2016 Missouri Secretary of State election

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2016 Missouri Secretary of State election
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Nominee Jay Ashcroft Robin Smith
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,591,0861,061,788
Percentage57.6%38.5%
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Ashcroft:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Smith:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     40–50%     50%
     No votes
Secretary of State before election

Jason Kander
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Jay Ashcroft
Republican

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.

Contents

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

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Robin Smith

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		MD
Rabbi Alam		Robin
Smith		Bill
Clinton Young		Undecided
Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout July 15–16, 20161,119± 3.0%7%41%9%43%

Results

Democratic primary results [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robin Smith 241,736 77.3
Democratic Bill Clinton Young50,22816.1
Democratic MD Rabbi Alam20,8366.7
Total votes312,800 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Jay Ashcroft

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Jay
Ashcroft		Roi
Chinn		Will
Kraus		Undecided
Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout July 7–8, 20161,022± 3.0%48%6%11%35%
Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout [ permanent dead link ]June 17–18, 2016963± 3.2%49%7%10%34%
Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout [ permanent dead link ]May 13–14, 20161,421± 2.7%52%—20%28%
Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout October 23–24, 20151,033± 3.0%50%—19%31%
Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout [ permanent dead link ]June 18–19, 20151,130± 3.0%49%—17%34%
Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout [ permanent dead link ]April 3–4, 2015621± 3.9%51%—18%31%

Results

Republican primary results [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jay Ashcroft 401,361 61.3
Republican Will Kraus226,47334.6
Republican Roi Chinn26,6384.1
Total votes654,472 100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Libertarian primary results [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Chris Morrill 3,491 100.0
Total votes3,491 100.0

Third parties

Green Party

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Robin
Smith (D)		Jay
Ashcroft (R)		Chris
Morrill (L)		Undecided
The Missouri Times/Remington Research Group September 19–20, 20161,076± 3.2%38%48%4%10%
Remington Research Group September 1–2, 20161,275± 3.0%41%46%—8%
Remington Research Group August 5–6, 20161,280± 3%43%45%—7%
Remington Research Group (R)/Missouri Scout [ permanent dead link ]April 15–16, 20161,281± 3.0%40%46%—14%

Results

Missouri Secretary of State election, 2016 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jay Ashcroft 1,591,086 57.62% +10.21%
Democratic Robin Smith1,061,78838.45%-10.44%
Libertarian Chris Morrill108,5683.93%+1.26%
Total votes2,761,442 100.0% N/A
Republican gain from Democratic

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