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2020 Missouri Secretary of State election
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Nominee Jay Ashcroft Yinka Faleti
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,790,873 1,072,415
Percentage 60.6% 36.3%
Ashcroft:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Faleti:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No data
Secretary of State before election

Jay Ashcroft
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Jay Ashcroft
Republican

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The 2020 Missouri Secretary of State General election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Secretary of State of Missouri. It was held concurrently with the 2020 U.S. 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 Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft won re-election to a second term. Ashcroft won with more votes than any candidate in Missouri history.[1][2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn before primary

Results

Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jay Ashcroft (incumbent) 620,822 100.0%
Total votes 620,822 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Yinka Faleti 470,955 100.0%
Total votes 470,955 100.0%

Third parties

Constitution Party

Candidates

Declared
  • Paul Venable, information technology consultant[7]

Results

Constitution primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Constitution Paul Venable 573 100.0%
Total votes 573 100.0%

Green Party

Candidates

Declared
  • Paul Lehmann, farmer[7]

Results

Green primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Paul Lehmann 860 100.0%
Total votes 860 100.0%

Libertarian Party

Candidates

Declared
  • Carl Herman Freese, security officer[7]

Results

Libertarian primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Carl Herman Freese 4,074 100.0%
Total votes 4,074 100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[8] Safe R June 25, 2020

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		John Jay
Ashcroft (R) 		Yinka
Faleti (D) 		Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout August 12–13, 2020 1112 (LV) ± 3.0% 55% 38% 7%
Human Agency/Missouri Scout December 20–24, 2019 415 (RV) ± 5% 55% 31% 14%
Human Agency/Missouri Scout October 18–20, 2019 550 (RV) ± 4% 51% 30% 19%

Results

Missouri Secretary of State election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jay Ashcroft (incumbent) 1,790,873 60.59% +2.97%
Democratic Yinka Faleti 1,072,415 36.28% −2.17%
Libertarian Carl Herman Freese 55,320 1.87% −2.06%
Green Paul Lehmann 23,981 0.81% N/A
Constitution Paul Venable 13,066 0.44% N/A
Total votes 2,955,655 100.0%

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - United States - Missouri". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - Container Detail Page". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Huguelet, Austin (February 22, 2020). "With promise to revive voter ID, Ashcroft announces 2020 re-election bid". Springfield News Leader. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Adams, Jasmine (January 8, 2019). "Dale Manzo announces candidacy for MO Secretary of State". KFVS 12. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e "State of Missouri - State of Missouri - Primary Election, August 04, 2020". Missouri Secretary of State.
  6. ^ King, Chris (April 11, 2020). "Yinka Faleti is only Democrat to file to run against Ashcroft for secretary of state". St. Louis American. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c Hemmings, Roshae; Liang, Clivia (July 30, 2020). "Five parties place candidates for secretary of state on the ballot". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  8. ^ "An Updated Look at Handicapping the 2020 Secretary of State Elections". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
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