2022 Missouri elections explained

Election Name:2022 Missouri elections
Country:Missouri
Type:presidential
Ongoing:yes
Next Election:2024 Missouri elections
Next Year:2024
Election Date:November 8, 2022
Previous Election:2020 Missouri elections
Previous Year:2020

Missouri state elections were held on November 8, 2022, and the primary election were held on August 2, 2022.[1]

Missouri voters elected their Class 3 US Senator, State Auditor, all of the seats for the House of Representatives, all of the seats of the Missouri House of Representatives, and 17 of 34 seats in the Missouri State Senate. The two statewide officer holders, Roy Blunt and Nicole Galloway, did not run for re-election leaving both statewide seats with no incumbents.[2] [3] Two of the seats for the House of Representatives were open as incumbent Vicky Hartzler and Billy Long both ran unsuccessfully for the open Senate seat.[4] [5]

Federal offices

US Senate

See main article: 2022 United States Senate election in Missouri.

United States House of Representatives

See main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri. All eight U.S. representatives in Missouri who were up for election.

Auditor

See main article: 2022 Missouri State Auditor election.

State legislature

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

State senate

Party
  1. of seats
Republican24
Democratic10
Total34

House of Representatives

Party
  1. of seats
Republican108
Democratic49
Total163
After the election, the composition of the Missouri State Legislature was:

State senate

Party
  1. of seats
Republican24
Democratic10
Total34

House of Representatives

Party
  1. of seats
Republican112
Democratic51
Total163

Polling

Senate District 2
Republican primary

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Nick
Schroer
John
Wiemann
Undecided
Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout[6] July 19–21, 2022344 (LV)± 5.1%36%25%39%
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[7] June 26–29, 2022250 (LV)± 6.2%36%18%46%
Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout[8] May 18–19, 2022346 (LV)± 5.3%22%9%69%

Senate District 10
Republican primary

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Mike
Carter
Travis
Fitzwater
Randy
Pietzman
Jeff
Porter
Joshua
Price
Bryan
Spencer
Undecided
Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout[9] July 22–25, 2022314 (LV)± 5.5%28%18%10%8%10%25%
June 7, 2022Pietzman withdraws from the race[10]
Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout[11] April 9–11, 2022301 (LV)± 5.3%10%17%15%8%3%7%40%

Senate District 12
Republican primary

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Rusty
Black
J.
Eggleston
Delus
Johnson
Undecided
Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout[12] July 22–24, 2022377 (LV)± 5.1%43%24%8%25%
Remington Research (R)[13] June 30 – July 5, 2022452 (LV)± 4.5%38%14%6%42%

Senate District 16
Republican primary

Senate District 20
Republican primary

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Brian
Gelner
Curtis
Trent
Undecided
Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout[15] July 23–26, 2022303 (LV)± 5.5%29%42%29%
Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout[16] May 31 – June 2, 2022322 (LV)± 5.3%6%17%77%

Senate District 22
Republican primary

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error

Coleman
Shane
Roden
Jeff
Roorda
Dan
Shaul
Undecided
Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout[17] July 25–28, 2022303 (LV)± 5.5%23%14%22%16%25%
Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout[18] March 30 – April 1, 2022326 (LV)± 5.3%15%10%16%12%47%

Senate District 24
General election

Senate District 26
Republican primary

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Ben
Brown
Jason
Franklin
Bob
Jones

Skaggs
Nate
Tate
Undecided
Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout[20] July 24–27, 2022309 (LV)± 5.5%18%1%22%4%23%32%
Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout[21] April 9–11, 2022297 (LV)± 5.3%4%1%5%5%20%65%

Ballot measures

There was four amendments as well as a question to rewrite the state constitution on the ballot in November.[22] [23] Amendment 1 changes how the State Treasurer of Missouri is allowed to invest taxpayer money.[24] Amendment 3 legalizes cannabis and allows expungement of convictions while also allowing judges to deny the expungement for "good cause".[25] Amendment 4 makes an exception to the Hancock Amendment to allow the increase of required spending for the Kansas City Police put in place by SB 678.[26] Amendment 5 makes the Missouri National Guard its own department and renames it to Missouri Department of the National Guard.

Notes

Partisan clients

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 Calendar. 2021-06-06. www.sos.mo.gov.
  2. Web site: Sen. Roy Blunt Announces He Won't Seek Reelection In 2022. 2021-06-06. NPR.org. en.
  3. Web site: Schallhorn. Kaitlyn. 2021-06-04. Nicole Galloway will not seek re-election, other political office in 2022. 2021-06-06. The Missouri Times. en.
  4. Web site: 2021-06-10. Missouri GOP Rep. Vicky Hartzler launches Senate run. 2021-06-15. Roll Call. en.
  5. Web site: Isenstadt. Alex. Rep. Billy Long launches Missouri Senate campaign after meeting with Trump. 2021-08-04. POLITICO. en.
  6. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-SD-2-072222.pptx Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout
  7. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59015f4b37c581b2ce01e5b3/t/62c56a4950b2707278c00187/1657104969765/senate+2+poll.pdf Public Opinion Strategies (R)
  8. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-052022.pptx Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout
  9. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-SD10-072522.pptx Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout
  10. Web site: SOS, Missouri - Elections: Candidates Withdrawn/Removed . 2022-07-08 . s1.sos.mo.gov.
  11. https://moscout.com/s/new-MOScout-SD10.pptx Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout
  12. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-SD12-TABS-072422.pdf Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout
  13. https://themissouritimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Great-Northwest-PAC-polling-memo-1.pdf Remington Research (R)
  14. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-SD-16-061022.pptx Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout
  15. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-SD20-072622.docx Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout
  16. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-SD20-060322.pptx Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout
  17. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-SD22-072822.docx Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout
  18. https://moscout.com/s/MOScout-SD-22-040122.pptx Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout
  19. https://moscout.com/s/PollingMemo-mccreery.pdf Show Me Victories (D)
  20. https://moscout.com/s/MOSCOUT-SD26-072722.docx Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout
  21. https://moscout.com/s/MOScout-042222.pptx Remington Research (R)/Missouri Scout
  22. Web site: 2022 Ballot Measures . 2022-08-17 . www.sos.mo.gov.
  23. Web site: Keller . Rudi . 2022-02-01 . Missourians will vote this November on whether to hold a state constitutional convention . 2022-08-17 . Missouri Independent . en-US.
  24. Web site: 2021-07-20 . Missouri treasurer sues secretary of state over amendment . 2022-08-17 . AP NEWS . en.
  25. Web site: 2022-08-15 . Recreational marijuana is on Missouri's ballot in November. Critics say to read the fine print . 2022-08-17 . KCUR 89.3 - NPR in Kansas City . en.
  26. Web site: 2022-08-17 . Kansas City sues state of Missouri over police funding . 2022-08-17 . KMBC . en.