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{{Infobox election
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2024 Missouri Secretary of State election
| election_name = 2024 Missouri Secretary of State election
| country = Missouri
| country = Missouri
| type = presidential
| type = presidential
| ongoing = yes
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2020 Missouri Secretary of State election
| previous_election = 2020 Missouri Secretary of State election
| previous_year = 2020
| previous_year = 2020
| next_election = 2028 Missouri Secretary of State election
| next_election = 2028 Missouri Secretary of State election
| next_year = 2028
| next_year = 2028
| election_date = November 5, 2024
| election_date = November 5, 2024
| image1 =
| image1 =
| nominee1 =
| nominee1 = '''[[Denny Hoskins]]'''
| party1 = Missouri Republican Party
| party1 = Missouri Republican Party
| popular_vote1 =
| popular_vote1 = '''1,677,902'''
| percentage1 =
| percentage1 = '''57.7%'''
| image2 =
| image2 =
| nominee2 =
| nominee2 = [[Barbara Phifer]]
| party2 = Missouri Democratic Party
| party2 = Missouri Democratic Party
| popular_vote2 =
| popular_vote2 = 1,154,090
| percentage2 =
| percentage2 = 39.7%
| map_image =
| map_image = 2024 Missouri secretary of state election results map by county.svg
| map_size =
| map_size = 275px
| map_caption = County results<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}<br />'''Hoskins:''' {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}}<br />'''Phifer:''' {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}
| map_caption = County results
| title = Secretary of State
| title = [[Missouri Secretary of State|Secretary of State]]
| before_election = [[Jay Ashcroft]]
| before_election = [[Jay Ashcroft]]
| before_party = Missouri Republican Party
| before_party = [[Missouri Republican Party|Republican]]
| after_election =
| after_election = [[Denny Hoskins]]
| after_party =
| after_party = [[Missouri Republican Party|Republican]]
| votes_counted =
}}{{ElectionsMO}}
}}{{ElectionsMO}}
The '''2024 Missouri Secretary of State election''' will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the [[Missouri Secretary of State|secretary of state]] of the [[U.S. state|state]] of [[Missouri]]. It will coincide with the concurrent [[2024 United States presidential election in Missouri|presidential election]], as well as various state and local elections, including for [[2024 United States Senate election in Missouri|U.S. Senate]], [[2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|U.S. House]], and [[2024 Missouri gubernatorial election|governor of Missouri]]. The primaries will be held on August 6, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Missouri Secretary of State election, 2024 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Missouri_Secretary_of_State_election,_2024 |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=ballotpedia.org}}</ref>
The '''2024 Missouri Secretary of State election''' was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the [[Missouri Secretary of State|secretary of state]] of the [[U.S. state|state]] of [[Missouri]]. It coincided with the concurrent [[2024 United States presidential election in Missouri|presidential election]], as well as various state and local elections, including for [[2024 United States Senate election in Missouri|U.S. Senate]], [[2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|U.S. House]], and [[2024 Missouri gubernatorial election|governor of Missouri]]. The primaries took place on August 6, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Missouri Secretary of State election, 2024 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Missouri_Secretary_of_State_election,_2024 |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=ballotpedia.org}}</ref>


Republican nominee, Denny Hoskins won the election and will become the secretary of state in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-04 |title=Missouri Secretary of State Election 2024 Live Results |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/missouri-secretary-of-state-results |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=www.nbcnews.com |language=en}}</ref>
Incumbent [[Missouri Republican Party|Republican]] Secretary of State [[Jay Ashcroft]] is retiring to run in the [[2024 Missouri gubernatorial election]], rather than run for reelection to a third term.


