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2016 Missouri gubernatorial election
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The 2016 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the governor of Missouri, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.
The primaries were held on August 2. Incumbent Democratic governor Jay Nixon was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term in office.[1] State Attorney General Chris Koster and businessman, author and former U.S. Navy SEAL Eric Greitens won the Democratic and Republican primaries, respectively.[2][3] On election day, November 8, 2016, the Associated Press declared Greitens the winner of the election, and Koster conceded shortly after.[4] This was the first gubernatorial election since 1968 that the winner was from a different party as the presidential candidate who won the popular vote in the concurrent election
[a], and the first since 1940 that a Republican accomplished the feat.
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Democratic primary
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Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
- Eric Morrison, pastor, community leader [8]
- Leonard Steinman, perennial candidate[9]
- Charles Wheeler, former mayor of Kansas City and former state senator[10]
Declined
- Joe Maxwell, former lieutenant governor of Missouri[11]
- Claire McCaskill, U.S. senator, former state auditor of Missouri and nominee for governor in 2004[12][13]
- Clint Zweifel, State Treasurer of Missouri[14]
Endorsements
Chris Koster
Polling
Results

Koster
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
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Republican primary
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Candidates
Nominee
- Eric Greitens, businessman, author and former U.S. Navy SEAL[20]
Eliminated in primary
- John Brunner, businessman and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012[21]
- Catherine Hanaway, former Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives and former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri[22]
- Peter Kinder, lieutenant governor of Missouri[23]
Deceased
- Tom Schweich, State Auditor of Missouri (died February 26, 2015)[7][24][25][26][27]
Withdrew
- Randy Asbury, former state representative[21][28]
- Bob Dixon, state senator[29][30]
- Mike Parson, state senator (running for lieutenant governor)[31][32]
Declined
- Tim Jones, Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives[33][34][35][36]
- Bart Korman, state representative[37][38]
- Blaine Luetkemeyer, U.S. representative[24][39][40][41]
- Ron Richard, state senator and former speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives[42]
- Dave Spence, businessman and nominee for governor in 2012[43]
- Jim Talent, former U.S. senator[44]
Endorsements
John Brunner
Indoviduals
- Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas
- James E. Livingston, retired United States Marine Corps major general
- Rand Paul, U.S. senator from Kentucky
Organizations
Eric Greitens
Individuals
- Ben Carson, 2016 presidential candidate[45]
- Jane Cunningham, former Missouri state senator[46]
- Glen Klippenstein, former Missouri state representative[46]
- John Lamping, former Missouri state senator[46]
- Jim Lembke, former Missouri state senator[46]
- Kirk Mathews, Missouri state representative[46]
- Joe Maxwell, former Missouri Lieutenant Governor[47] (Democrat)
- Robert O'Neill, Navy SEAL
- David Steelman, former Missouri House minority leader[46]
- Sarah Steelman, former State Treasurer of Missouri[46]
- George Herbert Walker III, former United States Ambassador to Hungary[46]
- Nate Walker, Missouri state representative[46]
- Bill White, Missouri state representative[46]
Catherine Hanaway
Individuals
- Kit Bond, former U.S. senator and former governor of Missouri[48]
- Tom Dempsey, president pro tempore of the Missouri Senate[49]
- Nikki Haley, governor of South Carolina
- Ron Richard, majority leader of the Missouri Senate[50]
- Ann Wagner, U.S. representative, former United States Ambassador to Luxembourg, and former chair of the Missouri Republican Party[51]
Newspapers
Peter Kinder
- John Danforth, former U.S. senator and former United States Ambassador to the United Nations[52][53]
- Rush Limbaugh, conservative radio talk show host, long-time Cape Girardeau family friend[54]
- Dana Loesch, conservative talk radio and television host for TheBlaze and Breitbart News, author, co-founder of the St. Louis Tea Party[55]
- Jared Ogden, former Navy SEAL, Ultimate Survival Alaska celebrity, and Missouri resident[56]
Polling
Hypothetical polling
Results

Greitens
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
Brunner
- 20–30%
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
Kinder
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
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Third party and independent candidates
Green Party
Candidates
Declared
Independent
Candidates
Declared
- Les Turilli Jr., businessman[64]
Libertarian Party
Candidates
Declared
- Cisse W. Spragins, candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and nominee for Missouri Secretary of State in 2012[65]
Results
General election
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Debates
- Complete video of debate, September 30, 2016 - C-SPAN
Predictions
Polling
Aggregate polls
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Hypothetical polling
with John Brunner
with Catherine Hanaway
with Peter Kinder
with Bob Dixon
with Bart Korman
with Tom Schweich
with Randy Asbury
with Claire McCaskill
Results


Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Adair (largest city: Kirksville)
- Audrain (largest city: Mexico)
- Bates (largest city: Butler)
- Buchanan (largest city: St. Joseph)
- Chariton (largest city: Salisbury)
- Clark (largest city: Kahoka)
- Clay (largest city: Liberty)
- Clinton (largest city: Cameron)
- Dunklin (largest city: Kennett)
- Franklin (largest city: Washington)
- Greene (largest city: Springfield)
- Henry (largest city: Clinton)
- Hickory (largest city: Hermitage)
- Howard (largest city: Fayette)
- Iron (largest city: Ironton)
- Jefferson (largest city: Arnold)
- Johnson (largest city: Warrensburg)
- Knox (largest city: Edina)
- Lafayette (largest city: Odessa)
- Lewis (largest city: Canton)
- Linn (largest city: Brookfield)
- Madison (largest city: Fredericktown)
- Mississippi (largest city: Charleston)
- Monroe (largest city: Monroe City)
- New Madrid (largest city: New Madrid)
- Nodaway (largest city: Maryville)
- Pemiscot (largest city: Caruthersville)
- Pettis (largest city: Sedalia)
- Pike (largest city: Bowling Green)
- Platte (largest city: Kansas City)
- Ray (largest city: Richmond)
- Reynolds (largest city: Ellington)
- Saline (largest city: Marshall)
- Scott (largest city: Sikeston)
- Shannon (largest city: Winona)
- St. Charles (largest city: O'Fallon)
- St. Francois (largest city: Farmington)
- Ste. Genevieve (largest city: Ste. Genevieve)
- Washington (largest city: Potosi)
- Wayne (largest city: Piedmont)
By congressional district
Greitens won six of eight congressional districts.[107]
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Campaign finance investigations
On April 28, 2017, the Missouri Ethics Commission fined Greitens' campaign $1,000 for violating state campaign ethics rules regarding campaign disclosure. Greitens did not contest the fine.[108]
In 2018, Missouri attorney general Josh Hawley announced the opening of an investigation of Greitens' 2016 campaign financing.[109]
On June 1, 2018, Greitens resigned from office, leaving Mike Parson, his lieutenant governor, to succeed him.
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Notes
- While Hillary Clinton lost the election to Donald Trump, she won the popular vote.
References
External links
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