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| United States Senator fromMissouri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Kit Bond | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Eric Schmitt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's7th district | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mel Hancock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Billy Long | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 23rd President ofSouthwest Baptist University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Preceded by | Wayne Gott (acting) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | C. Pat Taylor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33rdSecretary of State of Missouri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Governor | John Ashcroft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | James Kirkpatrick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Judi Moriarty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Roy Dean Blunt (1950-01-10)January 10, 1950 (age 75) Niangua, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roy Dean Blunt[1] (born January 10, 1950) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as aUnited States senator fromMissouri from 2011 to 2023. A member of theRepublican Party, he previously served as the 33rdMissouri Secretary of State (1985–1993) andU.S. Representative forMissouri's 7th congressional district (1997–2011).
Born inNiangua, Missouri, Blunt is a graduate ofSouthwest Baptist University and Southwest Missouri State University (nowMissouri State University). After serving as Missouri Secretary of State from 1985 to 1993, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives forMissouri's 7th congressional district in 1996. There, he served asRepublican Whip from 2003 to 2009.
Blunt successfully ran for the U.S. Senate in 2010. The next year, he was electedvice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference.[2] Blunt, who was the dean of Missouri's congressional delegation, was elected to serve asPolicy Committee chairman in November 2018.[3] On March 8, 2021, he announced that he would not seek reelection in2022. He was succeeded in the U.S. Senate byMissouri Attorney GeneralEric Schmitt.[4][5][6][7]
After leaving Congress, Blunt began working for the lobbying firm Husch Blackwell Strategies.[8] He also joined as a member ofSouthwest Airlines' board of directors.[9]
Blunt was born on January 10, 1950, inNiangua, Missouri,[10] the son of Neva Dora (née Letterman) andLeroy Blunt, a politician.[citation needed] He earned aB.A. degree inhistory in 1970 fromSouthwest Baptist University.[11]
Two years later, he earned amaster's degree in history from Southwest Missouri State University.[12] During his time in college, he received three draft deferments from the Vietnam War.[13] Blunt was a high school history teacher atMarshfield High School in thecity of Marshfield from 1970 to 1972;[14] he later taught atSouthwest Baptist University and as a member of the adjunct faculty atDrury University.[11]
He went on to serve as president ofSouthwest Baptist University, hisalma mater, from 1993 to 1996.[15]
Blunt entered politics in 1973, when he was appointed county clerk and chief election official ofGreene County, Missouri. He was subsequently elected to the position three times and served a total of 12 years.[11]
In 1980 incumbent RepublicanLieutenant GovernorBill Phelps ran forgovernor. Blunt, the Greene County Clerk, decided to run for the open seat and won the Republican primary, but lost the general election to State RepresentativeKen Rothman 56%–44%.[16]
In 1984, after incumbent DemocraticMissouri Secretary of StateJames Kirkpatrick decided to retire, Blunt ran for the position and won the Republican primary with 79% of the vote.[17] In the general election, he defeated Democratic State Representative Gary D. Sharpe 54%–46%.[18] He became the first Republican to hold the post in 50 years.[11]
In 1988, he won reelection against Democrat James Askew 61%–38%.[19]
Since incumbent Republican GovernorJohn Ashcroft was term-limited, Blunt ran for the governorship in 1992.Missouri Attorney GeneralWilliam Webster won the Republican primary, defeating Blunt andMissouri TreasurerWendell Bailey 44%–40%–15%.[20] Webster lost the general election toMel Carnahan.
In 1996 Blunt decided to run for theUnited States House of Representatives after incumbentU.S. RepresentativeMel Hancock honored his pledge to serve only four terms. Blunt ran inMissouri's 7th congressional district, the state's most conservative district, in theOzark Mountains in the southwest. Blunt'spolitical action committee is theRely on Your Beliefs Fund.