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== Republican primary ==
== Republican primary ==
=== Candidates ===
=== Candidates ===
==== Declared ====
==== Nominee ====
*[[Denny Hoskins]], state senator from the 21st district (2017–present)<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/with-focus-on-voter-fraud-senator-from-warrensburg-launches-run-for-top-state-election-post/article_1bbb4046-048b-11ee-9fff-f787fef59b81.html|title=With focus on voter fraud, senator from Warrensburg launches run for top state election post|date=6 June 2023|work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]|author=Erickson, Kurt}}</ref>

==== Eliminated in primary ====
*Mike Carter, attorney and former municipal judge<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=SOS, Missouri - Elections: Offices Filed in Candidate Filing |url=https://s1.sos.mo.gov/candidatesonweb/DisplayCandidatesPlacement.aspx?ElectionCode=750006341 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=s1.sos.mo.gov}}</ref>
*Mike Carter, attorney and former municipal judge<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=SOS, Missouri - Elections: Offices Filed in Candidate Filing |url=https://s1.sos.mo.gov/candidatesonweb/DisplayCandidatesPlacement.aspx?ElectionCode=750006341 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=s1.sos.mo.gov}}</ref>
*[[Mary Elizabeth Coleman]], [[Missouri Senate|state senator]] from the 22nd district (2023–present)<ref name="ColePlo">{{cite news |work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |access-date=March 26, 2024 |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/dean-plocher-and-mary-elizabeth-coleman-pivot-to-missouri-secretary-of-state-s-race/article_eab8e97e-eb7c-11ee-94fc-37a785cd7bf0.html |author=Suntrup, Jack |title=Dean Plocher and Mary Elizabeth Coleman pivot to Missouri secretary of state's race |date=March 26, 2024}}</ref>
*[[Mary Elizabeth Coleman]], [[Missouri Senate|state senator]] from the 22nd district (2023–present)<ref name="ColePlo">{{cite news |work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |access-date=March 26, 2024 |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/dean-plocher-and-mary-elizabeth-coleman-pivot-to-missouri-secretary-of-state-s-race/article_eab8e97e-eb7c-11ee-94fc-37a785cd7bf0.html |author=Suntrup, Jack |title=Dean Plocher and Mary Elizabeth Coleman pivot to Missouri secretary of state's race |date=March 26, 2024}}</ref>
*Jamie Corley, communications professional and former press secretary for U.S. Senator [[Bob Corker]]<ref name=":0" />
*Jamie Corley, communications professional and former press secretary for U.S. Senator [[Bob Corker]]<ref name=":0" />
*Valentina Gomez, financial strategist<ref>{{cite news |access-date=January 27, 2024 |url=https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/politics/2023/10/29/candidates-field-grows-2024-missouri-secretary-of-state-race/71304938007/ |date=October 29, 2023 |author=Dereuck, Kelly |work=[[Springfield News-Leader]] |title=Greene County's Schoeller among crowded field of GOP candidates for MO Secretary of State}}</ref>
*Valentina Gomez, social media influencer <ref>{{cite news |access-date=January 27, 2024 |url=https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/politics/2023/10/29/candidates-field-grows-2024-missouri-secretary-of-state-race/71304938007/ |date=October 29, 2023 |author=Dereuck, Kelly |work=[[Springfield News-Leader]] |title=Greene County's Schoeller among crowded field of GOP candidates for MO Secretary of State}}</ref>
*[[Denny Hoskins]], state senator from the 21st district (2017–present)<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/with-focus-on-voter-fraud-senator-from-warrensburg-launches-run-for-top-state-election-post/article_1bbb4046-048b-11ee-9fff-f787fef59b81.html|title=With focus on voter fraud, senator from Warrensburg launches run for top state election post|date=6 June 2023|work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]|author=Erickson, Kurt}}</ref>
*[[Dean Plocher]], [[Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives]]<ref name = ColePlo/>
*[[Dean Plocher]], [[Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives]]<ref name = ColePlo/>
*[[Shane Schoeller]], [[Greene County, Missouri|Greene County]] Clerk (2015–present), former state representative from the 139th district (2007–2013), and nominee for secretary of state in [[2012 Missouri Secretary of State election|2012]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Skalicky |first1=Michele |title=Greene County Clerk Shane Schoeller announces run for Missouri secretary of state |url=https://www.ksmu.org/news/2023-02-11/greene-county-clerk-shane-schoeller-announces-run-for-missouri-secretary-of-state |publisher=[[KSMU]] |date=11 February 2023}}</ref>
*[[Shane Schoeller]], [[Greene County, Missouri|Greene County]] Clerk (2015–present), former state representative from the 139th district (2007–2013), and nominee for secretary of state in [[2012 Missouri Secretary of State election|2012]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Skalicky |first1=Michele |title=Greene County Clerk Shane Schoeller announces run for Missouri secretary of state |url=https://www.ksmu.org/news/2023-02-11/greene-county-clerk-shane-schoeller-announces-run-for-missouri-secretary-of-state |publisher=[[KSMU]] |date=11 February 2023}}</ref>
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==== Declined ====
==== Declined ====
*[[Jay Ashcroft]], incumbent [[Missouri Secretary of State|secretary of state]] (2017–present) ''([[2024 Missouri gubernatorial election|running for governor]])''<ref>{{cite news |last=Hancock |first=Jason |url= https://missouriindependent.com/2023/04/06/jay-ashcroft-makes-it-official-hes-running-for-missouri-governor-in-2024/|title=Jay Ashcroft makes it official: He's running for Missouri governor in 2024|date=6 April 2023}}</ref>
*[[Jay Ashcroft]], incumbent [[Missouri Secretary of State|secretary of state]] (2017–present) ''([[2024 Missouri gubernatorial election|ran for governor]])''<ref>{{cite news |last=Hancock |first=Jason |url= https://missouriindependent.com/2023/04/06/jay-ashcroft-makes-it-official-hes-running-for-missouri-governor-in-2024/|title=Jay Ashcroft makes it official: He's running for Missouri governor in 2024|date=6 April 2023}}</ref>


