2024 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election explained

See also: 2024 United States gubernatorial elections.

Election Name:	2024 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election
Country:	Missouri
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2020 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	2020
Next Election:	2028 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election
Next Year:	2028
Election Date:	November 5, 2024
Nominee1:	David Wasinger
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	1,659,486
Percentage1:	57.4%
Nominee2:	Richard Brown
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	1,112,922
Percentage2:	38.5%
Map Size:	275px
Lieutenant Governor
Before Election:	Mike Kehoe
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	David Wasinger
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

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 ran for governor in 2024, leaving the seat open for a successor. 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 18 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
• 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Withdrawn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

Polling

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

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Eliminated in primary

• Anastasia Syes

Declined

• John Kiehne, digital media consultant and perennial candidate (ran for U.S. House)^[10]

Results

Third-party and independent candidates

Candidates

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

General election

Polling

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

Results

Notes

Partisan clients

External links

Official campaign websites

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024 . ballotpedia.org. December 13, 2023.
2. News: 2024-08-06 . Missouri Primary Election Results . 2024-10-27 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
3. News: . February 19, 2024 . Springfield senator poised to run for lieutenant governor of Missouri. Erickson, Kurt . February 17, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240217030127/https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/springfield-senator-poised-to-run-for-lieutenant-governor-of-missouri/article_97c5bd34-cce9-11ee-b040-a7769020c234.html . February 17, 2024 .
4. Web site: Why has the Republican race to become Missouri's lieutenant governor gotten so crowded? . . Rosenbaum, Jason . December 12, 2023 . December 13, 2023.
5. News: Keller, Rudi . February 22, 2024 . February 29, 2024 . . Springfield Sen. Lincoln Hough joins race for Missouri lieutenant governor.
6. Web site: SOS, Missouri - Elections: Offices Filed in Candidate Filing . 2024-03-27 . s1.sos.mo.gov.
7. Web site: Republican state senator launches bid for Missouri lieutenant governor . . Hancock, Jason . July 11, 2023 . December 13, 2023.
8. News: . February 2, 2024 . Former Republican legislator Bob Onder jumps into congressional race . February 2, 2024 . Hancock, Jason . 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. News: . March 26, 2024 . Dean Plocher and Mary Elizabeth Coleman pivot to Missouri secretary of state's race . Suntrup, Jack . March 26, 2024.
10. Web site: Political Notebook: Politicians converge on the Missouri State Fair . December 18, 2023 . August 17, 2023 . . Palermo, Gregg . en . 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..