On August 6, 1996, he won the Republican primary, defeatingGary Nodler 56%–44%.[21] In the general election, he defeated Democrat Ruth Bamberger 65%–32%.[22]
Blunt voted in favor ofschool prayer and supported theNo Child Left Behind Act. He voted in favor ofschool vouchers within theDistrict of Columbia but against broader legislation allowing states to use federal money to issue vouchers for private or religious schools. He received a 17% rating from theNational Education Association in 2003.[23]
Blunt received a 97% rating from theUnited States Chamber of Commerce. He supported efforts to overhaulU.S. bankruptcy laws, requiring consumers who seek bankruptcy protection to repay more of their debts.[24]
Blunt opposes federal cap and trade legislation and supports drilling for oil on the U.S. coastline. He does not believe in man-madeglobal warming, stating: "There isn't any real science to say we are altering the climate or path of the Earth."[25]
Blunt voted to prohibit lawsuits against gun manufacturers and dealers if the guns they manufacture or sell are later used in a crime. He has also voted to require anyone who purchases a gun at a gun show to go through a background check that must be completed within 24 hours.[26] He has received an "A" rating from theNRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF).[27]
Blunt chaired the House Republican Health Care Solutions Group.[28]
In 2006, Blunt successfully advocated for legislation that placed restrictions on over-the-counter cold medicines that could be used in the production ofmethamphetamines. The legislation, called the Combat Meth Act, was opposed by retail and drug lobbyists.[29]
In August 2009, Blunt stated in two separate newspaper interviews that, because he was 59 years old, "In eitherCanada orGreat Britain, if I broke my hip, I couldn't get it replaced." He stated he had heard the statement in Congressional testimony by "some people who are supposed to be experts on Canadian health care."[28] The PolitiFact service of theSt. Petersburg Times reported that it could not find any such testimony.[30]
Blunt voted against HR 2007-018, which raised the federalminimum wage to $7.25 per hour.[31]
He has voted to banpartial-birth abortions and to restrict or criminalize transporting minors across state lines for the purpose of getting anabortion. He opposes federal funding for elective abortions in accordance with theHyde Amendment.[32]
He voted in favor of the unsuccessfulFederal Marriage Amendment which sought to place a national ban onsame-sex marriage, and has voted againstgay adoption. He received 94% lifetime and 96% 2004 ratings from the conservativeAmerican Conservative Union, a 14% rating from theACLU,[33] and a 92% rating from the conservativeChristian Coalition.[34]
In 2005, Blunt supported PresidentGeorge W. Bush's proposal to partially privatizeSocial Security for those under the age of 55.[35]
After only one term, Blunt was appointed Chief Deputy Whip, the highest appointed position in the House Republican Caucus. In that capacity, he served as the Republicans' chief vote-counter. In 2002, whenDick Armey retired and fellowTexanTom DeLay was elected to succeed him, Blunt was elected to succeed DeLay as House Majority Whip.[36]
Blunt served as Majority Leader on an acting basis starting in September 2005, after DeLay was indicted on felony charges involving campaign finance. On January 8, 2006, one day after DeLay announced that he would not seek to regain his position, Blunt announced he would run to permanently replace DeLay.[37]
On January 14, 2006, Blunt issued a release claiming that the majority of the Republican caucus had endorsed him as DeLay's successor.[38] But when the election was held by secret ballot on February 2, 2006,U.S. RepresentativeJohn Boehner ofOhio won on the second ballot, with 122 votes to 109 for Blunt. In November 2006, House Republicans elected Blunt to their second-highest position during the 110th Congress, Minority Whip. Blunt handily defeatedU.S. RepresentativeJohn Shadegg ofArizona for the position.[39] He announced he would step down from the position in late 2008, following two successive election cycles where House Republicans had lost seats, avoiding a difficult battle with his deputy,Eric Cantor, who was urged by some to challenge Blunt for the position.[40][41]
Upon entering the U.S. House, Blunt served on theHouse International Relations Committee, the House Committee on Agriculture, and the House Transportation Committee. In 1999, he gave up seats on the latter two committees and joined the Committee on Energy and Commerce. In addition he became a member of thePermanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
On February 19, 2009, Blunt announced he would seek the Republican nomination forthe U.S. Senate election for the seat being vacated by incumbent RepublicanU.S. SenatorKit Bond. He successfully ran against Democratic nomineeSecretary of StateRobin Carnahan, Constitution Party nominee Jerry Beck, Libertarian nominee Jonathan Dine, and write-in candidates Mark S. Memoly, Frazier Miller, Jeff Wirick and Richie L. Wolfe.[42]
According to theSt. Louis Post-Dispatch, Blunt "has one of the Senate's most conservative voting records, yet he generally avoids the confrontational, firebrand style" and during his tenure in the U.S. Senate "Blunt's most significant legislative accomplishments all had Democrat co-sponsors."[43]The Lugar Center andGeorgetown'sMcCourt School of Public Policy's Bipartisan Index ranked Blunt the 11th most bipartisan senator in the first session of the115th United States Congress.[44]
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Blunt was at the U.S. Capitol when Trump supportersattacked it on January 6, 2021, serving as a teller for the2021 United States Electoral College vote count certification, alongside SenatorAmy Klobuchar, RepresentativeRodney Davis, and RepresentativeZoe Lofgren.[45] Before the certification, Blunt said he would support the certification of the election, in contrast to his fellow Missouri senatorJosh Hawley.[46] While Blunt observed the deliberations over the objection to counting Arizona's votes, led byTed Cruz, the Capitol was breached. Along with other senators, Blunt was removed from the Senate floor to an undisclosed location as the insurrectionists moved closer to the Senate chambers. He tweeted during the attack that the "violence and destruction" needed to stop and that "This is not who we are as a nation."[47] Blunt stated that Trump "was a part of it", referring to the insurrection.[48]
In the wake of the attack, Blunt said he would not support impeaching Trump and that there was "no time" to do so. He also called it a "disappointment" that Democrats were considering impeachment.[49] In an interview withFace the Nation, Blunt said, "the president touched the hot stove on Wednesday and is unlikely to touch it again."[50]
As master of ceremonies for theinauguration of Joe Biden aspresident, Blunt delivered a short speech expounding theConstitution's Preamble, noting that unlike theArticles of Confederation or theMagna Carta, it roots and establishes law and authority in "We the People". Blunt remarked that the endeavor to create a "more perfect Union" is a continuing project and said, "we are more than we have been and we are less than we hope to be".[51]
Senate assignments
During the117th Congress, Blunt's committee and subcommittee appointments are as follows.[52]
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In 2013, Blunt worked withMonsanto to author a rider called theFarmer Assurance Provision,[53][54] which was added into theConsolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013. The rider's language originated in an agriculture spending bill in the U.S. House.[55]
Since 2014, Blunt has been the largest recipient of campaign contributions from Monsanto,[56][57] which is headquartered in Missouri.[58]
According to progressive news magazineThe Nation, the rider "curtailed already weak oversight over the handful of agro-giants that control theGMO market by allowing crops that a judge ruled were not properly approved to continue to be planted."[54] According to Blunt, who did not add the rider to the bill but who supported it, "What it says is if you plant a crop that is legal to plant when you plant it, you get to harvest it". He later led Senate Republicans in defeating an amendment by Democratic SenatorJeff Merkley to repeal the provision.[59] Blunt claimed all the amendment did "was repeat [sic] authority that the secretary in a hearing the other day, before the Agri[culture] Approp[riations] committee the other day, said he already had. And it didn't require the secretary to do anything that the secretary thought was the wrong thing to do. Which is one of the reasons I thought it was fine".[60]
In 2020, Blunt voted to acquit Trump in hisfirst impeachment trial.[61]
In 2021, Blunt was one of 43 senators who voted to acquit Trump in hissecond impeachment trial.[62]
