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2020 Missouri gubernatorial election
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The 2020 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the governor of Missouri, concurrently with the 2020 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. Incumbent Republican governor Mike Parson ran for and was elected to a full term in office.[1] Parson was elected as lieutenant governor in 2016 but became governor on June 1, 2018, after incumbent Eric Greitens resigned under threat of impeachment by the state legislature. Parson declared his bid for a full term on September 8, 2019.[2] State Auditor Nicole Galloway, Missouri's only Democratic statewide officer and only female statewide officer, was the Democratic nominee and if elected, would have become Missouri's first female governor.
In October 2020, The Washington Post identified this state election as one of eight whose outcomes could affect partisan balance during post-census redistricting.[3]
Despite most news agencies characterizing the race as only leaning Republican, Mike Parson went on to win the election by a landslide of 16.4%, widely outperforming all election polling as well as justifying the former swing state's trend towards the GOP. He even exceeded Donald Trump's statewide victory margin in the concurrent presidential election, which was actually greater than that in neighboring Kansas for the first time in 104 years. Galloway suffered the largest margin of defeat for a Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Missouri since Betty Hearnes' 29-point loss in 1988. The 1988 election was also the last election until this one in which Missouri elected a Republican for governor by double digits.
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Republican primary
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Candidates
Nominee
- Mike Parson, incumbent governor of Missouri[4][2] and former state senator
Eliminated in primary
- Saundra McDowell, U.S. Air Force veteran and Republican nominee for Missouri state auditor in 2018[5]
- Jim Neely, state representative from the 8th district[6]
- Raleigh Ritter, rancher and businessman[7]
Declined
- Jay Ashcroft, Missouri Secretary of State[8]
- Eric Greitens, former governor of Missouri[9][10]
- Tony Monetti, retired bomber pilot, assistant dean of aviation at University of Central Missouri, and Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2018[11]
Endorsements
Jim Neely
State officials
- Mike Moon, state representative from the 157th district[12]
- Bryan Spencer, state representative from the 63rd district[12]
Polling
Results

Parson
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
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Democratic primary
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Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined
- Sly James, former mayor of Kansas City, Missouri[19]
- Jason Kander, former Missouri Secretary of State, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016, former candidate for Mayor of Kansas City in 2019[20]
- Claire McCaskill, former U.S. senator[21]
- Scott Sifton, state senator from the 1st district and former state representative from the 96th district (endorsed Galloway)[22]
Endorsements
Nicole Galloway
Federal politicians
- Kamala Harris, U.S. senator from California and 2020 Democratic nominee for vice president[23]
Individuals
- Scott Sifton, state senator[22]
Organizations
Results

Galloway
- >90%
- 80–90%
- 70–80%
- 60–70%
- 50–60%
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Other candidates
Libertarian Party

Nominee
- Rik Combs, U.S. Air Force veteran[18]
Results
Green Party
Nominee
- Jerome Bauer[18]
Results
General election
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Predictions
Polling
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Hypothetical polling
Eric Greitens vs Nicole Galloway
Mike Parson vs Jason Kander
Mike Parson vs. Scott Sifton
Endorsements
Nicole Galloway (D)
Federal politicians
- Joe Biden, 47th vice president of the United States and 2020 Democratic nominee for president[61]
- Emanuel Cleaver, U.S. representative from Missouri's 5th district[62]
- Kamala Harris, U.S. senator from California and 2020 Democratic nominee for vice president[23]
- Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States (2009–2017), U.S. senator from Illinois (2005–2008)[63]
- Elizabeth Warren, U.S. senator from Massachusetts and former 2020 presidential candidate[64]
State officials
- Jay Nixon, former governor of Missouri[65]
Local officials
- Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana (2012–2020) and former 2020 presidential candidate[66]
- Quinton Lucas, mayor of Kansas City[67]
Individuals
- Andy Cohen, Bravo host[68]
- Scott Sifton, state senator from the 1st district[22]
Unions
Organizations
Results
By congressional district
Parson won six of eight congressional districts.[73]


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Notes
Partisan clients
- Poll sponsored by the Democratic Governors Association
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