Missouri state executive official elections, 2018
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 10
- Early voting: N/A
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: Non-photo ID required
- Poll times: 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 27, 2018 |
| Primary: August 7, 2018 General: November 6, 2018 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Missouri |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
| Federal and state primary competitiveness State executive elections in 2018 Impact of term limits in 2018 State government trifectas and triplexes |
| Other state executive elections |
The following state executive office was up for election in Missouri in 2018. Click on the following link to learn more about the race:
Candidates and election results
Auditor
General election
General election for Missouri State Auditor
Incumbent Nicole Galloway defeated Saundra McDowell, Sean O'Toole, Jacob Luetkemeyer, and Don Fitz in the general election for Missouri State Auditor on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nicole Galloway (D) | 50.4 | 1,209,881 |
 | Saundra McDowell (R) | 44.6 | 1,070,701 | |
 | Sean O'Toole (L) | 2.1 | 51,304 | |
 | Jacob Luetkemeyer (Constitution Party) | 2.1 | 50,951 | |
 | Don Fitz (G) | 0.7 | 17,106 | |
| Total votes: 2,399,943 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri State Auditor
Incumbent Nicole Galloway advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri State Auditor on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nicole Galloway | 100.0 | 515,398 |
| Total votes: 515,398 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Missouri State Auditor
Saundra McDowell defeated David Wasinger, Kevin M. Roach, and Paul Curtman in the Republican primary for Missouri State Auditor on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Saundra McDowell | 32.6 | 192,814 |
 | David Wasinger | 26.7 | 158,071 | |
 | Kevin M. Roach | 24.3 | 143,745 | |
 | Paul Curtman | 16.4 | 97,055 | |
| Total votes: 591,685 | |||
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Constitution primary election
Constitution primary for Missouri State Auditor
Jacob Luetkemeyer advanced from the Constitution primary for Missouri State Auditor on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacob Luetkemeyer | 100.0 | 1,088 |
| Total votes: 1,088 | |||
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Green primary election
Green primary for Missouri State Auditor
Don Fitz advanced from the Green primary for Missouri State Auditor on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Don Fitz | 100.0 | 1,485 |
| Total votes: 1,485 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Missouri State Auditor
Sean O'Toole advanced from the Libertarian primary for Missouri State Auditor on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sean O'Toole | 100.0 | 5,421 |
| Total votes: 5,421 | |||
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Context of the 2018 election
Party control in Missouri
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Democrats in Missouri held a state government trifecta for eight years between 1992 and 2017. During that same period of time, Republicans held a trifecta for five years.
Missouri Party Control: 1992-2025
Eight years of Democratic trifectas • Thirteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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Voter information
How the primary works
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Missouri utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1][2][3]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Poll times
In Missouri, all polling places are open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Central Time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[4]
Registration requirements
- Check your voter registration status here.
To vote in Missouri, one must be 18 years old, a United States citizen, and Missouri resident.[5] An applicant may print an application, pick one up from a county clerk's office, or request that an application be mailed. The completed application must be returned by mail. All returned applications must be postmarked at least 27 days prior to Election Day in order to be processed. An applicant may also register to vote online.[5]
Automatic registration
Missouri does not practice automatic voter registration.[6]
Online registration
- See also: Online voter registration
Missouri has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.[6]
Same-day registration
Missouri does not allow same-day voter registration.[6]
Residency requirements
To register to vote in Missouri, you must be a resident of the state. State law does not specify the length of time for which you must have been a resident to be eligible. Voters may file change-of-address forms after the registration deadline, up to and including Election Day, provided that they can present photo identification upon doing so.[7][8]
Verification of citizenship
Missouri does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual applying to register to vote must attest that they are a U.S. citizen under penalty of perjury.[5]
All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[9] As of January 2025, six states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, and New Hampshire — had passed laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration. However, only two of those states' laws were in effect, in Arizona and New Hampshire. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allowed noncitizens to vote in some local elections as of November 2024. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.
