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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 primaries were held on August 2. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jay Nixon is term-limited and cannot run for re-election to a third term in office.[1] State Attorney General Chris Koster and businessman, author and former U.S. Navy SEAL Eric Greitens won the Democratic and Republican primaries, respectively.[2][3] On election day, November 8, 2016, the Associated Press declared Greitens the winner of the election, and Koster conceded shortly after.[4]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Chris Koster, Attorney General of Missouri[5][6][7]
- Eric Morrison, pastor[8]
- Leonard Steinman, perennial candidate[9]
- Charles Wheeler, former Mayor of Kansas City and former State Senator[10]
Declined
- Claire McCaskill, U.S. Senator, former State Auditor of Missouri and nominee for Governor in 2004[11][12]
- Clint Zweifel, State Treasurer of Missouri[13]
- Joe Maxwell, former Lieutenant Governor of Missouri[14]
Endorsements
Polling
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| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Chris Koster |
Eric Morrison |
Leonard Steinman |
Charles Wheeler |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Mason-Dixon | July 23–27, 2016 | 400 | ± 5.0% | 73% | 3% | 1% | 8% | — | 15% |
| SurveyUSA | July 20–24, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 57% | 7% | 3% | 7% | — | 26% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chris Koster | 256,272 | 78.75 | |
| Democratic | Eric Morrison | 31,474 | 9.67 | |
| Democratic | Charles Wheeler | 25,756 | 7.92 | |
| Democratic | Leonard Steinman | 11,911 | 3.66 | |
| Total votes | 325,413 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- John Brunner, businessman and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012[18]
- Eric Greitens, humanitarian, author and former U.S. Navy SEAL[19]
- Catherine Hanaway, former Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives and former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri[20]
- Peter Kinder, Lieutenant Governor of Missouri[21]
Former
- Tom Schweich, State Auditor of Missouri (died February 26, 2015)[7][22][23][24][25]
Withdrew
- Randy Asbury, former State Representative[18][26]
- Bob Dixon, State Senator[27][28]
- Mike Parson, State Senator (running for Lieutenant Governor)[29][30]
Declined
- Tim Jones, Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives[31][32][33][34]
- Bart Korman, State Representative[35][36]
- Blaine Luetkemeyer, U.S. Representative[22][37][38][39]
- Ron Richard, State Senator and former Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives[40]
- Dave Spence, businessman and nominee for Governor in 2012[41]
- Jim Talent, former U.S. Senator[42]
Endorsements
John Brunner
- James E. Livingston, retired United States Marine Corps major general
- Rand Paul, U.S. Senator from Kentucky
- Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas
- Gun Owners of America
Eric Greitens
- Jane Cunningham, former Missouri State Senator[43]
- John Lamping, former Missouri State Senator[43]
- Jim Lembke, former Missouri State Senator[43]
- Sarah Steelman, former State Treasurer of Missouri[43]
- David Steelman, former Missouri House Minority Leader[43]
- George Herbert Walker III, former United States Ambassador to Hungary[43]
- Kirk Mathews, Missouri State Representative[43]
- Jay Barnes, Missouri State Representative[43]
- Glen Klippenstein, former Missouri State Representative[43]
- Nate Walker, Missouri State Representative[43]
- Bill White, Missouri State Representative[43]
- Robert O'Neill, Navy SEAL
- Ben Carson, 2016 presidential candidate
- Joe Maxwell, former Missouri Lieutenant Governor[44] (Democrat)
Catherine Hanaway
- Kit Bond, former U.S. Senator and former Governor of Missouri[45]
- Tom Dempsey, President Pro Tempore of the Missouri Senate[46]
- Nikki Haley, Governor of South Carolina
- Ron Richard, Majority Leader of the Missouri Senate[47]
- Ann Wagner, U.S. Representative, former United States Ambassador to Luxembourg, and former Chair of the Missouri Republican Party[48]
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch[15]
- The Kansas City Star[16]
Peter Kinder
- John Danforth, former U.S. Senator and former United States Ambassador to the United Nations[49][50]
- Rush Limbaugh, conservative radio talk show host, long-time Cape Girardeau family friend[51]
- Dana Loesch, conservative talk radio and television host who has worked for TheBlaze and Breitbart News, author, co-founder the St. Louis Tea Party[52]
- Jared Ogden, former Navy SEAL, Ultimate Survival Alaska celebrity, and Missouri resident[53]
Polling
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| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size |
Margin of error |
John Brunner |
Eric Greitens |
Catherine Hanaway |
Peter Kinder |
Undecided |
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| St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Mason-Dixon | July 23–27, 2016 | 400 | ± 5.0% | 23% | 21% | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| SurveyUSA | July 20–24, 2016 | 773 | ± 3.6% | 21% | 25% | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| OnMessage Inc. | July 17–18, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 23% | 21% | 25% | 19% | 12% |
