2024 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

2024 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee David Wasinger Richard Brown
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,659,486 1,112,922
Percentage 57.4% 38.5%

County results
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Wasinger:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Brown:      50–60%      70–80%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Mike Kehoe
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

David Wasinger
Republican

The 2024 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the lieutenant governor of Missouri, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe ran for governor in 2024, leaving the seat open for a successor. The filing deadline was March 26, 2024, with primaries being held on August 6.[1] Republican attorney David Wasinger and Democratic state Representative Richard Brown won their parties' respective primaries, and faced each other in the general election.[2] Wasinger defeated Brown by nearly 18 percentage points.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Withdrawn

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Lincoln Hough
U.S. senators
  • Kit Bond, former U.S. Senator from Missouri (1987–2011) and former Governor of Missouri (1973–1977, 1981–1985)[10]
Organizations
David Wasinger
Organizations

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Tim
Baker
Paul
Berry
Lincoln
Hough
Dean
Plocher
Holly Thompson
Rehder
David
Wasinger
Undecided
Remington Research (R)[A] July 27, 2024 706 (LV) ± 3.6% 4% 2% 17% 13% 18% 42%
Remington Research (R)[A] February 14–15, 2024 706 (LV) ± 3.6% 10% 6% 6% 20% 5% 53%

Results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Wasinger 206,875 31.39
Republican Lincoln Hough 199,423 30.26
Republican Holly Thompson Rehder 142,801 21.67
Republican Tim Baker 64,198 9.74
Republican Matthew Porter 28,263 4.28
Republican Paul Berry III 17,540 2.66
Total votes 659,100 100

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Anastasia Syes[6]

Declined

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Results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Brown 231,970 64.93
Democratic Anastasia Syes 125,283 35.07
Total votes 357,253 100.00

Third-party and independent candidates

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Candidates

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  • Danielle Elliott (Green), certified medical coder[6]
  • Ken Iverson (Libertarian), retired software engineer[6]

General election

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
David
Wasinger (R)
Richard
Brown (D)
Other Undecided
ActiVote October 8–27, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 57% 43%
ActiVote September 6 – October 13, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 60% 40%
YouGov/Saint Louis University August 8–16, 2024 450 (LV) ± 5.4% 51% 37% 1% 11%

Results

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2024 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Wasinger 1,659,486 57.39
Democratic Richard Brown 1,112,922 38.49
Libertarian Ken Iverson 61,278 2.12
Green Dani Elliott 57,676 1.99
Total votes 2,891,362 100.00

Notes

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  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. ^ a b Poll commissioned by the Missouri Scout

References

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  1. ^ "Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Missouri Primary Election Results". The New York Times. August 6, 2024. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  3. ^ Erickson, Kurt (February 17, 2024). "Springfield senator poised to run for lieutenant governor of Missouri". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on February 17, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d Rosenbaum, Jason (December 12, 2023). "Why has the Republican race to become Missouri's lieutenant governor gotten so crowded?". KCUR-FM. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  5. ^ Keller, Rudi (February 22, 2024). "Springfield Sen. Lincoln Hough joins race for Missouri lieutenant governor". Missouri Independent. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d "SOS, Missouri - Elections: Offices Filed in Candidate Filing". s1.sos.mo.gov. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  7. ^ Hancock, Jason (July 11, 2023). "Republican state senator launches bid for Missouri lieutenant governor". Missouri Independent. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  8. ^ Hancock, Jason (February 2, 2024). "Former Republican legislator Bob Onder jumps into congressional race". Missouri Independent. Retrieved February 2, 2024. Former state Sen. Bob Onder announced Friday that he's no longer running for lieutenant governor and will instead seek the GOP nomination in the 3rd Congressional District.
  9. ^ Suntrup, Jack (March 26, 2024). "Dean Plocher and Mary Elizabeth Coleman pivot to Missouri secretary of state's race". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  10. ^ "Former Governor Kit Bond endorses State Senator Lincoln Hough". themissouritimes.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  11. ^ "Missouri Farm Bureau PAC Endorses Lincoln Hough for Lieutenant Governor". mofb.org/. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  12. ^ "MRL PAC RELEASES AUGUST 6, 2024 PRIMARY ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS" (PDF). missourilifepac.org. June 25, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  13. ^ Palermo, Gregg (August 17, 2023). "Political Notebook: Politicians converge on the Missouri State Fair". Spectrum News. Retrieved December 18, 2023. John Kiehne, a Eureka business owner and a Democrat, planned to run for Lt. Gov., but...has now opted to get into the second congressional district race hoping to challenge U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner in 2024.
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Official campaign websites