==== Endorsements ====
==== Endorsements ====
{{Endorsements box
| title = Mary Elizabeth Coleman
| width = 50em
| list =
'''Organizations'''
*[[Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America]]<ref name=SBAendorsements2024>{{Cite web|date=June 18, 2024|title=SBA Pro-Life America Candidate Fund Endorses Coleman for MO Sec. of State|url=https://sbaprolife.org/newsroom/press-releases/sba-pro-life-america-candidate-fund-endorses-coleman-for-mo-sec-of-state|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=sbaprolife.org|language=en-US}}</ref>
}}
{{Endorsements box
{{Endorsements box
| title = Denny Hoskins
| title = Denny Hoskins
| width = 50em
| list =
| list =
;Organizations
'''Organizations'''
*Missouri Right to Life PAC<ref name=MRLPACendorsements2024>{{Cite web|date=June 25, 2024|title=MRL PAC RELEASES AUGUST 6, 2024 PRIMARY ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS|url=https://missourilifepac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/MRL-PAC-Releases-August-6-2024-Primary-Election-Endorsements-6-25-24.pdf|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=missourilifepac.org|language=en-US}}</ref>
*Missouri [[National Right to Life Committee|Right to Life]] PAC<ref name=MRLPACendorsements2024>{{Cite web|date=June 25, 2024|title=MRL PAC RELEASES AUGUST 6, 2024 PRIMARY ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS|url=https://missourilifepac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/MRL-PAC-Releases-August-6-2024-Primary-Election-Endorsements-6-25-24.pdf|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=missourilifepac.org|language=en-US}}</ref>
}}
}}

{{Endorsements box|title=Shane Schoeller|width=50em|list=; Newspapers
*''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]'' ''(primary only)''<ref name = stl>{{cite news |url=https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-our-endorsements-in-the-missouri-secretary-of-state-and-attorney-general-primaries/article_f958c3a0-4450-11ef-b44b-4fed4e8ff146.html |date=July 18, 2024 |title=Editorial: Our endorsements in the Missouri secretary of state and attorney general primaries}}</ref>}}

=== Fundraising ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" |Campaign finance reports as of July 16, 2024
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Candidate
!Raised
|-
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Jamie Corley (R)
|$286,000
|-
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Valentina Gomez (R)
|$24,000
|-
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Denny Hoskins (R)
|$225,000
|-
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Dean Plocher (R)
|$508,000
|-
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Shane Schoeller (R)
|$210,000
|-
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Adam Schwadron (R)
|$119,000
|-
! colspan="2" |<small>Source: Missouri Independent<ref name="FEC">{{cite web |last=Hanshaw |first=Annelise |date=July 16, 2024 |title=Incumbent Missouri Treasurer faces four-way Republican primary |url=https://missouriindependent.com/2024/07/16/fundraising-in-missouri-governors-race-tops-21-million-with-most-going-to-kehoe/ |access-date= |website=missouriindependent.com |publisher=}}</ref></small>
|}