| Public Policy Polling | July 11–12, 2016 | 462 | ± 3.2% | 16% | 24% | 22% | 15% | 23% |
| Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout | July 7–8, 2016 | 1,022 | ± 3.0% | 22% | 29% | 16% | 12% | 21% |
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Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Eric Greitens | 236,481 | 34.56 | |
| Republican | John Brunner | 169,620 | 24.79 | |
| Republican | Peter Kinder | 141,629 | 20.70 | |
| Republican | Catherine Hanaway | 136,521 | 19.95 | |
| Total votes | 684,251 | 100 | ||
Third party and independent candidates
Green Party
Candidates
Declared
Independent
Candidates
Declared
- Les Turilli, Jr., businessman[56]
Libertarian Party
Candidates
Declared
- Cisse W. Spragins, candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and nominee for Missouri Secretary of State in 2012[57]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Cisse W Spragins | 3,515 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 3,515 | 100 | ||
General election
Polling
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| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Chris Koster (D) |
Eric Greitens (R) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyMonkey | November 1–7, 2016 | 1,368 | ± 4.6% | 48% | 47% | — | 5% |
| SurveyMonkey | Oct 31–Nov 6, 2016 | 1,119 | ± 4.6% | 49% | 46% | — | 5% |
| SurveyMonkey | Oct 28–Nov 3, 2016 | 879 | ± 4.6% | 49% | 47% | — | 4% |
| Public Policy Polling | November 1–2, 2016 | 871 | ± 3.4% | 47% | 44% | 4% | 6% |
| SurveyMonkey | Oct 27–Nov 2, 2016 | 774 | ± 4.6% | 50% | 47% | — | 3% |
| The Missouri Times/Remington Research Group (R) | Oct 31–Nov 1, 2016 | 1,722 | ± 2.4% | 45% | 46% | 4% | 4% |
| DFM Research | Oct 27–Nov 1, 2016 | 508 | ± 4.4% | 45% | 39% | 10% | 6% |
| SurveyMonkey | Oct 26–Nov 1, 2016 | 649 | ± 4.6% | 52% | 46% | — | 2% |
| Monmouth University | October 28–31, 2016 | 405 | ± 4.9% | 46% | 46% | 2% | 5% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 25–31, 2016 | 671 | ± 4.6% | 54% | 44% | — | 2% |
| Missouri Scout/BK Strategies (R) | October 27–28, 2016 | 1,698 | ± 2.4% | 46% | 45% | — | 9% |
| St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Mason-Dixon | October 24–26, 2016 | 625 | ± 4.0% | 46% | 45% | — | 9% |
| The Missouri Times/Remington Research Group (R) | October 23–25, 2016 | 2,559 | ± 1.9% | 47% | 45% | 4% | 4% |
| The Missouri Times/Remington Research Group (R) | October 9–11, 2016 | 2,171 | ± 2.1% | 48% | 42% | 5% | 5% |
| Monmouth University | October 9–11, 2016 | 406 | ± 4.9% | 46% | 43% | 2% | 8% |
| The Missouri Times/Remington Research Group (R) | October 4–5, 2016 | 1,588 | ± 2.6% | 44% | 41% | 5% | 10% |
| The Missouri Times/Remington Research Group (R) | September 26–27, 2016 | 1,279 | ± 3.0% | 51% | 35% | 5%[58] | 10% |
| The Tarrance Group→ | September 19–22, 2016 | 606 | ± 4.1% | 45% | 42% | — | 13% |
| The Missouri Times/Remington Research Group (R)[59] | September 19–20, 2016 | 1,076 | ± 3.2% | 47% | 37% | 4%[60] | 13% |
| The Missouri Times/Gravis Marketing[61] | September 11–13, 2016 | 604 | ± 4.0% | 49% | 41% | — | 8% |
| The Missouri Times/Gravis Marketing[62] | September 4–6, 2016 | 589 | ± 4.0% | 47% | 41% | 3%[63] | 9% |
| Missouri Scout/Remington Research Group (R) | September 1–2, 2016 | 1,275 | ± 3.0% | 46% | 42% | — | 12% |
| Monmouth University | August 19–22, 2016 | 401 | ± 4.9% | 51% | 40% | 3% | 6% |
| Remington Research Group (R) | August 5–6, 2016 | 1,280 | ± 3.0% | 45% | 43% | — | 7% |
| St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Mason-Dixon | July 23–24, 2016 | 625 | ± 4.0% | 52% | 33% | — | 15% |
| DFM Research | March 17–24, 2016 | 674 | ± 3.8% | 41% | 24% | 3% | 31% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 22–23, 2015 | 731 | ± 3.6% | 37% | 44% | — | 20% |
| Public Policy Polling | August 7–9, 2015 | 859 | ± 3.3% | 40% | 34% | — | 26% |
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Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Eric Greitens | 1,424,730 | 51.29 | |
| Democratic | Chris Koster | 1,261,110 | 45.40 | |
| Libertarian | Cisse W Spragins | 40,718 | 1.47 | |
| Independent politician | Lester Benton (Les) Turilli, Jr. | 29,774 | 1.07 | |
| Green | Don Fitz | 20,785 | 0.75 | |
| Write-ins | 737 | 0.02 | ||
| Total votes | 2,777,854 | 100 | ||
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- ^ Cisse Spragins (L) 3%, Lester Turilli (I) 2%
- ^ "POLL: @Koster4Missouri extends his lead in Missouri Times poll". Twitter. September 21, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ Cisse Spragins (L) 2%, Lester Turilli (I) 2%
- ^ Curtis, Tim (September 16, 2016). "POLL: Koster extends lead, Carnahan and Schmitt also up". The Missouri Times. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ "Weekly Poll: Koster up 6, SD19 close". The Missouri Times. September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ Cisse Spragins (L) 2%, Lester Turilli (I) 1%
- ^ "2016 General Election - Unofficial Results". Missouri Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
External links
- Official campaign websites