2016 Missouri elections explained

The 2016 Missouri elections took place on November 8, 2016. Republicans swept all statewide offices up for election, expanding their footprint in the state. The only two remaining Democratic statewide officeholders after this cycle were U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill and State Auditor Nicole Galloway.

Presidential

See also: 2016 United States presidential election in Missouri. Republican candidate Donald Trump carried the state by a wide margin. Democrat Hillary Clinton received 37.87% of the vote to Trump's 56.38%. Clinton's performance in the state was the worst for a Democratic presidential nominee since that of George McGovern in 1972.

United States Senate

See also: 2016 United States Senate election in Missouri. Incumbent Roy Blunt faced Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander in the general election. Blunt underperformed Donald Trump by nearly 15 points, but he won nonetheless.

United States House of Representatives

See also: 2016 United States Senate election in Missouri.

United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2016
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats before	Seats after	+/–
	Republican	1,600,524	58.20%	6	6
	Democratic	1,041,306	37.86%	2	2
	Libertarian	96,492	3.51%	0	0
	Green	8,136	0.30%	0	0
	Constitution	3,605	0.13%	0	0
	Write-ins	16	<0.01%	0	0
Totals		2,750,079	100.00%	8	8	0

Governor

See also: 2016 Missouri gubernatorial election.

Lieutenant governor

See also: 2016 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election.

Secretary of State

See also: 2016 Missouri Secretary of State election.

State Treasurer

See also: 2016 Missouri State Treasurer election.

Attorney general

See also: 2016 Missouri Attorney General election.