Missouri 2023 General Election

The Green Papers: Missouri 2023 General Election

This page is for offices up for election in 2023. Find 2024 elections here.

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Missouri
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2020 Census:	6,160,281	(1.99% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:	10	(0.00% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:	8	(1.84% of 435)
Capital:	Jefferson City

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Missouri State and Local Government

Missouri Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

The primary is for the Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, and Constitution parties.

Special case for filing-- Per §115.361. "if a candidate withdraws within 2 working days prior to the close of filing, that position will reopen for filing on the first Tuesday after the established close" and close on the next Friday.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 118^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Republican	Senator Joshua David "Josh" Hawley • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (7)

		Democratic		December L. Harmon • FEC S4MO00268; 30 Sep 23; Tot $9,294; Dsb $7,994
		Democratic		Lucas Kunce • FEC S2MO00528; 30 Sep 23; Tot $3,879,768; Dsb $2,167,677
		Democratic		state Senator Karla May • FEC S4MO00276; 30 Sep 23; Tot $15,006; Dsb $778

		*Republican*		*Senator Joshua David "Josh" Hawley* • FEC S8MO00160; 30 Sep 23; Tot $3,630,120; Dsb $2,866,691

		Socialist Equality		Doris Ann Canaday • FEC S4MO00227

		Independent		Jared Young • FEC S4MO00284; 30 Sep 23; Tot $170,753; Dsb $111,557

		No Party Affiliation		Zack Exley • FEC S4MO00219

Class 3		Republican	Senator Eric S. Schmitt • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Michael L. "Mike" Parson • Ascended to the Governor's chair: 1 June 2018 [re: resignation of Governor Eric Greitens (Republican)]. First elected: 2020. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair
	Candidate list (8)

		Democratic		Mike Hamra
		Democratic		state Representative Crystal Quade

		Republican		Secretary of State John R. "Jay" Ashcroft • 6 April 2023: Candidate for Governor in 2024.
		Republican		state Senator William C. "Bill" Eigel
		Republican		Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe
		Republican		Darrell McClanahan, III
		Republican		Deshon Porter
		Republican		Chris Wright

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe • Appointed 18 June 2018 [re: resignation of Lieutenant Governor Michael L. "Mike" Parson (Republican)]. First elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Open Seat - 22 March 2021: Candidate for Governor in 2024.
	Candidate list (5)

		Democratic		state Representative Richard D. Brown

		Republican		Franklin County Clerk Tim Baker
		Republican		former state Senator Bob Onder
		Republican		state Representative Dean Plocher
		Republican		state Senator Holly Thompson Rehder

118^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2024, 2026. No Term Limit. 118^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democratic (2 Undetermined); 6 Republican (6 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Member of Congress Cori Bush • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell • 7 June 2023: Filed with the FEC S4MO00250 to run for US Senate Class 1. 30 October 2023: Filed with the FEC H4MO01134 and announced he was running for CD 1. • FEC H4MO01134; 30 Sep 23; Tot $281,239; Dsb $193,228
		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress Cori Bush* • FEC H8MO01143; 30 Sep 23; Tot $428,644; Dsb $419,985

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Member of Congress Ann L. Wagner • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (3) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		John Kiehne • FEC H4MO02074

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Ann L. Wagner* • FEC H2MO02102; 30 Sep 23; Tot $1,780,842; Dsb $783,926

		Independent		Wesley Smith • FEC H4MO02066

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Member of Congress W. Blaine Luetkemeyer • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (3) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		Jonathan Karlen • FEC H2MO03159; 30 Jun 23; Tot $165; Dsb $0
		Democratic		Bethany Mann

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress W. Blaine Luetkemeyer* • FEC H8MO09153; 30 Sep 23; Tot $815,256; Dsb $423,417

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Member of Congress Mark Alford • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (4) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		Jeanette Cass
		Democratic		Jack Truman

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Mark Alford* • FEC H2MO04207; 30 Sep 23; Tot $613,855; Dsb $399,803

