2016 Missouri Secretary of State election#Republican primary
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2016 Missouri Secretary of State election
| country = Missouri
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2012 Missouri Secretary of State election
| previous_year = 2012
| next_election = 2020 Missouri Secretary of State election
| next_year = 2020
| election_date = November 8, 2016
| image2 = No image.svg
| nominee2 = Robin Smith
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 1,061,788
| percentage2 = 38.5%
| image1 = File:Jay Ashcroft.jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = Jay Ashcroft
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 1,591,086
| percentage1 = 57.6%
| map_image = {{switcher |275px |County results |File:MO 2016 SOS CD.svg |Congressional districts results |275px |Precinct results |default=1}}
| map_size = 275px
| map_caption = Ashcroft: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#A80000|>90%}}
Smith: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#d2b1d9|40–50%}} {{legend0|#ae8bb1|50%}} {{legend0|#808080|No votes}}
| title = Secretary of State
| before_election = Jason Kander
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Jay Ashcroft
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsMO}}
The 2016 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Missouri Secretary of State, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and those to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Incumbent Democratic secretary of state Jason Kander did not run for re-election to a second term in office and instead unsuccessfully ran in that year's U.S. Senate election for the seat held by Republican incumbent Roy Blunt.
Democratic primary
=Candidates=
==Declared==
- MD Rabbi Alam, candidate in 2012{{cite web|url=http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/the-field-is-set-for-missouri-s-august-primary/article_baaa05ad-31d0-5e1b-90b7-970ccb82ccf2.html|title=The field is set for Missouri's August primary|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|last=McDermott|first=Kevin|date=March 30, 2016|access-date=April 2, 2016}}
- Robin Smith, reporter and former KMOV anchor{{cite web|url=http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/former-kmov-anchor-robin-smith-to-run-for-missouri-secretary/article_eab36dba-e086-58aa-961d-5a3e990ac04e.html|title=Former KMOV anchor Robin Smith to run for Missouri Secretary of State|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|last=McDermott|first=Kevin|date=August 2, 2015|access-date=August 2, 2015}}
- Bill Clinton Young, perennial candidate
==Withdrawn==
- Elad Gross, Assistant Missouri Attorney General and nonprofit executive{{cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/BigElad/posts/10205788855582682|title=Last week, I became a candidate for Missouri Secretary of State|work=Facebook|last=Gross|first=Elad|date=March 22, 2016|access-date=September 28, 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.newstribune.com/news/news/story/2016/mar/27/candidates-face-filing-deadline-state-county/505363/|title=Candidates face filing deadline for state, county|work=Jefferson City News Tribune|date=March 27, 2016|access-date=September 28, 2016}}
- Jason Kander, incumbent secretary of state (running for the U.S. Senate){{cite web|url=http://themissouritimes.com/2503/jason-kander-says-he-is-running-for-reelection-in-2016/ |title=Jason Kander says he is running for reelection in 2016 |publisher=The Missouri Times |date=April 20, 2013 |access-date=November 14, 2014}}{{cite news|title= PRESS RELEASE: Jason Kander Announces He Will Run for United States Senate|url=http://themissouritimes.com/16660/press-release-jason-kander-announces-will-run-united-states-senate/|access-date=February 19, 2015|work=The Missouri Times|date=February 19, 2015}}
==Declined==
- Jeremy LaFaver, state representative{{cite news|url=http://themissouritimes.com/18386/2016-outlook-momentum-building/|title=2016 Outlook: Momentum building|work=The Missouri Times|date=May 18, 2015|access-date=May 25, 2015}}
- Mike Sanders, Jackson County Executive, former Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney and former chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party{{cite news|url=http://krcu.org/post/kander-announces-bid-us-senate-2016-hopes-take-blunt|title=Kander announces bid for U.S. Senate in 2016, hopes to take on Blunt|work=KRCU|last=Rosenbaum|first=Jason|date=February 19, 2015|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{cite news|url=http://www.examiner.net/article/20150227/NEWS/150229019/1994/NEWS|title=Sanders says he won't run for state office|work=The Examiner|last=Fox|first=Jeff|date=February 27, 2015|access-date=March 1, 2015}}
- Stephen Webber, state representative{{cite news|url=http://moscout.com/webber-for-19/|title=Webber for 19|work=Missouri Scout|last=Drebes|first=Dave|date=March 1, 2015|access-date=March 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103140/http://moscout.com/webber-for-19/|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}
- Clint Zweifel, State Treasurer of Missouri
=Endorsements=
{{Endorsements box