===Polling===
===Polling===
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|- valign=bottom
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! Poll source
! Date(s)<br>administered
! Date(s)<br />administered
! Sample<br>size{{efn|name=key|Key:<br>A – all adults<br>RV – registered voters<br>LV – likely voters<br>V – unclear}}
! Sample<br />size{{efn|name=key|Key:<br />A – all adults<br />RV – registered voters<br />LV – likely voters<br />V – unclear}}
! Margin<br>of error
! Margin<br />of error
! style="width:70px;"| Valentina<br>Gomez
! style="width:70px;"| Mike<br />Carter
! style="width:70px;"| Denny<br>Hoskins
! style="width:70px;"| Mary<br />Elizabeth<br />Coleman
! style="width:70px;"| Caleb<br>Rowden
! style="width:70px;"| Jamie<br />Corley
! style="width:70px;"| Shane<br>Schoeller
! style="width:70px;"| Valentina<br />Gomez
! style="width:70px;"| Adam<br>Schwadron
! style="width:70px;"| Denny<br />Hoskins
! style="width:70px;"| Dean<br />Plocher
! style="width:70px;"| Caleb<br />Rowden
! style="width:70px;"| Shane<br />Schoeller
! style="width:70px;"| Adam<br />Schwadron
! Undecided
! Undecided
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Battleground Connect]]<ref>[https://moscout.com/daily-updates-1/2024/8/3/moscout-weekender-final-gop-statewide-poll-has-ashcroft-and-kehoe-tied-sos-race-still-wide-open-3-way-scrum-for-lg-malek-and-bailey-ahead Battleground Connect]</ref>{{efn-ua|name=scout}}
|July 30–31, 2024
|896 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.1%
|7%
|9%
|5%
|9%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''13%'''
|6%
|–
|11%
|3%
|{{party shading/Undecided}}|'''37%'''
|-
|-
|- style="background:lightyellow;"
|- style="background:lightyellow;"
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| colspan="17"| Caleb Rowden withdraws from the race
| colspan="17"| Caleb Rowden withdraws from the race
|-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20240217150728/https://moscout.com/daily-updates-1/2024/2/17/moscout-weekender-lincoln-days-talk-new-statewide-republican-poll-hallway-on-2024-and-more Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Remington Research]] (R)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240217150728/https://moscout.com/daily-updates-1/2024/2/17/moscout-weekender-lincoln-days-talk-new-statewide-republican-poll-hallway-on-2024-and-more Remington Research (R)]</ref>{{efn-ua|name=scout|Poll commissioned by the Missouri Scout}}
|February 14–15, 2024
|February 14–15, 2024
|706 (LV)
|706 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.6%
|±&nbsp;3.6%
|–
|–
|–
|10%
|10%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''12%'''
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''12%'''
|–
|11%
|11%
|6%
|6%
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|{{party shading/Undecided}}|'''56%'''
|{{party shading/Undecided}}|'''56%'''
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[https://static1.squarespace.com/enwiki/static/59015f4b37c581b2ce01e5b3/t/65ad13b80faab23595153b94/1705841592779/MOScout+Deck+011924.pdf Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Remington Research]] (R)<ref>[https://static1.squarespace.com/enwiki/static/59015f4b37c581b2ce01e5b3/t/65ad13b80faab23595153b94/1705841592779/MOScout+Deck+011924.pdf Remington Research (R)]</ref>{{efn-ua|name=scout}}
|January 17–18, 2024
|January 17–18, 2024
|806 (LV)
|806 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.3%
|±&nbsp;3.3%
|–
|–
|–
|7%
|7%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''12%'''
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''12%'''
|–
|11%
|11%
|6%
|6%
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=== Results ===
=== Results ===
{{Election box begin no change|title=Republican primary results<ref name="results">{{Cite web|url=https://enr.sos.mo.gov/PickaRace.aspx|title=State of Missouri - State of Missouri - Primary Election, August 06, 2024|author=[[Missouri Secretary of State]]|website=enr.sos.mo.gov/|date=August 6, 2024|access-date=August 7, 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=Republican primary results}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Mike Carter|votes=|percentage=}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=[[Mary Elizabeth Coleman]]|votes=|percentage=}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Jamie Corley|votes=|percentage=}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Valentina Gomez|votes=|percentage=}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=[[Denny Hoskins]]|votes=|percentage=}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=[[Dean Plocher]]|votes=|percentage=}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=[[Shane Schoeller]]|votes=|percentage=}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=[[Adam Schwadron]]|votes=|percentage=}}{{Election box total no change|votes=|percentage=}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=[[Denny Hoskins]]|votes=157,116|percentage=24.42}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=[[Shane Schoeller]]|votes=108,289|percentage=16.83}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Mike Carter|votes=91,866|percentage=14.28}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=[[Dean Plocher]]|votes=86,659|percentage=13.47}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=[[Mary Elizabeth Coleman]]|votes=72,938|percentage=11.34}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Valentina Gomez|votes=47,931|percentage=7.45}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Jamie Corley|votes=46,314|percentage=7.20}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=[[Adam Schwadron]]|votes=32,335|percentage=5.03}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=643,448|percentage=100.00}}{{Election box end}}


