2020 Missouri elections explained

Election Name:	Missouri elections, 2020
Country:	Missouri
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Next Year:	2022
Election Date:	November 6, 2020
Previous Year:	2018

Missouri state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Aside from its presidential primaries held on March 10, its primary elections were held on August 4, 2020.^[1]

In addition to the U.S. presidential race, Missouri voters will elect the Governor of Missouri, four of Missouri's other executive officers, all of its seats to the House of Representatives, all of the seats of the Missouri House of Representatives, and 17 of 34 seats in the Missouri State Senate. Neither of the state's two U.S. Senate seats are up for election this year, but there are also two ballot measures which will be voted on, in addition to one voted on in the August 4 primaries.^[1]

To vote by mail, registered Missouri voters had to request a ballot by October 21, 2020.

Federal offices

President of the United States

See main article: 2020 United States presidential election in Missouri.

See also: 2020 Missouri Democratic primary and 2020 Missouri Republican primary.

Missouri has 10 electoral votes in the Electoral College.

United States House of Representatives

See main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri.

There are 7 U.S. Representatives in Missouri that will be up for election. Another seat is open after the incumbent, Lacy Clay, lost renomination in its Democratic primary.^[2]

Governor

See main article: 2020 Missouri gubernatorial election.

Lieutenant governor

See main article: 2020 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election.

Attorney general

See main article: 2020 Missouri Attorney General election.

Secretary of state

See main article: 2020 Missouri Secretary of State election.

Treasurer

See main article: 2020 Missouri State Treasurer election.

State legislature

All 163 seats of the Missouri House of Representatives and 17 of 34 seats of the Missouri State Senate are up for election. Before the election, the composition of the Missouri State Legislature was:

State senate

Party		of seats
	Republican	24
	Democratic	10
Total		34

House of Representatives

Party		of seats
	Republican	116
	Democratic	47
Total		163

After the election, the composition of the Missouri State Legislature was:

State senate

Party		of seats
	Republican	24
	Democratic	10
Total		34

House of Representatives

Party		of seats
	Republican	114
	Democratic	49
Total		163

Primary election

Senate District 3 - Republican

Polling

Senate District 5 - Democratic

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeremiah Church	McFarlane Duncan	Megan Elliya Green	William "Bill" Haas	Peter Merideth	Steve Roberts	Michelle Sherod	Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[4]	April 1–2, 2020	486 (LV)	± 4.6%	7%	1%	16%	14%	–		18%	9%		35%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[5]	December 4–5, 2019	464 (LV)	± 4.6%	–	3%	24%	–	–	24%	4%		45%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[6]	August 21–22, 2019	501 (LV)	± 4.5%	–	–	–	–	20%		24%	13%		43%
–				–		32%	–	–	23%	11%		34%
–				–	–	–	–		24%	21%		55%

Senate District 13 - Democratic

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Alan Green	Angela Mosley	Tommie Pierson Jr.	Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[7]	June 3–4, 2020	545 (LV)	± 4.2%	15%		21%	19%		45%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[8]	October 16–17, 2019	421 (LV)	± 4.9%	15%	18%		19%		48%

Senate District 23 - Republican

Polling

Senate District 25 - Republican

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jason Bean	Stephen Carroll Cookson	Eddy Justice	Jeff Shawan	Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[10]	July 8–9, 2020	436 (LV)	± 4.8%		26%	11%	23%	17%	23%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[11]	July 30–31, 2019	438 (LV)	± 4.7%	–	–		17%	16%		67%

Senate District 27 - Republican

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Holly Rehder	Kathy Swan	Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[12]	July 16–17, 2020	414 (LV)	± 4.9%		51%	29%	20%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[13]	August 7–8, 2019	520 (LV)	± 4.3%	26%		27%		48%

Senate District 29 - Republican

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	David Cole	Mike Moon	Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[14]	July 25–26, 2020	504 (LV)	± 4.5%	34%		37%	29%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[15]	April 21–23, 2020	536 (LV)	± 4.2%	15%		25%		60%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[16]	July 17–18, 2019	532 (LV)	± 4.3%	14%		21%		65%

Senate District 31 - Republican

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jack Bondon	Rick Brattin	Bill Yarberry	Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[17]	July 21–23, 2020	403 (LV)	± 4.9%		40%	34%	6%	20%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[18]	April 15–16, 2020	419 (LV)	± 4.76%	16%		18%	5%		60%

Senate District 33 - Republican

Nominee

• Karla Eslinger, state representative for District 155^[19]

Eliminated in primary

• Van Kelly^[19]
• Robert Ross^[19]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Karla Eslinger	Van Kelly	Robert Ross	Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[20]	July 27–29, 2020	503 (LV)	± 4.5%	20%	17%		39%	24%
Missouri Scout^[21]	July 12–13, 2020	456 (LV)	± 4.5%	31%	12%		36%	31%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[22]	May 6–7, 2020	568 (LV)	± 4.0%	15%	12%		16%		57%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[23]	July 24–25, 2019	510 (LV)	± 4.5%	–		16%	15%		69%