| title = Robin Smith
| list =
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch{{cite news|url=http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/the-platform/editorial-recommendations-in-down-ballot-statewide-primary-races/article_bbeb023f-5649-5550-9bd6-f34c947deb76.html|title=Editorial: Recommendations in down-ballot statewide primary races|work=stltoday.com|date=July 24, 2016}}
- The Kansas City Star{{cite news|url=http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article91794882.html|title=The Star’s recommendations for governor — Catherine Hanaway, Chris Koster — and for other Missouri statewide offices|work=kansascity.com|date=July 25, 2016}}
}}
=Polling=
| class="wikitable" |
| valign= bottom
! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin of ! style="width:100px;"| MD ! style="width:100px;"| Robin ! style="width:100px;"| Bill ! Undecided |
| Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout[https://web.archive.org/web/20160720181449/http://moscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/MOScout-Weekly-Poll-July-16.pdf Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout]
| align=center| July 15–16, 2016 | align=center| 1,119 | align=center| ± 3.0% | align=center| 7% | {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| 41% | align=center| 9% | {{party shading/Undecided}} align=center| 43% |
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Robin Smith
| party = Missouri Democratic Party
| votes = 241,736
| percentage = 77.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Bill Clinton Young
| party = Missouri Democratic Party
| votes = 50,228
| percentage = 16.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = MD Rabbi Alam
| party = Missouri Democratic Party
| votes = 20,836
| percentage = 6.7
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 312,800
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
Republican primary
=Candidates=
==Declared==
- Jay Ashcroft, attorney, engineer and nominee for the state senate in 2014{{cite news|url=http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/ashcroft-jumps-open-contest-missouri-secretary-state|title=Ashcroft jumps into open contest for Missouri secretary of state|work=KWMU|last=Mannies|first=Jo|date=February 19, 2015|access-date=February 20, 2015}}
- Roi Chinn
- Will Kraus, state senator{{cite news|url=http://www.columbiamissourian.com/a/176651/sen-kraus-announces-his-candidacy-for-missouri-secretary-of-state/ |title=Sen. Kraus announces his candidacy for Missouri secretary of state |newspaper=Columbia Missourian |date=July 10, 2014 |access-date=November 16, 2014}}
==Declined==
- Tim Jones, Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives{{cite news|url=http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/politics/elections/2014/11/10/get-bloody-experts-forecast-missouri-election/18785823/ |title='It could get bloody' — Experts forecast 2016 Missouri election |newspaper=Springfield News-Leader |date=November 9, 2014 |access-date=November 12, 2014}}{{cite news|url=http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/tim-jones-wont-seek-statewide-office-2016 |title=Tim Jones Won't Seek Statewide Office In 2016 |newspaper=St. Louis Public Radio |date=November 6, 2014 |access-date=November 12, 2014}}{{cite news|url=http://www.thestate.com/2014/11/06/3795073_missouri-house-speaker-wont-seek.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141112132012/http://www.thestate.com/2014/11/06/3795073_missouri-house-speaker-wont-seek.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 12, 2014 |title=Missouri House speaker won't seek office in 2016 |newspaper=The State |date=November 6, 2014 |access-date=November 12, 2014 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.missourinet.com/2014/11/06/tim-jones-will-not-run-for-statewide-office-in-2016/ |title=Tim Jones: will not run for statewide office in 2016 |newspaper=MissouriNet |date=November 6, 2014 |access-date=November 12, 2014}}
- Mike Kehoe, state senator{{cite news|url=http://themissouritimes.com/14402/2016-outlook/ |title=2016 Outlook |newspaper=The Missouri Times |date=October 20, 2014 |access-date=November 16, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://moscout.com/kehoe-for-something/|title=Kehoe for Something?|work=Missouri Scout|date=October 3, 2014|access-date=February 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221221400/http://moscout.com/kehoe-for-something/|archive-date=February 21, 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://themissouritimes.com/16582/2016-statewide-tip-sheet/|title=2016 Statewide Tip Sheet|publisher=The Missouri Times|date=February 16, 2015|access-date=February 21, 2015}}{{cite news|url=http://politicmo.com/2015/02/19/kander-exit-shakes-up-secretary-of-state-race/|title=Kander exit shakes up secretary of state race|work=PoliticMo|last=Yokley|first=Eli|date=February 19, 2015|access-date=February 20, 2015}}
