The2016 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 remainingDemocratic statewide officeholders after this cycle were U.S. SenatorClaire McCaskill and State AuditorNicole Galloway.
Republican candidateDonald Trump carried the state by a wide margin. DemocratHillary 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 ofGeorge McGovern in1972.
Incumbent Roy Blunt facedMissouri Secretary of State Jason Kander in the general election. Blunt underperformed Donald Trump by nearly 15 points, but he won nonetheless.