		Independent		Alexander JS Heidenreich • FEC H4MO04153

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Member of Congress Emanuel Cleaver, II • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (3) - 119th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress Emanuel Cleaver, II* • FEC H4MO05234; 30 Sep 23; Tot $400,636; Dsb $437,749

		Republican		Jackson County Legislator Sean Smith • FEC H4MO05366

		Independent		John Bowman • Candidate for House CD 5 or Senate ? • FEC H4MO05358

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Member of Congress Samuel B. "Sam" Graves, Jr. • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (3) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		Erik Richardson • FEC H4MO06109

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Samuel B. "Sam" Graves, Jr.* • FEC H0MO06073; 30 Sep 23; Tot $1,377,184; Dsb $719,200
		Republican		Dakota Shultz

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 7		Republican	Member of Congress Eric Burlison • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		Forsyth Mayor Missi Smith Hesketh

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Eric Burlison* • FEC H2MO07143; 30 Sep 23; Tot $282,425; Dsb $170,448

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 8		Republican	Member of Congress Jason T. Smith • First elected in a Special election: 4 June 2013 (re: resignation of Member of Congress Jo Ann Emerson) • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (4) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		Randi McCallian • FEC H2MO08091; 30 Sep 23; Tot $11,257; Dsb $13,195
		Democratic		Franklin Delano Roth, II • FEC H4MO08238

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Jason T. Smith* • FEC H4MO08162; 30 Sep 23; Tot $2,854,497; Dsb $1,226,216
		Republican		James David Snider, III • FEC H4MO08246

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

		Republican	Secretary of State John R. "Jay" Ashcroft • First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Open Seat - 6 April 2023: Candidate for Governor in 2024.
	Candidate list (4)

		Republican		state Senator Denny Hoskins
		Republican		state Senator Caleb Rowden
		Republican		Greene County Clerk Shane Schoeller
		Republican		state Representative Adam Schwadron

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

		Republican	Attorney General Andrew Bailey • Appointed: 23 November 2022 and sworn 3 January 2023 [re: Attorney General Eric S. Schmitt (Republican) (Republican) winning the Class 3 Senate Seat in November 2022]. Previously served as Assistant Attorney General. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (3)

		Democratic		Elad Gross

		*Republican*		*Attorney General Andrew Bailey*
		Republican		Will Scharf
	Attorney General Eric S. Schmitt (Republican) was appointed Attorney General on 13 November 2018 [re: Attorney General Joshua David "Josh" Hawley (Republican) winning the Class 1 Senate Seat in November 2018] and first elected in 2020. He previously served as state Treasurer (2017-2019). Attorney General Eric S. Schmitt (Republican) ran for and won the Class 3 Senate Seat in 2022. 23 November 2022: Governor Michael L. "Mike" Parson (Republican) appointed Andrew Bailey as the replacement Attorney General effective upon Attorney General Eric S. Schmitt (Republican) taking office in the U.S. Senate on 3 January 2023.

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: 2 terms

		Republican	Treasurer Vivek Malek • Appointed: 20 December 2022 [re: 8 November 2022 election of Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick (Republican) to the office state Auditor]. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit.
	Candidate list (3)

		Republican		state Senator Andrew Koenig
		*Republican*		*Treasurer Vivek Malek*
		Republican		state Representative Cody Smith
	Scott Fitzpatrick (Republican) was appointed Treasurer on 19 December 2018 [re: Treasurer Eric S. Schmitt (Republican) appointment to Attorney General] and was first elected in 2020. He previously served in the state House. Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick (Republican) ran for and won the contest for state Auditor on 8 November 2022. 20 December 2022: Governor Michael L. "Mike" Parson (Republican) announced the appointment of Vivek Malek (Republican) as state Treasurer to fill the vacancy created by the election of Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick (Republican) to the office state Auditor.

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

		Republican	Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

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 Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 2 incumbents, 19 candidates
	• Republican: 14 incumbents, 29 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Socialist Equality: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 4 candidates
	• No Party Affiliation: 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.

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.