- Mike Parson, state senator (running for lieutenant governor){{cite news|url=http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/kevin-mcdermott/republican-mike-parson-adds-his-name-to-race-for-missouri/article_21f7855b-50c3-5e34-b23b-8b28f28d90f3.html|title=Republican Mike Parson adds his name to race for Missouri governor|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|last=McDermott|first=Kevin|date=April 30, 2015|access-date=May 4, 2015}}
- Shane Schoeller, Greene County Clerk, former Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives and nominee for secretary of state in 2012
=Endorsements=
{{Endorsements box
| title = Jay Ashcroft
| list =
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch{{cite news|url=http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/the-platform/editorial-recommendations-in-down-ballot-statewide-primary-races/article_bbeb023f-5649-5550-9bd6-f34c947deb76.html|title=Editorial: Recommendations in down-ballot statewide primary races|work=stltoday.com|date=July 24, 2016}}
- The Kansas City Star{{cite news|url=http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article91794882.html|title=The Star’s recommendations for governor — Catherine Hanaway, Chris Koster — and for other Missouri statewide offices|work=kansascity.com|date=July 25, 2016}}
}}
=Polling=
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| valign= bottom
!Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin of ! style="width:100px;"| Jay ! style="width:100px;"| Roi ! style="width:100px;"| Will ! Undecided |
| Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout[http://themissouritimes.com/31384/latest-poll-shows-outsiders-in-the-lead-in-republican-primary/ Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout]
| align=center| July 7–8, 2016 | align=center| 1,022 | align=center| ± 3.0% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 48% | align=center| 6% | align=center| 11% | align=center| 35% |
| Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout[http://moscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/MOScout-Weekly-Poll-June-18.pdf Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout] {{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
| align=center| June 17–18, 2016 | align=center| 963 | align=center| ± 3.2% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 49% | align=center| 7% | align=center| 10% | align=center| 34% |
| Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout[http://moscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/MOScout-Weekly-Poll-May15.pdf Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout] {{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
| align=center| May 13–14, 2016 | align=center| 1,421 | align=center| ± 2.7% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 52% | align=center| — | align=center| 20% | align=center| 28% |
| Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout[https://web.archive.org/web/20151106055341/http://moscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/October-25-MOScout-Poll.pdf Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout]
| align=center| October 23–24, 2015 | align=center| 1,033 | align=center| ± 3.0% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 50% | align=center| — | align=center| 19% | align=center| 31% |
| Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout[http://moscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/MOScout-June-21-Poll.pdf Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout] {{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
| align=center| June 18–19, 2015 | align=center| 1,130 | align=center| ± 3.0% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 49% | align=center| — | align=center| 17% | align=center| 34% |
| Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout[http://moscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/MOScout-Weekly-Poll-April-5.pdf Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout] {{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
| align=center| April 3–4, 2015 | align=center| 621 | align=center| ± 3.9% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 51% | align=center| — | align=center| 18% | align=center| 31% |
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change
|title=Republican primary results
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jay Ashcroft
| party = Missouri Republican Party
| votes = 401,361
| percentage = 61.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Will Kraus
| party = Missouri Republican Party
| votes = 226,473
| percentage = 34.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Roi Chinn
| party = Missouri Republican Party
| votes = 26,638
| percentage = 4.1
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 654,472
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
Libertarian primary
=Candidates=
==Declared==
- Chris Morrill{{cite news|url=http://www.therolladailynews.com/news/20160304/3-way-gop-race-forms-for-district-1-commissioner|title=3-way GOP race forms for District 1 commissioner|work=The Rolla Daily News|last=Hackbarth|first=Paul|date=March 4, 2016|access-date=April 4, 2016|archive-date=March 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306101206/http://www.therolladailynews.com/news/20160304/3-way-gop-race-forms-for-district-1-commissioner|url-status=dead}}
