first1=Gregg |title=Travis Fitzwater rules out run for Luetkemyer seat in Congress |url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/news/2024/01/22/fitzwater-won-t-run-for-congress |access-date=January 22, 2024 |work=[[Spectrum News]] |date=January 22, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
-*Derrick Good, attorney<ref name="Candidate Tracker"/>
-*[[Eric Greitens]], former [[Governor of Missouri]] (2017–2018) and candidate for U.S. Senate in [[2022 United States Senate election in Missouri|2022]]<ref name="mceg">{{cite web |last1=Suntrup |first1=Jack |date=5 January 2024 |title=State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman jumps into race to replace Blaine Luetkemeyer |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/state-sen-mary-elizabeth-coleman-jumps-into-race-to-replace-blaine-luetkemeyer/article_12bd7288-abdf-11ee-9deb-a770247a24d6.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240106031728/https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/state-sen-mary-elizabeth-coleman-jumps-into-race-to-replace-blaine-luetkemeyer/article_12bd7288-abdf-11ee-9deb-a770247a24d6.html |archive-date=6 January 2024 |access-date=6 January 2024 |publisher=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]}}</ref>
 *[[Caleb Jones (politician)|Caleb Jones]], former [[Missouri House of Representatives|state representative]] from the 50th district (2011–2017)<ref name="Candidate Tracker"/>
 *[[Mike Kehoe]], [[Lieutenant Governor of Missouri]] (2018–present) ''([[2024 Missouri gubernatorial election|running for governor]])''<ref name=abmk/>
 *[[Tony Luetkemeyer]], [[Missouri Senate|state senator]] from the 34th district (2019–present) and cousin of incumbent [[Blaine Luetkemeyer]]<ref name="Candidate Tracker”/>
-*[[Mark McCloskey]], attorney, [[2020 Republican National Convention]] speaker known for his involvement in the [[St. Louis gun-toting controversy]], and candidate for U.S. Senate in [[2022 United States Senate election in Missouri|2022]]<ref>{{cite news |access-date=January 9, 2023 |work=Brad and John Show 92.9 [[KISM]] |author=Hildebrand, Brad |url=https://bjshow.co/we-find-out-that-john-combest-is-a-rap-aficionado-who-knew/ |date=January 5, 2024 |title=Mark McCloskey In US House Of Reps? And We Find Out That John Combest Is A Rap Aficionado. Who Knew?}}</ref>
 *[[Caleb Rowden]], [[President pro tempore]] of the [[Missouri Senate]] (2023–present) from the 19th district (2017–present) ''([[2024 Missouri Secretary of State election|running for secretary of state]])''<ref name=":0" />
-*[[Dave Schatz]], former president pro tempore of the [[Missouri Senate]] (2019–2023) from the 26th district (2015–2023) and candidate for U.S. Senate in [[2022 United States Senate election in Missouri|2022]]<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last1=Keller |first1=Rudi |title=Blaine Luetkemeyer opts out of another term in Congress |url=https://missouriindependent.com/2024/01/04/blaine-luetkemeyer-opts-out-of-another-term-in-congress/ |publisher=Missouri Independent |date=4 January 2024}}</ref>
 *[[Nick Schroer]], [[Missouri Senate|state senator]] from the 2nd district (2023–present)<ref name="Candidate Tracker"/>
 *[[Adam Schwadron]], [[Missouri House of Representatives|state representative]] from the 105th district (2021–present) ''([[2024 Missouri Secretary of State election|running for secretary of state]])''<ref>{{cite web |title=MOScout Weekender: MEC In - Luetky Eyes Luetky Seat - Wagner Talk - MOScout Poll and much more... |url=https://moscout.com/daily-updates-1/2024/1/6/moscout-weekender-mec-in-luetky-eyes-luetky-seat-wagner-talk-moscout-poll-and-much-more |publisher=Missouri Scout |access-date=9 January 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240106142831/https://moscout.com/daily-updates-1/2024/1/6/moscout-weekender-mec-in-luetky-eyes-luetky-seat-wagner-talk-moscout-poll-and-much-more |archive-date=6 January 2024 |date=6 January 2024 |quote=Rep. Adam Schwadron is a firm NO.  He’s sticking with the secretary of state’s race. |author=Drebes, Dave |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
-*Locke Thompson, [[Cole County, Missouri|Cole County]] Prosecutor<ref name="Candidate Tracker"/>
-*[[Rob Vescovo]], former [[List of speakers of the Missouri House of Representatives|Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives]] (2021–2023) from the 112th district (2015–2023)<ref name="Candidate Tracker"/>
 *[[Sara Walsh (politician)|Sara Walsh]], former [[Missouri House of Representatives|state representative]] from the 50th district (2017–2023) and candidate for the 4th district in [[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 4|2022]]<ref>{{cite news |access-date=February 19, 2024 |work=Missouri Scout |date=February 17, 2024 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217150728/https://moscout.com/daily-updates-1/2024/2/17/moscout-weekender-lincoln-days-talk-new-statewide-republican-poll-hallway-on-2024-and-more |title=MOScout Weekender: Lincoln Days Talk - New Statewide Republican Poll - Hallway on 2024 and more... |author=Drebes, Dave}}</ref>

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