== Democratic primary ==
== Democratic primary ==
=== Candidates ===
=== Candidates ===
==== Declared ====
==== Nominee ====
*Haley Jacobson, grant writer<ref name=":0" />
*[[Barbara Phifer]], state representative from the 90th district (2021–present)<ref name="filings">{{cite web |last1=Suntrup |first1=Jack |title=US Rep. Cori Bush defends record as Democrats file to oust her in August primary |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/us-rep-cori-bush-defends-record-as-democrats-file-to-oust-her-in-august-primary/article_7476bd9a-d59c-11ee-8446-07a2d36e66d9.html |publisher=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |access-date=27 February 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240228113650/https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/us-rep-cori-bush-defends-record-as-democrats-file-to-oust-her-in-august-primary/article_7476bd9a-d59c-11ee-8446-07a2d36e66d9.html |archive-date=28 February 2024 |date=27 February 2024 |quote=Democratic state Rep. Barbara Phifer of Kirkwood, along with Monique Williams and Gavin Bena of St. Louis, also filed to run for secretary of state as Democrats. |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
*[[Barbara Phifer]], state representative from the 90th district (2021–present)<ref name="filings">{{cite web |last1=Suntrup |first1=Jack |title=US Rep. Cori Bush defends record as Democrats file to oust her in August primary |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/us-rep-cori-bush-defends-record-as-democrats-file-to-oust-her-in-august-primary/article_7476bd9a-d59c-11ee-8446-07a2d36e66d9.html |publisher=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |access-date=27 February 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240228113650/https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/us-rep-cori-bush-defends-record-as-democrats-file-to-oust-her-in-august-primary/article_7476bd9a-d59c-11ee-8446-07a2d36e66d9.html |archive-date=28 February 2024 |date=27 February 2024 |quote=Democratic state Rep. Barbara Phifer of Kirkwood, along with Monique Williams and Gavin Bena of St. Louis, also filed to run for secretary of state as Democrats. |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

==== Eliminated in primary ====
*Haley Jacobson, grant writer<ref name=":0" />
*Monique Williams, certified public accountant<ref name=":0" />
*Monique Williams, certified public accountant<ref name=":0" />


==== Withdrawn ====
==== Withdrawn ====
*Gavin Bena, president of [[Saint Louis University]] College Democrats<ref>{{cite news |work=[[Spectrum News]] |access-date=March 3, 2024 |url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/news/2024/03/01/missouri-politcal-notebook |date=March 1, 2024 |author=Palermo, Gregg |title=Questions remain about key Missouri races as August primary filing opens}}</ref>
*Gavin Bena, president of [[Saint Louis University]] College Democrats<ref>{{cite news |work=[[Spectrum News]] |access-date=March 3, 2024 |url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/news/2024/03/01/missouri-politcal-notebook |date=March 1, 2024 |author=Palermo, Gregg |title=Questions remain about key Missouri races as August primary filing opens}}</ref>