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change
|title=Libertarian primary results
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Chris Morrill
| party = Libertarian Party of Missouri
| votes = 3,491
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 3,491
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
Third parties
=Green Party=
General election
=Polling=
| class="wikitable" |
| valign= bottom
! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample !Margin of ! style="width:100px;"| Robin ! style="width:100px;"| Jay ! style="width:100px;"| Chris ! Undecided |
| The Missouri Times/Remington Research Group[https://twitter.com/MissouriTimes/status/778702901464043520 The Missouri Times/Remington Research Group]
| align=center| September 19–20, 2016 | align=center| 1,076 | align=center| ± 3.2% | align=center| 38% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 48% | align=center| 4% | align=center| 10% |
| Remington Research Group[http://themissouritimes.com/33365/poll-shows-republicans-koster-well/ Remington Research Group]
| align=center| September 1–2, 2016 | align=center| 1,275 | align=center| ± 3.0% | align=center| 41% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 46% | align=center| — | align=center| 8% |
| Remington Research Group[https://www.stlmag.com/news/in-missouri-voter-polls-president-governor/ Remington Research Group]
| align=center| August 5–6, 2016 | align=center| 1,280 | align=center| ± 3% | align=center| 43% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 45% | align=center| — | align=center| 7% |
| Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout[http://moscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/MOScout-Weekly-Poll-April16.pdf Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout] {{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
| align=center| April 15–16, 2016 | align=center| 1,281 | align=center| ± 3.0% | align=center| 40% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 46% | align=center| — | align=center| 14% |
=Results=
{{Election box begin | title=Missouri Secretary of State election, 2016{{cite web|title=All Results State of Missouri - 2016 General Election - November 8, 2016|url=http://enr.sos.mo.gov/default.aspx|website=Missouri Secretary of State|access-date=31 December 2016}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Missouri Republican Party
|candidate = Jay Ashcroft
|votes = 1,591,086
|percentage = 57.62%
|change = +10.21%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Missouri Democratic Party
|candidate = Robin Smith
|votes = 1,061,788
|percentage = 38.45%
|change = -10.44%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party of Missouri
|candidate = Chris Morrill
|votes = 108,568
|percentage = 3.93%
|change = +1.26%
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 2,761,442
| percentage = 100.0%
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing
| winner = Missouri Republican Party
| loser = Missouri Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
==By congressional district==
Ashcroft won 6 of 8 congressional districts.{{Cite web|url=https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::e39cf7d4-f655-4f39-a7ff-178ca55673fa|title=DRA 2020|website=Daves Redistricting}}
| class=wikitable
! District ! Smith ! Ashcroft ! Representative |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Missouri|1|1st}} | 76% | 21% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Lacy Clay |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Missouri|2|2nd}} | 39% | 57% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Ann Wagner |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Missouri|3|3rd}} | 31% | 64% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Blaine Luetkemeyer |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Missouri|4|4th}} | 30% | 66% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Vicky Hartzler |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Missouri|5|5th}} | 53% | 43% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Emanuel Cleaver |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Missouri|6|6th}} | 31% | 65% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Sam Graves |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Missouri|7|7th}} | 24% | 71% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Billy Long |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Missouri|8|8th}} | 26% | 70% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Jason Smith |
| align=center |
See also
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
Official campaign websites
- [http://ashcroftformissouri.com/ Jay Ashcroft for Secretary of State]
- [http://www.willkraus.com/ Will Kraus for Secretary of State]
- [http://www.withrobinsmith.com/ Robin Smith for Secretary of State] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223091229/http://www.withrobinsmith.com/ |date=2015-12-23 }}
- [http://vote.chrismorrill.com/ Chris Morrill for Secretary of State] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201141430/http://vote.chrismorrill.com/ |date=2016-12-01 }}
{{Missouri elections}}
{{2016 United States elections}}