Verifying your registration
The Missouri Secretary of State's office allows residents to check their voter registration status online.
Voter ID requirements
Missouri requires voters to present photo identification while voting.[10][11]
The following were accepted forms of identification as of April 2023. Click here for the Missouri Secretary of State's page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.
Voters can present the following forms of information:
- A nonexpired Missouri driver or non-driver license;
- A nonexpired military ID, including a veteran’s ID card;
- A nonexpired United States passport; or
- Another photo ID issued by the United States or the state of Missouri which is either not expired or expired after the date of the most recent general election.
If a voter does not have an ID, he or she can obtain one for free by filling out this form.
Early voting
Missouri permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.
Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.
As of February 2024, 47 states and the District of Columbia permitted no-excuse early voting.
Absentee voting
A voter is eligible to vote absentee in an election if he or she cannot make it to the polls on Election Day for one of the following reasons:[12]
- The voter will be absent from his or her regular polling place on Election Day.
- The voter is incapacitated or confined due to illness or physical disability. Additionally, an individual who is caring for an incapacitated person may vote absentee.
- The voter is unable to visit the polls for religious reasons.
- The voter is employed by an election authority.
- The voter incarcerated but has retained voting qualifications.
- The voter is unable to visit the polls because of safety concerns.
To vote absentee, an application must be received by 5 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the election. If returned in person, the ballot must be submitted by 5 p.m. the day before the election. If submitted by mail, the ballot must be received by the close of polls on Election Day.[12]
Impact of term limits
One state executive seat in Missouri was up for election in 2018. In the 2018 elections, no officials were ineligible to run because of term limits.
Of the 283 state executives offices on the ballot in 2018, 131 of them were represented by incumbents who were subject to term limits. Of the 36 gubernatorial seats up for election in 2018, 13 governors—two Democrats and 11 Republicans—were term-limited and therefore unable to run for re-election. Of the 31 states with term limits that held state executives elections in 2018, some incumbents in 18 of the states were term-limited.
A total of 49 state executive officials were ineligible to run in the 2018 elections because of term limits. This represented 17 percent of the 283 total seats up for election in 2018.[13] Republicans had more than six times as many state executive officials term-limited in 2018 than Democrats. A total of seven Democrats were term-limited, while 40 Republicans were term-limited. The other two term-limited officials were nonpartisan.
Past elections
2016
The following elections took place in 2016.
- Missouri Attorney General election, 2016
- Missouri gubernatorial election, 2016
- Missouri Secretary of State election, 2016
- Missouri Treasurer election, 2016
- Missouri Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2016
- Category:Images of state AG candidates
2014
The following elections took place in 2014.
2012
The following elections took place in 2012.
- Missouri gubernatorial election, 2012
- Missouri down ballot state executive elections, 2012
- Missouri state executive official elections, 2012
Recent news
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State profile
| Demographic data for Missouri | ||
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| Missouri | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 6,076,204 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 68,742 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 82.6% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 11.5% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 1.8% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.4% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.4% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 3.9% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 88.4% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 27.1% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $48,173 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 18.2% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Missouri. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Missouri
Missouri voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
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Footnotes
- ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed April 4, 2023
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ John R. Ashcroft Missouri Secretary of State,"Frequently Asked Questions," accessed April 4, 2023
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State - Elections and Voting, "Frequently Asked Questions," accessed April 4, 2023
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Missouri Secretary of State, "Register to Vote," accessed April 4, 2023
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 NCSL, "State Profiles: Elections," accessed August 27, 2024
- ↑ BillTrack50, "MO HB1878," accessed April 4, 2023
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "FAQs Voter Registration," accessed August 27, 2024
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "How To Vote," accessed August 27, 2024
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Do I need an ID to vote?" accessed April 3, 2023
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Missouri Secretary of State, "Request for Missouri Absentee Ballot," accessed April 4, 2023
- ↑ Some of the 49 state executive officials in 2018 may have resigned before their term ended. These state executive officials were still counted in the total number of term-limited state executives in 2018.
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