=== Results ===
=== Results ===
[[File:Missouri_Secretary_of_State_Democratic_Primary,_2024.svg|thumb|250px|Results by county
{{Election box begin no change|title=Democratic primary results}}
{{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#7996E2|Phifer}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Haley Jacobsen|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=|percentage=}}
|{{legend|#BDD3FF|30–40%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=[[Barbara Phifer]]|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=|percentage=}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Monique Williams|votes=|percentage=}}
|{{legend|#A5B0FF|40–50%}}}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=|percentage=}}
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#51C2C2|Williams}}
|{{legend|#ACF2F2|30–40%}}
|{{legend|#7DDDDD|40–50%}}}}
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#CD3700|Jacobsen}}
|{{legend|#FF7644|30–40%}}
|{{legend|#F8581E|40–50%}}
|{{legend|#CD3700|50–60%}}}}
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#AE8BB1|Tie}}
|{{legend|#DECDE6|30–40%}}}}
]]
{{Election box begin no change|title=Democratic primary results<ref name="results"/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=[[Barbara Phifer]]|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=146,284|percentage=40.86}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Monique Williams|votes=123,270|percentage=34.43}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Haley Jacobsen|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=88,491|percentage=24.72}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=358,045|percentage=100.00}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


== Third-party and independent candidates ==
== Libertarian primary ==
=== Candidates ===
=== Candidates ===
*Jerome Bauer (Green), university lecturer, perennial candidate, and nominee for governor in [[2020 Missouri gubernatorial election|2020]]<ref name=":0" />
==== Presumptive nominee ====
*Carl Freese, retired security guard and nominee for secretary of state in [[2020 Missouri Secretary of State election|2020]]<ref name=":0" />
*Carl Freese (Libertarian), retired security guard and nominee for secretary of state in [[2020 Missouri Secretary of State election|2020]]<ref name=":0" />


== General election ==
== General election ==
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| {{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}
|January 31, 2024
|January 31, 2024
|}

===Polling===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
|- style="vertical-align:bottom"
! Poll source
! Date(s)<br />administered
! Sample<br />size
! Margin<br />of error
! style="width:100px;"| Denny<br />Hoskins (R)
! style="width:100px;"| Barbara<br />Phifer (D)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[ActiVote]]<ref>[https://www.activote.net/republicans-lead-comfortably-in-state-level-missouri-races/ ActiVote]</ref>
|October 8–27, 2024
|400 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.9%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''55%'''
|45%
|–
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[ActiVote]]<ref>[https://www.activote.net/republicans-lead-in-state-level-missouri-races/ ActiVote]</ref>
|September 6 – October 13, 2024
|400 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.9%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''56.5%'''
|43.5%
|–
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[YouGov]]/[[Saint Louis University]]<ref>[https://www.slu.edu/research/research-institute/big-ideas/slu-poll/-pdf/slu-poll-august-2024-topline-results.pdf YouGov/Saint Louis University]</ref>
|August 8–16, 2024
|450 (LV)
|±&nbsp;5.4%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''54%'''
|36%
|1%
|9%
|}
|}


=== Results ===
=== Results ===
{{Election box begin no change|title=2024 Missouri Secretary of State election}}
{{Election box begin|title=2024 Missouri Secretary of State election<ref>[https://enr.sos.mo.gov/default.aspx General Election, November 05, 2024, Official Results], Missouri Secretary of State, December 23, 2024.</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=TBD|votes=|percentage=}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=TBD|votes=|percentage=}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Carl Freese|votes=|percentage=}}{{Election box total no change|votes=|percentage=}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=[[Denny Hoskins]]|votes=1,677,902|percentage=57.66%|change=-2.93%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=[[Barbara Phifer]]|votes=1,154,090|percentage=39.66%|change=+3.38%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Carl Freese|votes=49,113|percentage=1.69%|change=-0.18%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of the United States|candidate=Jerome Bauer|votes=29,012|percentage=1.00%|change=+0.19%}}
{{Election box total|votes=2,910,117|percentage=100.00%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
{{notelist}}
{{notelist}}
'''Partisan clients'''<br />
{{notelist-ua}}