In 2022, after theFBI search of Mar-a-Lago, Blunt said that Trump "should have turned over all the documents" to the National Archives when he left office. Blunt also expressed concern over the timing of the search, citing the upcomingmidterm elections.[63]
Blunt has been opposed to raising thefederal minimum wage.[31][64][65]
On June 20, 2013, Blunt co-sponsored the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013. The bill was intended to permanently eliminate federalestate tax and it did not pass.[66][67]
On January 17, 2014, Blunt introduced a bill called the Partnership to Build America Act. If signed into law, the bill would create a special fund to pay for infrastructure projects across the United States, according toRipon Advance.[68]
Blunt rejects thescientific consensus on climate change. In 2015, he voted against a nonbinding Senate resolution stating that "climate change is real and caused by human activity and that Congress needs to take action to cut carbon pollution."[69] According toThe Guardian, Blunt has acknowledged that climate change exists, but said that the human role in it is "unclear".[70]
According toThe Springfield News-Leader, "Blunt has railed against the Obama administration's proposed rules to combat global warming, which could deal a blow to Missouri's coal-fired power plants."[69] In 2015, Blunt sponsored an unsuccessful amendment which "called on the Senate to nullify a climate change agreement in November between the United States and China in which both nations pledged to reduce their carbon emissions."[71]
Blunt has worked to protect thecoal industry and co-sponsored an amendment to urge President Obama to consult with the Senate before ratifying theParis climate agreements.[72] In 2017, he was one of 22 senators to sign a letter[73] to Trump urging him to withdraw the United States from theParis Agreement. According toOpenSecrets, Blunt has received over $400,000 from the oil and gas industry since 2012.[74]
In 2016, Blunt worked to block acarbon tax on emissions.[75] He supports the expanded domestic exploration for coal and natural gas.[69] Citing his support for agriculture and energy production, Blunt "has aggressively pushed to block a rule that would allow the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate some streams, wetlands and other waters."[69]
In 2011, Blunt called for ano fly zone over Libya.[76]
In 2018, Blunt rejected the CIA's "high confidence" assessment that Saudi prince Mohammed bin-Salman ordered the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent critic of the Saudi regime.[77][78] Blunt said, "we don't quite have all the information we’d like to have yet."[77][78]
In January 2020, Blunt supported the Trump administration ordering the killing ofQasem Soleimani.[79]
In 2021, Blunt criticized theU.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, arguing that there was a failure to evacuate U.S. citizens and their family members.[80]
Blunt has an "A" rating from theNRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) and has been endorsed in multiple elections.[81][82]
In April 2013, Blunt was one of forty-six senators to vote against the passing of a bill which would have expanded background checks for all gun buyers. Blunt voted with 40 Republicans and 5 Democrats to stop the bill, which failed to pass.[83][84]
One month after the 2016Orlando nightclub shooting, Blunt voted for two Republican-sponsored bills. The first was proposed byJohn Cornyn and would have enabled a 72-hour waiting period for federal authorities to investigate individuals seeking to buy guns who are listed on the terrorist watch list. The second bill, proposed byChuck Grassley, would have expanded background checks and made it illegal for individuals with certainmental health disorders to purchase guns. Neither bill passed. Blunt voted against two Democrat-sponsored bills, both which also did not pass, including one that would have made background checks required for online gun sales and gun sales at gun shows and another that would have not allowed anyone on the terrorist watchlist to purchase a gun.[85]
In response to the2017 Las Vegas shooting, Blunt said he was "saddened by the tragic loss of life" and offered his thoughts to the victims.[86]
