2016 Missouri Secretary of State election
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.
Incumbent Democratic secretary of state Jason Kander did not run for re-election to a second term in office and instead unsuccessfully ran in the 2016 U.S. Senate election for the seat held by Republican incumbent Roy Blunt.Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- MD Rabbi Alam, candidate in 2012
- Robin Smith, reporter and former KMOV anchor
- Bill Clinton Young, perennial candidate
Withdrawn
- Elad Gross, Assistant Missouri Attorney General and nonprofit executive
- Jason Kander, incumbent secretary of state
Declined
- Jeremy LaFaver, state representative
- Mike Sanders, Jackson County Executive, former Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney and former chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party
- Stephen Webber, state representative
- Clint Zweifel, State Treasurer of Missouri
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Polling
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Declared
Third parties
Green Party
- Julie George-Carlson
General election
Polling
Results