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
;Official campaign websites
'''Official campaign websites'''
*[https://www.maryelizabethcoleman.com/ Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R) for Secretary of State]
*[https://www.valentinaformissouri.com/ Valentina Gomez (R) for Secretary of State]
*[https://www.haleyformissouri.com/ Haley Jacobson (D) for Secretary of State]
*[https://votephifer.com/ Barbara Phifer (D) for Secretary of State]
*[https://votephifer.com/ Barbara Phifer (D) for Secretary of State]
*[https://dennyhoskins.com/ Denny Hoskins (R) for Secretary of State]
*[https://dennyhoskins.com/ Denny Hoskins (R) for Secretary of State]
*[https://calebrowden.com/ Caleb Rowden (R) for Secretary of State]
*[https://www.shaneforsos.com/ Shane Schoeller (R) for Secretary of State]
*[https://www.adamschwadron.com/ Adam Schwadron (R) for Secretary of State]
*[https://www.moniquewilliams4missouri.info/ Monique Williams (D) for Secretary of State]


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[[Category:2024 United States state secretary of state elections|Missouri]]
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[[Category:Missouri Secretary of State elections]]

Latest revision as of 20:28, 23 December 2024

2024 Missouri Secretary of State election

← 2020 November 5, 2024 2028 →
 
Nominee Denny Hoskins Barbara Phifer
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,677,902 1,154,090
Percentage 57.7% 39.7%

County results
[citation needed]
Hoskins:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Phifer:      50–60%      80–90%

Secretary of State before election

Jay Ashcroft
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Denny Hoskins
Republican

The 2024 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the secretary of state of the state of Missouri. It coincided with the concurrent presidential election, as well as various state and local elections, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and governor of Missouri. The primaries took place on August 6, 2024.[1]

Republican nominee, Denny Hoskins won the election and will become the secretary of state in 2025.[2]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Withdrawn

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Mary Elizabeth Coleman
Denny Hoskins

Organizations

Shane Schoeller
Newspapers

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of July 16, 2024
Candidate Raised
Jamie Corley (R) $286,000
Valentina Gomez (R) $24,000
Denny Hoskins (R) $225,000
Dean Plocher (R) $508,000
Shane Schoeller (R) $210,000
Adam Schwadron (R) $119,000
Source: Missouri Independent[14]

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Mike
Carter
Mary
Elizabeth
Coleman
Jamie
Corley
Valentina
Gomez
Denny
Hoskins
Dean
Plocher
Caleb
Rowden
Shane
Schoeller
Adam
Schwadron
Undecided
Battleground Connect[15][A] July 30–31, 2024 896 (LV) ± 3.1% 7% 9% 5% 9% 13% 6% 11% 3% 37%
March 18, 2024 Caleb Rowden withdraws from the race
Remington Research (R)[16][A] February 14–15, 2024 706 (LV) ± 3.6% 10% 12% 11% 6% 5% 56%
Remington Research (R)[17][A] January 17–18, 2024 806 (LV) ± 3.3% 7% 12% 11% 6% 5% 59%

Results

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Republican primary results[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Denny Hoskins 157,116 24.42
Republican Shane Schoeller 108,289 16.83
Republican Mike Carter 91,866 14.28
Republican Dean Plocher 86,659 13.47
Republican Mary Elizabeth Coleman 72,938 11.34
Republican Valentina Gomez 47,931 7.45
Republican Jamie Corley 46,314 7.20
Republican Adam Schwadron 32,335 5.03
Total votes 643,448 100.00

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Haley Jacobson, grant writer[4]
  • Monique Williams, certified public accountant[4]

Withdrawn

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Results

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Results by county
  Phifer
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Williams
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Jacobsen
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Tie
  •   30–40%
Democratic primary results[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Phifer 146,284 40.86
Democratic Monique Williams 123,270 34.43
Democratic Haley Jacobsen 88,491 24.72
Total votes 358,045 100.00