In 2022, Blunt later became one of ten Republican Senators to support a bipartisan agreement on gun control, which involved a red flag provision, a support for state crisis intervention orders, funding for school safety resources, stronger background checks for buyers under the age of 21, and penalties for straw purchases.[87] As a result of Blunt supporting the Safer Communities Act hunter safety and school archery programs have come under attack by the Department of Education.[88]
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TheWall Street Journal reported in February 2012 that "Blunt introduced an amendment to thePatient Protection and Affordable Care Act that would allow an employer to deny health services if they conflict with their 'religious beliefs or moral convictions'."[89]
Blunt said of the amendment, "[W]as it an overreach when Mrs.Clinton put it in theClinton health care plan in 1994? I don't think it's an overreach at all. It doesn't mention any specific procedure. It doesn't even suggest the mandate should be eliminated."[90]
In 2012, Blunt attempted to add an amendment to a highway funding bill that would allow employers to refuse to provide health insurance for birth control and contraceptives.[91] In a press release, Blunt defended the amendment on the grounds that it protected theFirst Amendment rights of religious employers; the amendment failed, with 51 senators voting against it.[92][93]
In July 2013, Blunt indicated that he would not support efforts to tie raising the federal debt ceiling to defunding Obamacare. In an interview on MSNBC, he expressed his opinion that Obamacare is "destined to fail", but that raising the debt ceiling should not be "held hostage" to "any specific thing".[94]
In 2016, Senators Blunt andPatty Murray (D-WA) co-sponsored a successful $2 billion funding increase for theNational Institutes of Health, the first such research increase in over a decade.[43]
Blunt has supported legislation benefitting tobacco company Philip Morris.[citation needed] His wife and second wife have served as lobbyists for Philip Morris in the past.[citation needed]
Blunt supported Trump's Supreme Court nominees,Brett Kavanaugh,[95]Neil Gorsuch,[96] andAmy Coney Barrett.[97][98]
In September 2020, less than two months before the next presidential election, Blunt supported an immediate Senate vote on Trump's nominee to fill the Supreme Court vacancy caused by JusticeRuth Bader Ginsburg's death. In February 2016, Blunt rejected consideration of President Obama's Supreme Court nominee during a presidential election year, opining that the "Senate should not confirm a new Supreme Court justice until we have a new president."[99]
Blunt supported PresidentDonald Trump's 2017executive order to temporarily curtail Muslim immigration until better screening methods are devised. He stated "[Trump] is doing what he told the American people he would do. I would not support a travel ban on Muslims; I do support increased vetting on people applying to travel from countries with extensive terrorist ties or activity. These seven countries meet that standard. Our top priority should be to keep Americans safe."[100]
On May 28, 2021, Blunt abstained from voting on the creation of an independent commission to investigate the Capitol riot.[101]
In 2013, Blunt voted againstEmployment Non-Discrimination Act, which would have outlawed employer discrimination based on sexuality or gender identity.[102] In 2022, Blunt stated his support for gay marriage, recanting his longstanding opposition, and later that year voted for theRespect for Marriage Act.[103][104]
Blunt has argued for the need to reduce fraud and waste in Medicare and Social Security.[35] He has spoken out for the need to reform entitlement programs such as Medicare and Social Security.[76] In 2016AARP said of Blunt, "He said in 2010 that he remained open to the idea of individual Social Security accounts. His position hasn't changed, but he has maintained for years that it's not a viable issue for anyone."[35]
Blunt has been a supporter of free-trade agreements. TheSpringfield News-Leader wrote: "[Blunt] has supported a spate of free-trade agreements during his nearly 20 years in Congress, including a U.S-Singapore deal in 2003, the Central American Free Trade agreement in 2005 and the U.S-Korea agreement in 2011." After early enthusiasm, Blunt has been ambivalent about supporting theTrans Pacific Partnership (TPP).[69]