Senate District 33 - Democratic

Nominee

• Tammy Harty ^[24]

General election

Senate District 1

Polling

Results

Senate District 15

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Andrew Koenig (R)	Deb Lavender (D)	Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[26]	October 7–8, 2020	644 (LV)	± 3.8%	45%		49%	6%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[27]	August 19–20, 2020	585 (LV)	± 4%	43%	43%	14%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[28]	May 29–30, 2019	648 (LV)	± 3.8%		50%	35%	15%

with Mark Osmack

Results

Senate District 19

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Caleb Rowden (R)	Judy Baker (D)	Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[29]	October 20–22, 2020	489 (LV)	± 4.4%	48%	48%	4%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[30]	August 26–27, 2020	536 (LV)	± 4.2%		47%	42%	11%

with Michela Skelton

Results

Senate District 33

Ballot measures

Missouri Amendment 2, Medicaid Expansion passed in the August 4 primary.^[32]

Missouri Amendment 3, Redistricting Process and Criteria, Lobbying, and Campaign Finance Amendment is to amend the state constitution to lower thresholds for lobbyists' gifts, lower campaign contribution limits for state senate campaigns and reverse changes to the redistricting process brought about by the passage of 2018's Missouri Amendment 1, known as"Clean Missouri". That amendment (aimed to prevent gerrymandering^[33]) delegated redistricting to a nonpartisan state demographer and citizens' commission as opposed to the status quo ante of it being left to a bipartisan commission appointed by the governor.

Polling

Primary election

Amendment 2

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	For Missouri Amendment 1	Against Missouri Amendment 1	Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[34]	April 28–29, 2020	1,356 (LV)	± 2.6%	54%	32%	14%
Human Agency/Missouri Scout^[35]	December 20–24, 2019	415 (RV)	± 5%	46%	33%	21%
Human Agency/Missouri Scout^[36] ^[37]	November 17–20, 2020	400 (RV)	± 5%	41%	29%	29%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[38]	November 12–13, 2019	1,641 (LV)	± 2.4%	57%	25%	18%
Human Agency/Missouri Scout^[39]	September 16–18, 2019	825 (RV)	± 4.0%	42%	25%	33%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[40]	September 4–5, 2019	910 (LV)	± 3.3%	44%	33%	23%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[41]	June 12–13, 2019	986 (LV)	± 3.2%	40%	37%	23%

General election

Amendment 1

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	For Missouri Amendment 1	Against Missouri Amendment 1	Undecided
YouGov/SLU^[42]	September 24 – October 7, 2020	931 (LV)	± 3.9%	51%	29%	20%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[43]	September 20–21, 2020	1,046 (LV)	± 3%	60%	26%	14%

Amendment 3

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	For Missouri Amendment 3	Against Missouri Amendment 3	Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[44]	October 28–29, 2020	1,010 (LV)	± 3%	29%	56%	15%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[45]	October 14–15, 2020	1,010 (LV)	± 3%	28%	50%	22%
YouGov/SLU	September 24 – October 7, 2020	931 (LV)	± 3.9%	35%	43%	23%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout	September 20–21, 2020	1,046 (LV)	± 3%	44%	30%	26%
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout^[46]	August 12–13, 2020	1,112 (LV)	± 3.0%	46%	19%	35%

