Missouri 2015 General Election

The Green Papers: Missouri 2015 General Election

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Missouri
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	6,011,478	(1.94% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	10	(1.86% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	8	(1.84% of 435)
Capital:	Jefferson City

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Missouri State and Local Government

Missouri 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 114^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Claire C. McCaskill • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list

		*Democratic*		*Senator Claire C. McCaskill* • FEC S6MO00305

		~~Republican~~		~~former Congressman William Todd "Todd" Akin - apparently not a candidate~~ • 7 November 2012: Former Congressman Akins filed with the FEC to run for the Missouri U.S. Senate Seat in 2018. The Statement of Candidacy is most likely part of Mr. Akin's Debt Settlement Plan for debts incurred during his unsuccessful run for Senate in 2012. 27 February 2015: "I will not be running for the U.S. Senate in 2016." • FEC S2MO00429

Class 3		Republican	Senator Roy Blunt • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list

		Democratic		Secretary of State Jason Kander • 19 February 2015: Announced his candidacy. • FEC S6MO00362; 30 Sep 15; Tot $2,345,760; Dsb $771,753

		Republican		Christopher Michael "Chris" Batsche • FEC S6MO00370
		*Republican*		*Senator Roy Blunt* • FEC S0MO00183; 30 Sep 15; Tot $3,686,180; Dsb $1,528,334

		Independent		Wana Dubie

		Unaffiliated		MD "Rabbi" Alam • FEC S6MO00388

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit.
	Candidate list

		Democratic		Attorney General Chris Koster

		~~Republican~~		~~former state Representative Randy Asbury - apparently not a candidate~~ • 25 September 2015: Withdrew stating "We have no regrets but must bring the campaign to its end...".
		Republican		John G. Brunner
		~~Republican~~		~~state Senator Bob Dixon - apparently not a candidate~~ • 23 November 2015: Ending his campaign for Governor of Missouri.
		Republican		Eric Greitens
		Republican		former U.S. Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway
		Republican		Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder • 9 November 2014: Media reports indicate Mr. Kinder will run for re-election in 2016. 10 July 2015: Media reports indicate Mr. Kinder will run for Governor in 2016.
		~~Republican~~		~~Bart Korman - apparently not a candidate~~
		~~Republican~~		~~Auditor Thomas A. "Tom" Schweich - apparently not a candidate~~ • 28 January 2015: Announced his candidacy for Governor. 26 February 2015: Mr. Schweich, 54, commits suicide.

		Independent		Les Turulli, Jr.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder • First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2008, 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Open Seat - 3 January 2013: Announced he is interested in running in the Special Election in CD 8 to fill the soon to be vacant seat of Congressman Jo Ann Emerson. 1 October 2013: Formed an exploratory committee to run for Congress in CD 8. 1 November 2013: "An all-out run for Congress over the next year just isn't in the cards." 10 July 2015: Media reports indicate Mr. Kinder will run for Governor in 2016.
	Candidate list

		Democratic		Brad Bradshaw
		Democratic		former state Representative Fred Kratky
		Democratic		state Representative Tommie Pierson

		Republican		state Senator Michael L. "Mike" Parson • circa 24 July 2015: Switched from Governor to Lieutenant Governor.
		Republican		Beverly "Bev" Randles • 8 December 2014: Formed Exploratory Committee

		Independent		Mary Bower
		Independent		William Peipers

114^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democratic (2 Undetermined); 6 Republican (6 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman William Lacy Clay, Jr. • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		state Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal • FEC H6MO01253

		Republican		Paul Berry, III

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Ann L. Wagner • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		~~Democratic~~		~~Arthur Henry Lieber - apparently not a candidate~~ • 16 July 2015: "I will not be running for Congress in the 2016 elections." • FEC H0MO02213; 30 Sep 15; Tot $0; Dsb $8,738
		Democratic		state Representative Bill Otto • FEC H6MO02301

		*Republican*		*Congressman Ann L. Wagner* • FEC H2MO02102; 30 Sep 15; Tot $969,985; Dsb $387,534

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman W. Blaine Luetkemeyer • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman W. Blaine Luetkemeyer* • FEC H8MO09153; 30 Sep 15; Tot $793,454; Dsb $234,906

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Vicky Jo Hartzler • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		Gordon Christensen • FEC H6MO04224
		Democratic		James Lloyd "Jim" White • FEC H6MO04216; 30 Sep 15; Tot $9,615; Dsb $6,653

		*Republican*		*Congressman Vicky Jo Hartzler* • FEC H0MO04086; 30 Sep 15; Tot $344,673; Dsb $92,876
		Republican		John E. Webb • FEC H4MO04138; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,756; Dsb $1,386

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II* • FEC H4MO05234; 30 Sep 15; Tot $328,203; Dsb $264,041

		Republican		Michael Craig Burris • FEC H6MO05213; 30 Sep 15; Tot $0; Dsb $60
		Republican		Austin Jonathan Rucker • FEC H6MO05205

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Congressman Samuel B. "Sam" Graves, Jr. • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Samuel B. "Sam" Graves, Jr.* • FEC H0MO06073; 30 Sep 15; Tot $610,815; Dsb $319,252
		Republican		Donnie Swartz • FEC H6MO06203

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 7		Republican	Congressman Billy Long • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		Genevieve Williams

		*Republican*		*Congressman Billy Long* • FEC H0MO07113; 30 Sep 15; Tot $565,280; Dsb $367,659

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 8		Republican	Congressman Jason T. Smith • First elected in a Special election: 4 June 2013 (re: resignation of Congressman Jo Ann Emerson) • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Jason T. Smith* • FEC H4MO08162; 30 Sep 15; Tot $588,017; Dsb $200,187

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Democratic	Secretary of State Jason Kander • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Open Seat - 19 February 2015: Running for the Senate Class 3 seat in 2016.
	Candidate list

		Democratic		Robin Smith

		Republican		John "Jay" Ashcroft • Son of former US Attorney General John Ashcroft.
		Republican		Roi Chinn
		Republican		state Senator Will Kraus

		Independent		Jeffrey Kees

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Democratic	Attorney General Chris Koster • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2016
	Candidate list

		Democratic		former county prosecutor Teresa Hensley
		~~Democratic~~		~~state Senator Scott Sifton - apparently not a candidate~~ • 30 July 2015: Running for re-election to the state Senate.
		Democratic		Saint Louis County Assessor Jake Zimmerman

		Republican		Josh Hawley
		Republican		state Senator Kurt U. Schaefer

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: 2 terms

		Democratic	Treasurer Clint Zweifel • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • The current Treasurer is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat - Retiring at the end of his term.
	Candidate list

		Democratic		state Senator Judy Baker
		Democratic		Pat Contreras

		Republican		state Senator Eric Schmitt

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Democratic	Auditor Nicole Galloway • Appointed 2 March 2015 (re: suicide of Thomas A. "Tom" Schweich (Republican)). • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Thomas A. "Tom" Schweich (Republican), who was first elected as Auditor in 2010 and re-elected in 2014, committed suicide on 26 February 2015. Mr. Schweich had announced that he was going to run for Governor in 2016. will appoint a replacement Auditor. Governor Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon (Democratic) 2 March 2015: Governor Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon (Democratic) appoints John Watson (Democratic) as temporary Auditor. Mr. Watson has agreed to serve until a permanent appointment is made. 14 April 2015: Governor Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon (Democratic) appoints Boone County Treasurer and CPA Nicole Galloway (Democratic) to fill this seat.

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 8 incumbents, 17 candidates
	• Republican: 8 incumbents, 25 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian
Other Third Parties
	• Justice Party
	• Right to Life
	• Unity
Independents
	• Independent: 5 candidates
	• Unaffiliated: 1 candidate
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.

Links Links to other web sites

Election Authority
	• Missouri Secretary of State - Elections Division
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• Missouri House
	• Missouri Senate
Democratic
	• Missouri Democratic Party
	• The Missouri Democratic Party
Republican
	• Missouri Republican Party
	• Missouri Republican Party
Third Party
	• Green Parties in Missouri
	• Justice Party of Missouri
	• Missouri Libertarian Party
	• Missouri Right to Life.
	• The Unity Party of Missouri
Media & others
	• Branson Shows
	• Missouri Scout
	• NewsLinks.org - Missouri
	• Politics1.com - Missouri
	• St. Louis Post-Dispatch
	• The Examiner - Independence
	• The Hannibal Courier-Post
	• The Joplin Globe
	• The Laclede County Record
	• The Missourinet - Jefferson City
	• The Springfield News-Leader