2016 Missouri State Treasurer election

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2016 Missouri State Treasurer election
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Nominee Eric Schmitt Judy Baker
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,545,5821,078,063
Percentage56.48%39.37%
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Schmitt:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Baker:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:      40–50%     50%
     No votes
State Treasurer before election

Clint Zweifel
Democratic

Elected State Treasurer

Eric Schmitt
Republican

The 2016 Missouri State Treasurer election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the State Treasurer 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.

Contents

Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Clint Zweifel was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term in office. [1] Eric Schmitt (Republican) won the general election against his opponents Sean O'Toole (Libertarian), Judy Baker (Democrat), and Carol Hexem (Green).

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Judy Baker, former state representative, nominee for MO-09 in 2008 and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2012 [2]
  • Pat Contreras, business consultant and former diplomat [3] [4]

Declined

Endorsements

Judy Baker
Pat Contreras

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Judy
Baker		Pat
Contreras		Undecided
Remington Research September 18–19, 20151,589± 2.4%28%15%58%

Results

Democratic primary results [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Judy Baker 182,218 59.2
Democratic Pat Contreras125,33840.8
Total votes307,556 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Eric Schmitt
  • IAFF Local 42 Greater Kansas City Firefighters
  • Missouri State Council of Fire Fighters
  • Missouri Fraternal Order of Police
  • St. Louis City Police Officers Association
  • St. Louis County Police Association
  • Senator Roy Blunt
  • Treasurer Wendell Bailey
  • Treasurer Sarah Steelman

Results

Republican primary results [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Eric Schmitt 563,047 100.0
Total votes563,047 100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Libertarian primary results [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Sean O'Toole 3,483 100.0
Total votes3,483 100.0

Green Party

Candidates

Declared

  • Carol Hexem, businesswoman and former schoolteacher [19] [20]

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Judy
Baker (D)		Eric
Schmitt (R)		Undecided
Gravis Marketing September 11–13, 2016604± 4.0%37%48%15%
Remington Research Group September 1–2, 20161,275± 3.0%36%45%11%
Remington Research Group August 5–6, 20161,280± 3%40%43%11%

Endorsements

Judy Baker (D)
Eric Schmitt (R)

Results

2016 Missouri State Treasurer election [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Eric Schmitt 1,545,582 56.45% +11.02%
Democratic Judy Baker 1,078,06339.37%-11.07%
Libertarian Sean O'Toole78,5432.87%-1.26%
Green Carol Hexem35,9231.31%N/A
Independent Arnie C. AC Dienoff (write-in)110.00%N/A
Total votes2,738,122 100.0% N/A
Republican gain from Democratic

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