Third-party and independent candidates

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Candidates

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  • Jerome Bauer (Green), university lecturer, perennial candidate, and nominee for governor in 2020[4]
  • Carl Freese (Libertarian), retired security guard and nominee for secretary of state in 2020[4]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[21] Safe R January 31, 2024

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Denny
Hoskins (R)
Barbara
Phifer (D)
Other Undecided
ActiVote[22] October 8–27, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 55% 45%
ActiVote[23] September 6 – October 13, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 56.5% 43.5%
YouGov/Saint Louis University[24] August 8–16, 2024 450 (LV) ± 5.4% 54% 36% 1% 9%

Results

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2024 Missouri Secretary of State election[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Denny Hoskins 1,677,902 57.66% −2.93%
Democratic Barbara Phifer 1,154,090 39.66% +3.38%
Libertarian Carl Freese 49,113 1.69% −0.18%
Green Jerome Bauer 29,012 1.00% +0.19%
Total votes 2,910,117 100.00% N/A
Republican hold

Notes

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  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

Partisan clients

  1. ^ a b c Poll commissioned by the Missouri Scout

References

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  1. ^ "Missouri Secretary of State election, 2024". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Missouri Secretary of State Election 2024 Live Results". www.nbcnews.com. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  3. ^ Erickson, Kurt (June 6, 2023). "With focus on voter fraud, senator from Warrensburg launches run for top state election post". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "SOS, Missouri - Elections: Offices Filed in Candidate Filing". s1.sos.mo.gov. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Suntrup, Jack (March 26, 2024). "Dean Plocher and Mary Elizabeth Coleman pivot to Missouri secretary of state's race". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  6. ^ Dereuck, Kelly (October 29, 2023). "Greene County's Schoeller among crowded field of GOP candidates for MO Secretary of State". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  7. ^ Skalicky, Michele (February 11, 2023). "Greene County Clerk Shane Schoeller announces run for Missouri secretary of state". KSMU.
  8. ^ "St. Charles representative announces bid for Missouri Secretary of State". KOMU-TV. October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  9. ^ Keller, Rudi (March 18, 2024). "Caleb Rowden drops out of GOP race for Missouri Secretary of State". Missouri Independent. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  10. ^ Hancock, Jason (April 6, 2023). "Jay Ashcroft makes it official: He's running for Missouri governor in 2024".
  11. ^ "SBA Pro-Life America Candidate Fund Endorses Coleman for MO Sec. of State". sbaprolife.org. June 18, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  12. ^ "MRL PAC RELEASES AUGUST 6, 2024 PRIMARY ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS" (PDF). missourilifepac.org. June 25, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  13. ^ "Editorial: Our endorsements in the Missouri secretary of state and attorney general primaries". July 18, 2024.
  14. ^ Hanshaw, Annelise (July 16, 2024). "Incumbent Missouri Treasurer faces four-way Republican primary". missouriindependent.com.
  15. ^ Battleground Connect
  16. ^ Remington Research (R)
  17. ^ Remington Research (R)
  18. ^ a b Missouri Secretary of State (August 6, 2024). "State of Missouri - State of Missouri - Primary Election, August 06, 2024". enr.sos.mo.gov/. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  19. ^ Suntrup, Jack (February 27, 2024). "US Rep. Cori Bush defends record as Democrats file to oust her in August primary". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on February 28, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2024. Democratic state Rep. Barbara Phifer of Kirkwood, along with Monique Williams and Gavin Bena of St. Louis, also filed to run for secretary of state as Democrats.
  20. ^ Palermo, Gregg (March 1, 2024). "Questions remain about key Missouri races as August primary filing opens". Spectrum News. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  21. ^ Jacobson, Louis (January 31, 2024). "This Year's Key Attorney General and Secretary of State Races". University of Virginia Center for Politics.
  22. ^ ActiVote
  23. ^ ActiVote
  24. ^ YouGov/Saint Louis University
  25. ^ General Election, November 05, 2024, Official Results, Missouri Secretary of State, December 23, 2024.
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