Notes

Partisan clients

External links

• • • Web site: League of Women Voters of Missouri . (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Missouri elections, 2020. Ballotpedia . August 21, 2020 .
2. News: The Washington Post . Longtime Rep. William Lacy Clay loses Democratic primary in Missouri. August 20, 2020 . August 5, 2020 . Dave . Wiegel .
3. https://moscout.com/daily-updates-1/2020/6/27/moscout-weekender-mask-time-senate-3-poll-hallway-on-senate-battlegrounds-wwtw-and-more Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
4. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-SD-5-DEM-PRIMARY-DECK-040320.pptx Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
5. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-120619.pptx Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
6. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-082319.pptx Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
7. https://moscout.com/daily-updates-1/2020/6/6/moscout-weekender-senate-13-poll-hallway-skeptical-on-medex-costs-wwtw-and-more Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
8. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-101819.pptx Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
9. https://moscout.com/daily-updates-1/2020/6/20/moscout-weekender-senate-23-poll-hallway-sees-special-session-gubby-appts-wwtw-and-more Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
10. https://moscout.com/daily-updates-1/2020/7/11/moscout-weekender-special-session-talk-mims-fined-yal-for-moon-senate-25-poll-hallway-on-medex-and-more Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
11. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-080219.pptx Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
12. https://moscout.com/daily-updates-1/2020/7/18/moscout-weekender-poll-on-senate-27-hallway-on-conservative-caucus-numbers-franks-to-gen-progress-wwtw-and-more Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
13. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-080919.pptx Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
14. https://moscout.com/daily-updates-1/2020/7/28/moscout-daily-update-tight-senate-29-poll-lawyers-love-moon-galloway-outraises-parson-greitens-facebook-ads-new-justice-ad-and-more Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
15. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-SD-29-GOP-Primary-Deck-04242020-kkk3.pptx Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
16. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-071919.pptx Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
17. https://moscout.com/daily-updates-1/2020/7/25/moscout-weekender-senate-31-poll-hallway-on-masks-wwtw-and-more Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
18. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-SD31-GOP-PRIMARY-DECK-041720.pptx Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
19. Web site: Eslinger wins Republican nomination for Missouri 33rd Senate District. Ozark County Times . August 5, 2020 . August 26, 2020 .
20. https://moscout.com/daily-updates-1/2020/7/30/moscout-daily-update-new-poll-in-senate-33-rowden-pac-backs-cole-parson-taking-eye-off-the-ball-moscout-pickem-contest-and-more Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
21. https://moscout.com/daily-updates-1/2020/7/15/moscout-daily-update-parson-hearts-mccloskeys-special-announcement-today-parson-vetoes-cid-reform-bill-ross-leads-in-senate-33-and-more Missouri Scout
22. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-SD-33-GOP-PRIMARY-DECK-050820.pptx Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
23. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-072619.pptx Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
24. Web site: Certified Candidate List. Missouri Secretary of State . August 27, 2020 . May 7, 2020 .
25. https://moscout.com/daily-updates-1/2020/9/12/moscout-weekender-senate-1-poll-brown-winds-down-pelopidas-hallway-on-pq-wwtw-and-more Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
26. https://moscout.com/daily-updates-1/2020/10/10/moscout-weekender-another-4m-from-rga-senate-15-polling-hallway-on-senate-races-wwtw-and-more Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
27. https://moscout.com/daily-updates-1/2020/8/22/moscout-weekender-senate-15-poll-tied-hancock-starts-new-venture-wwtw-and-more Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
28. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-053119.pptx Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
29. https://moscout.com/daily-updates-1/2020/10/24/moscout-weekender-new-ads-senate-19-tied-hallway-split-on-floor-leader-wwtw-new-mec-opinions-and-more Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
30. https://moscout.com/daily-updates-1/2020/8/29/moscout-weekender-jeffco-reverses-mask-mandate-watson-passes-senate-19-tight-hallway-favors-trent-and-more Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
31. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-092719.pptx Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
32. Web site: Missouri Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion Despite Resistance From Republican Leaders. NPR . August 20, 2020 . August 5, 2020 . Alex . Smith .
33. Web site: What is the Clean Missouri Initiative?. August 20, 2020 . November 3, 2017 . Benjamin . Peters .
34. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59015f4b37c581b2ce01e5b3/t/5ead5ff9a957b826cb9c0f21/1588421916956/MOSCOUT+DECK+043020.pptx Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
35. https://moscout.com/daily-updates-1/2019/12/27/moscout-daily-update-gop-leads-in-new-poll-dhss-announces-mmj-growers-list-and-more Human Agency/Missouri Scout
36. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ft2iO2kIu55fifwFhkn5RjsUpmEMbagYfKKizVrts-0/edit#gid=817182264 Human Agency/Missouri Scout
37. Web site: MOScout Daily Update: Schmitt to Start Testing Kits - New HA Poll - Bates for School Board - G-Men in I-City and more... . Missouri Scout . en-US.
38. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-111419.pptx Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
39. https://moscout.com/daily-updates-1/2019/9/20/moscout-daily-update-poll-parson-up-10-74-want-background-checks-pro-moon-pac-gets-100k-parson-unveils-crime-plan-page-on-family-leave-and-more Human Agency/Missouri Scout
40. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-090619.pptx Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
41. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-061419.pptx Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
42. https://www.dropbox.com/s/8k0pvsrbbzcy8p6/slu-poll-october2020-toplineresults.pdf?dl=0 YouGov/SLU
43. https://moscout.com/daily-updates-1/2020/9/23/moscout-daily-update-poll-on-ballot-questions-high-turnout-starts-approaching-2k-covid-deaths-stenger-cash-discrepancy-and-more Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
44. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59015f4b37c581b2ce01e5b3/t/5f9d55cbe9a0e4631ae6f106/1604146650952/MOSCOUT+Statewide+General+Election+103020.pptx Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
45. https://moscout.com/daily-updates-1/2020/10/17/moscout-daily-update-koenigs-cavalry-poll-shows-parson-lead-cleaner-in-flames-hallway-sees-dem-gains-in-house-and-more Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout
46. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-Weekly-081420.pptx Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout