Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2016

Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2016

November 8, 2016

Nominee TBD TBD Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder Republican

The 2016 Missouri gubernatorial election will be held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Lieutenant Governor 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 Republican Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder will not seek re-election to a fourth term in office.^[1] He is instead running for governor of Missouri.^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Mike Parson, State Senator^[3][4][5]
• Bev Randles, attorney and Chairwoman of Missouri Club for Growth^[6][7][8]

Withdrawn

• Peter Kinder, incumbent Lieutenant Governor (running for Governor)^[2][9]

Potential

• Caleb Jones, State Representative^[10]

Declined

• Tom Dempsey, President Pro Tem of the Missouri Senate^[10][11]
• Tim Jones, Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives^{[12][13][14][15]}
• Mike Kehoe, State Senator^{[16][3][17][18][10][11]}
• Doug Libla, State Senator^[10][11]
• Eric Schmitt, State Senator (running for State Treasurer)^[19][20]

Endorsements

Mike Parson

Dan W. Brown, State Senator[11] Tom Dempsey, President Pro Tem of the Missouri Senate[11] Mike Kehoe, State Senator[11] Doug Libla, State Senator[11] Brian Munzlinger, State Senator[11] David Pearce, State Senator[11] Ron Richard, Majority Leader of the Missouri Senate[11] Gary Romine, State Senator[11] David Sater, State Senator[11] Dave Schatz, State Senator[11] Wayne Wallingford, State Senator[11] Jay Wasson, State Senator[11] Paul Wieland, State Senator[11]

Bev Randles

Sonya Anderson, State Representative[21] Kurt Bahr, State Representative[21] Chuck Basye, State Representative[21] Rick Brattin, State Representative[21] Cloria Brown, State Representative[21] Eric Burlison, State Representative[21] Jason Chipman, State Representative[21] Kevin Corlew, State Representative[21] Paul Curtman, State Representative[21] Shamed Dogan, State Representative[21] Dean Dohrman, State Representative[21] Ed Emery, State Representative[21] Shelley Keeney, State Representative[21] Mike Kelley, State Representative[21] Andrew Koenig, State Representative[21] Kirk Mathews, State Representative[21] Mike Moon, State Representative[21] Mark Parkinson, State Representative[21] Holly Rehder, State Representative[21] Tim Remole, State Representative[21] Rebecca Roeber, State Representative[21] Rob Vescovo, State Representative[21] Bill White, State Representative[21] John Wiemann, State Representative[21] Ken Wilson, State Representative[21]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Winston Apple, musician, author, retired teacher and 2014 State House candidate^[22]
• Russ Carnahan, former U.S. Representative^[23]
• Tommie Pierson, State Representative^[24]

Withdrawn

• Brad Bradshaw, physician and attorney^{[3][25][26][27][28]}

Potential

• Barry Aycock, businessman^{[16][3][29][10]}
• Jason Holsman, State Senator^{[16][30][31][10]}

Declined

• Mike Sanders, Jackson County Executive, former Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney and former Chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party^[32][33]
• John Wright, State Representative^[16][34]
• Clint Zweifel, State Treasurer of Missouri^[35][36]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Brad Bradshaw	Russ Carnahan	Tommie Pierson	Other	Undecided
Remington Research	September 18-19, 2015	1,589	± 2.4%	11%	48%	7%	—	37%

General election

Polling

With Parson

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Russ Carnahan (D)	Mike Parson (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	September 22-23, 2015	731	± 3.6%	39%	44%	—	17%

With Randles

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Russ Carnahan (D)	Bev Randles (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	September 22-23, 2015	731	± 3.6%	39%	38%	—	23%

See also

• Missouri gubernatorial election, 2016

References

1. "Kinder Wins Third Term As Missouri Lt. Governor". St. Louis Public Radio. November 7, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
2. "TheChat: Peter Kinder gears up for 2016". The Kansas City Star. November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
3. "2016 Statewide Tip Sheet". The Missouri Times. February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
4. McDermott, Kevin (April 30, 2015). "Republican Mike Parson adds his name to race for Missouri governor". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
5. Swedien, Jon (July 27, 2015). "Sen. Mike Parson switches race to lieutenant governor". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
6. Kevin McDermott (December 9, 2014). "In an apparent first, Rex Sinquefield donates $1 million to 2016 lt. governor candidate". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
7. Reischman, Collin (April 10, 2015). "Randles announcement likely coming next quarter". The Missouri Times. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
8. Kraske, Steve (July 1, 2015). "Bev Randles is IN for Missouri lieutenant governor". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
9. Pistor, Nicholas J.C. (July 12, 2015). "Peter Kinder will seek Missouri governor's office in 2016". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
10. "Kinder running for governor". The Missouri Times. July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
11. "Parson for Lieutenant Governor Receives Endorsements from Thirteen State Senators". Facebook. July 28, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
12. "'It could get bloody' — Experts forecast 2016 Missouri election". Springfield News-Leader. November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
13. "Tim Jones Won't Seek Statewide Office In 2016". St. Louis Public Radio. November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
14. "Missouri House speaker won't seek office in 2016". The State. November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
15. "Tim Jones: will not run for statewide office in 2016". MissouriNet. November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
16. "2016 Outlook". The Missouri Times. October 20, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
17. "Kehoe for Something?". Missouri Scout. October 3, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
18. Drebes, Dave (March 15, 2015). "Here Comes Kehoe?". Missouri Scout. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
19. "State Sen. Eric Schmitt off and running for Missouri Treasurer". The Kansas City Star. July 2, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
20. "Area State Senator Announces GOP Bid For Missouri Treasurer In 2016". St. Louis Public Radio. July 2, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
21. "Bev Randles Appoints State Rep. Paul Curtman Campaign Chairman" (PDF). Bev Randles for Lieutenant Governor. July 15, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
22. Drebes, Dave (December 18, 2015). "Apple for LG". Missouri Scout. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
23. Kraske, Steve (January 15, 2016). "Breaking: Russ Carnahan to run for Missouri lieutenant governor". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
24. Rosenbaum, Jason (June 30, 2015). "Pierson will jump into scramble for Missouri lieutenant governor". KWMU. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
25. "Lawyer, surgeon and, now lieutenant governor too?". The Springfield News-Leader. December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
26. "Bradshaw for LG?". Missouri Scout. January 27, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
27. Helling, Dave (May 8, 2015). "Bradshaw enters race for lieutenant governor in Missouri". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
28. Mannies, Jo (January 28, 2016). "Bradshaw drops campaigns for lieutenant governor and for legalizing marijuana". St. Louis Public Radio. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
29. Drebes, Dave (May 10, 2013). "Aycock could find ground in the Democratic field". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
30. "Holsman looks at lieutenant governor, then walks away". The Kansas City Star. October 13, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
31. Drebes, Dave (May 23, 2015). "Holsy for LG?". Missouri Scout. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
32. Kraske, Steve (October 31, 2014). "Steve Kraske: Big decisions loom after Tuesday's vote". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
33. Fox, Jeff (February 27, 2015). "Sanders says he won't run for state office". The Examiner. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
34. Drebes, Dave (April 24, 2015). "Wright Out". Missouri Scout. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
35. "Zweifel decides against 2016 bid for governor". St. Louis Beacon. April 9, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
36. "Missouri Treasurer Zweifel won't run for office". Kansas City Star. November 18, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.

External links

Official campaign websites

• Winston Apple for Lieutenant Governor
• Brad Bradshaw for Lieutenant Governor
• Mike Parson for Lieutenant Governor
• Tommie Pierson for Lieutenant Governor
• Bev Randles for Lieutenant Governor