2024 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

See also: 2024 United States gubernatorial elections

2024 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 5, 2024

Nominee David Wasinger Richard Brown Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,671,771 1,121,608 Percentage 57.4% 38.5%

County results ^[citation needed] Wasinger:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Brown:      50–60%      70–80%

Lieutenant Governor before election Mike Kehoe Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor David Wasinger Republican

The 2024 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the lieutenant governor of Missouri, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe did not run for reelection for a second full term, and instead ran successfully for Governor of Missouri. The filing deadline was March 26, 2024, with primaries being held on August 6.^[1] Republican attorney David Wasinger and Democratic state Representative Richard Brown won their parties' respective primaries, and faced each other in the general election.^[2] Wasinger defeated Brown by nearly 19 percentage points.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Wasinger, attorney and candidate for state auditor in 2018^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Tim Baker, Franklin County Clerk^[4]
• Paul Berry III, bail bondsman and perennial candidate^[4]
• Lincoln Hough, state senator from the 30th district^[5]
• Matthew Porter^[6]
• Holly Thompson Rehder, state senator from the 27th district^[7]

Withdrawn

• Bob Onder, former state senator from the 2nd district (ran for U.S. House)^[8]
• Dean Plocher, Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives (ran for Secretary of State)^[9]

Declined

• Mike Kehoe, incumbent lieutenant governor (ran for governor)^[4]

Endorsements

Lincoln Hough

U.S. senators

• Kit Bond, former U.S. Senator from Missouri (1987–2011) and former Governor of Missouri (1973–1977, 1981–1985)^[10]

Organizations

• Missouri Farm Bureau^[11]

David Wasinger

Organizations

• Missouri Right to Life PAC^[12]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Tim Baker	Paul Berry	Lincoln Hough	Dean Plocher	Holly Thompson Rehder	David Wasinger	Undecided
Remington Research (R)[13][A]	July 27, 2024	706 (LV)	± 3.6%	4%	2%	17%	–	13%	18%	42%
Remington Research (R)[13][A]	February 14–15, 2024	706 (LV)	± 3.6%	10%	6%	–	6%	20%	5%	53%

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Wasinger	206,875	31.39
	Republican	Lincoln Hough	199,423	30.26
	Republican	Holly Thompson Rehder	142,801	21.67
	Republican	Tim Baker	64,198	9.74
	Republican	Matthew Porter	28,263	4.28
	Republican	Paul Berry III	17,540	2.66
Total votes			659,100	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Richard Brown, state representative from the 27th district^[4]

Eliminated in primary

• Anastasia Syes^[6]

Declined

• John Kiehne, digital media consultant and perennial candidate (ran for U.S. House)^[14]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Brown	231,970	64.93
	Democratic	Anastasia Syes	125,283	35.07
Total votes			357,253	100.00

Third-party and independent candidates

Candidates

• Danielle Elliott (Green), certified medical coder^[6]
• Ken Iverson (Libertarian), retired software engineer^[6]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	David Wasinger (R)	Richard Brown (D)	Other	Undecided
ActiVote[15]	October 8–27, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	57%	43%	–	–
ActiVote[16]	September 6 – October 13, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	60%	40%	–	–
YouGov/Saint Louis University[17]	August 8–16, 2024	450 (LV)	± 5.4%	51%	37%	1%	11%

Results

2024 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Wasinger	1,671,771	57.38
	Democratic	Richard Brown	1,121,608	38.50
	Libertarian	Ken Iverson	61,731	2.12
	Green	Dani Elliott	58,260	2.00
Total votes			2,913,370	100.00
	Republican hold

Notes

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

Partisan clients

1. Poll commissioned by the Missouri Scout

References

1. "Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
2. "Missouri Primary Election Results". The New York Times. August 6, 2024. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
3. Erickson, Kurt (February 17, 2024). "Springfield senator poised to run for lieutenant governor of Missouri". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on February 17, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
4. Rosenbaum, Jason (December 12, 2023). "Why has the Republican race to become Missouri's lieutenant governor gotten so crowded?". KCUR-FM. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
5. Keller, Rudi (February 22, 2024). "Springfield Sen. Lincoln Hough joins race for Missouri lieutenant governor". Missouri Independent. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
6. "SOS, Missouri - Elections: Offices Filed in Candidate Filing". s1.sos.mo.gov. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
7. Hancock, Jason (July 11, 2023). "Republican state senator launches bid for Missouri lieutenant governor". Missouri Independent. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
8. Hancock, Jason (February 2, 2024). "Former Republican legislator Bob Onder jumps into congressional race". Missouri Independent. Retrieved February 2, 2024. Former state Sen. Bob Onder announced Friday that he's no longer running for lieutenant governor and will instead seek the GOP nomination in the 3rd Congressional District.
9. 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.
10. "Former Governor Kit Bond endorses State Senator Lincoln Hough". themissouritimes.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
11. "Missouri Farm Bureau PAC Endorses Lincoln Hough for Lieutenant Governor". mofb.org/. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
12. "MRL PAC RELEASES AUGUST 6, 2024 PRIMARY ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS" (PDF). missourilifepac.org. June 25, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
13. Remington Research (R)
14. Palermo, Gregg (August 17, 2023). "Political Notebook: Politicians converge on the Missouri State Fair". Spectrum News. Retrieved December 18, 2023. John Kiehne, a Eureka business owner and a Democrat, planned to run for Lt. Gov., but...has now opted to get into the second congressional district race hoping to challenge U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner in 2024.
15. ActiVote
16. ActiVote
17. YouGov/Saint Louis University
18. General Election, November 05, 2024, Official Results, Missouri Secretary of State, December 23, 2024.

External links

Official campaign websites

• Richard Brown (D) for Lieutenant Governor
• Danielle Elliott (G) for Lieutenant Governor
• David Wasinger (R) for Lieutenant Governor