The 2016 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the lieutenant 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.
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The primaries were held on August 2. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder did not seek re-election to a fourth term in office, instead unsuccessfully running for Governor of Missouri.[1][2][3] State Senator Mike Parson and former U.S. representative Russ Carnahan won the Republican and Democratic primaries, respectively.[4]
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editDeclared
edit- Winston Apple, musician, author, retired teacher and 2014 State House candidate[5]
- Russ Carnahan, former U.S. Representative[6]
- Tommie Pierson, state representative[7]
Withdrawn
editDeclined
edit- Barry Aycock, businessman[13][8][14][15]
- Jason Holsman, state senator[13][16][17][15]
- Mike Sanders, Jackson County Executive, former Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney and former chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party[18][19]
- John Wright, state representative[13][20]
- Clint Zweifel, State Treasurer of Missouri[21][22]
Endorsements
editRuss Carnahan
Polling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Brad Bradshaw |
Russ Carnahan |
Tommie Pierson |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA Archived 2016-07-27 at the Wayback Machine | July 20–24, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.4% | — | 57% | 11% | 26% |
| Remington Research | September 18–19, 2015 | 1,589 | ± 2.4% | 11% | 48% | 7% | 37% |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Russ Carnahan | 243,157 | 75.9 | |
| Democratic | Tommie Pierson Sr. | 38,700 | 12.1 | |
| Democratic | Winston Apple | 38,372 | 12.0 | |
| Total votes | 320,229 | 100.0 | ||
Republican primary
editCandidates
editDeclared
edit- Mike Parson, state senator[8][26][27]
- Bev Randles, attorney and Chairwoman of Missouri Club for Growth[28][29][30]
- Arnie C. – AC Dienoff
Withdrawn
edit- Peter Kinder, incumbent lieutenant governor (running for Governor)[2][31]
Declined
edit- Tom Dempsey, President Pro Tem of the Missouri Senate[15][32]
- Tim Jones, Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives[33][34][35][36]
- Mike Kehoe, state senator[13][8][37][38][15][32]
- Doug Libla, state senator[15][32]
- Eric Schmitt, state senator (running for state treasurer)[39][40]
- Caleb Jones, state representative[15]
Endorsements
editMike Parson
- Dan W. Brown, state senator[32]
- Tom Dempsey, President Pro Tem of the Missouri Senate[32]
- Mike Kehoe, state senator[32]
- Doug Libla, state senator[32]
- Brian Munzlinger, state senator[32]
- David Pearce, state senator[32]
- Ron Richard, Majority Leader of the Missouri Senate[32]
- Gary Romine, state senator[32]
- David Sater, state senator[32]
- Dave Schatz, state senator[32]
- Wayne Wallingford, state senator[32]
- Jay Wasson, state senator[32]
- Paul Wieland, state senator[32]
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch[23]
- The Kansas City Star[24]
Bev Randles
- Sonya Anderson, state representative[41]
- Kurt Bahr, state representative[41]
- Chuck Basye, state representative[41]
- Rick Brattin, state representative[41]
- Cloria Brown, state representative[41]
- Eric Burlison, state representative[41]
- Jason Chipman, state representative[41]
- Kevin Corlew, state representative[41]
- Paul Curtman, state representative[41]
- Shamed Dogan, state representative[41]
- Dean Dohrman, state representative[41]
- Ed Emery, state representative[41]
- Shelley Keeney, state representative[41]
- Mike Kelley, state representative[41]
- Andrew Koenig, state representative[41]
- Kirk Mathews, state representative[41]
- Mike Moon, state representative[41]
- Mark Parkinson, state representative[41]
- Holly Rehder, state representative[41]
- Tim Remole, state representative[41]
- Rebecca Roeber, state representative[41]
- Rob Vescovo, state representative[41]
- Bill White, state representative[41]
- John Wiemann, state representative[41]
- Ken Wilson, state representative[41]
Polling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Mike Parson |
Bev Randles |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA Archived 2016-07-27 at the Wayback Machine | July 20–24, 2016 | 773 | ± 3.6% | 37% | 26% | 34% |
| Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout | July 7–8, 2016 | 1,022 | ± 3.0% | 23% | 24% | 46% |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Parson | 331,367 | 51.5 | |
| Republican | Bev Randles | 282,134 | 43.9 | |
| Republican | Arnie Dienoff | 29,872 | 4.6 | |
| Total votes | 643,373 | 100.0 | ||
Green Party
editCandidates
editDeclared
editGeneral election
editPolling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Russ Carnahan (D) |
Mike Parson (R) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFM Research | October 27 – November 1, 2016 | 508 | ± 4.4% | 39% | 36% | 6% | 19% |
| Remington Research Group | October 9–11, 2016 | 2,171 | ± 2.1% | 44% | 43% | — | 8% |
| Gravis Marketing | September 11–13, 2016 | 604 | ± 4.0% | 44% | 40% | — | 16% |
| Remington Research Group | September 1–2, 2016 | 1,275 | ± 3.0% | 41% | 44% | — | 9% |
| Remington Research Group | August 5–6, 2016 | 1,280 | ± 3% | 44% | 42% | — | 9% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 22–23, 2015 | 731 | ± 3.6% | 39% | 44% | — | 17% |
Hypothetical polling
- with Brad Bradshaw
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Brad Bradshaw (D) |
Mike Parson (R) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | September 22–23, 2015 | 731 | ± 3.6% | 37% | 39% | — | 24% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Brad Bradshaw (D) |
Bev Randles (R) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | September 22–23, 2015 | 731 | ± 3.6% | 39% | 28% | — | 33% |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Parson | 1,459,392 | 52.80% | +3.64% | |
| Democratic | Russ Carnahan | 1,168,947 | 42.29% | −2.94% | |
| Libertarian | Steven R. Hedrick | 69,253 | 2.50% | −0.31% | |
| Green | Jennifer Leach | 66,490 | 2.41% | N/A | |
| Write-in | Jake Wilburn | 87 | 0.00% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 2,764,169 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
By congressional district
editParson won 6 of 8 congressional districts.[45]
| District | Parson | Carnahan | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 18% | 77% | Lacy Clay |
| 2nd | 52% | 44% | Ann Wagner |
| 3rd | 59% | 37% | Blaine Luetkemeyer |
| 4th | 61% | 34% | Vicky Hartzler |
| 5th | 37% | 57% | Emanuel Cleaver |
| 6th | 58% | 37% | Sam Graves |
| 7th | 69% | 26% | Billy Long |
| 8th | 66% | 30% | Jason Smith |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b "TheChat: Peter Kinder gears up for 2016". The Kansas City Star. November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ Kleine, Ben (August 3, 2016). "Peter Kinder ends run for governor, calls campaign 'positive and honest'". Southeast Missourian. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ "Carnahan, Parson win nominations for lieutenant governor". Associated Press. KYTV. August 2, 2016. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ Drebes, Dave (December 18, 2015). "Apple for LG". Missouri Scout. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ^ Kraske, Steve (January 15, 2016). "Breaking: Russ Carnahan to run for Missouri lieutenant governor". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ Rosenbaum, Jason (June 30, 2015). "Pierson will jump into scramble for Missouri lieutenant governor". KWMU. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "2016 Statewide Tip Sheet". The Missouri Times. February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
- ^ "Lawyer, surgeon and, now lieutenant governor too?". The Springfield News-Leader. December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
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- ^ Drebes, Dave (May 10, 2013). "Aycock could find ground in the Democratic field". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
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- ^ "Jennifer Leach- Candidate for Lieutenant Governor". Missouri Green Party. Archived from the original on September 12, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ^ "Kander Certifies Green Party for November Ballot". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ^ "State of Missouri – Election Night Results". Archived from the original on June 15, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
External links
edit- Official campaign websites
- Russ Carnahan for Lieutenant Governor Archived 2016-09-04 at the Wayback Machine (D)
- Mike Parson for Lieutenant Governor (R)