Missouri State Treasurer election, 2016

Missouri State Treasurer election, 2016

November 8, 2016

Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent State Treasurer Clint Zweifel Democratic

The 2016 Missouri gubernatorial election will be 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.

Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Clint Zweifel is term-limited and cannot run for re-election to a third term in office.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Judy Baker, former State Representative, nominee for MO-09 in 2008 and a candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2012^[2]
• Pat Contreras, business consultant and former diplomat^[3][4]

Declined

• Mike Sanders, Jackson County Executive, former Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney and former Chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party^[5]
• John Wright, former State Representative^[6][7][8]

Endorsements

Pat Contreras
Sly James, Mayor of Kansas City[9]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Judy Baker	Pat Contreras	Other	Undecided
Remington Research	September 18-19, 2015	1,589	± 2.4%	28%	15%	—	58%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Dan W. Brown, State Senator^[10]
• Eric Schmitt, State Senator^[11][12][13]

Declined

• Tim Jones, Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives^{[14][15][16][17]}

See also

• Missouri gubernatorial election, 2016

References

1. "Nixon, Zweifel Report Raising Little Campaign Money — Unlike Kander, Jones". KCUR. April 21, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
2. Hancock, Jason (September 21, 2015). "Judy Baker will run for Missouri treasurer". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
3. "PRESS RELEASE: Pat Contreras, State Department Official to Run for Missouri Treasurer". The Missouri Times. April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
4. Reischman, Collin (June 1, 2015). "A Race to Watch: State Treasurer". The Missouri Times. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
5. Fox, Jeff (February 27, 2015). "Sanders says he won't run for state office". The Examiner. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
6. "CoMo CAMPAIGN CASH KING: May seek State Treasurer or State Auditor seat". The Columbia Heart Beat. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
7. John Wright amended his campaign committee with the Missouri Ethics Commission on January 28, 2015 for a 2016 Statewide campaign
8. "July 2016 Tip Sheet". The Missouri Times. July 15, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
9. "Press Release: Mayor James of Kansas City Endorses Contreras for Missouri State Treasurer". The Missouri Times. May 26, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
10. Herndon, Rachael (February 24, 2016). "Senator Brown to challenge Schmitt for treasurer". The Missouri Times. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
11. "'Schmitt announces 2016 bid for Missouri treasurer". Columbia Missourian. July 2, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
12. "State Sen. Eric Schmitt off and running for Missouri Treasurer". The Kansas City Star. July 2, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
13. "Area State Senator Announces GOP Bid For Missouri Treasurer In 2016". St. Louis Public Radio. July 2, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
14. "'It could get bloody' — Experts forecast 2016 Missouri election". Springfield News-Leader. November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
15. "Tim Jones Won't Seek Statewide Office In 2016". St. Louis Public Radio. November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
16. "Missouri House speaker won't seek office in 2016". The State. November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
17. "Tim Jones: will not run for statewide office in 2016". MissouriNet. November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.

External links

Official campaign websites

• Judy Baker for Treasurer
• Pat Contreras for Treasurer
• Eric Schmitt for Treasurer