In February 2017, along with DemocratJoe Manchin, Blunt introduced the HIRE Veterans Act, legislation that would recognize qualified employers in the event that they met particular criteria designed to encourage businesses that are friendly toward veterans. These include the percentages of new hires or overall workforce who are veterans, the availability of particular types of training and leadership development opportunities, and other factors that show an employer's commitment to support veterans after their military careers. The bill was signed into law on November 30, 2021.[105]
Blunt ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2016.He won the Republican primary with 73% of the vote[106] and faced DemocratJason Kander in theNovember 2016 general election on November 8, 2016. Blunt won with 49.2% of the vote to Kander's 46.4%.[107]
On November 6, 2020, while Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee and the fourth-ranking Republican in the Senate, Blunt said Trump "should turn this discussion over to his lawyers" and "you can't stop the count in one state and decide you want the count to continue in another state. That might be how you'd like to see the system work but that's not how the system works." The previous night, Trump had alleged that Democrats were "stealing" the election.[108]
TheSt. Louis Post-Dispatch published an editorial criticizing Blunt and SenatorJosh Hawley for not distancing themselves from theJanuary 6 United States Capitol attack and their continued support for Trump.[109] Both senators voted for acquittal in Trump'ssecond impeachment trial.[110]
Blunt has been married twice. He married Roseann Ray in May 1967; he had three children with her:Matt, the former governor of Missouri, Amy Blunt Mosby andAndrew Blunt.[111] All three children are corporate lobbyists.[112][113] Some critics have criticized Andrew's dual professional roles as both a lobbyist for firms that might benefit from his father's influence and his father's campaign manager.[114][115] Matt Blunt is also a lobbyist, as is his wife. The Blunts say they are careful not to seek influence for their clients with Senator Blunt.[116]
Blunt married Abigail Perlman, a lobbyist forKraft Foods[113][117] and Philip Morris,[118] in 2003.[29] In April 2006, he and Perlmanadopted Charlie Blunt, an 18-month-old boy fromRussia.[119][120] The family lives inWashington, D.C., and also own a condo in Springfield, Missouri.[121] Roy Blunt has six grandchildren.[122] He is a practicingSouthern Baptist.[123]
On August 9, 2021, Blunt was appointed an HonoraryOfficer of the Order of Australia (AO) "for distinguished service to Australia's bilateral relationship with the United States of America, in particular to the joint Free Trade Agreement".[124]
On February 14, 2023, Blunt was elected as president of The State Historical Society of Missouri where he has been a trustee since 2005.[125]
For 2020, Blunt received a score of 74 from theAmerican Conservative Union. He has a lifetime rating of 85.[126]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roy Blunt (incumbent) | 129,746 | 72.6% | ||
| Democratic | Marc Perkel | 43,146 | 24.3% | ||
| Libertarian | Mike Harman | 5,639 | 3.2% | ||
| Total votes | 178,801 | 100% | |||
| Majority | 80,691 | 45.1% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roy Blunt (incumbent) | 149,519 | 74.81% | ||
| Democratic | Roland Roy Lapham | 45,964 | 23.00% | ||
| Libertarian | Douglas Andrew Burlison | 4,378 | 2.19% | ||
| Other | Steven L. Reed | 2 | 0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 199,863 | 100% | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roy Blunt (incumbent) | 210,080 | 70.45% | ||
| Democratic | Jim Newberry | 84,356 | 28.29% | ||
| Libertarian | James K. Craig | 2,767 | 0.93% | ||
| Constitution | Steve Alger | 1,002 | 0.34% | ||
| Total votes | 298,205 | 100% | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roy Blunt (incumbent) | 160,942 | 66.75% | ||
| Democratic | Jack Truman | 75,592 | 30.11% | ||
| Libertarian | Kevin Craig | 7,566 | 3.14% | ||
| Other | Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. | 23 | 0.01% | ||
| Total votes | 241,123 | 100% | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roy Blunt (incumbent) | 219,016 | 67.76% | ||
| Democratic | Richard Monroe | 91,010 | 28.16% | ||
| Libertarian | Kevin Craig | 6,971 | 2.16% | ||
| Constitution | Travis Maddox | 6,166 | 1.91% | ||
| Other | Midge Potts | 49 | 0.02% | ||
| Total votes | 323,212 | 100% | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roy Blunt | 411,040 | 70.9% | |
| Republican | Chuck Purgason | 75,663 | 13.1% | |
| Republican | Kristi Nichols | 40,744 | 7.0% | |
| Republican | Deborah Solomon | 15,099 | 2.6% | |
| Republican | Hector Maldonado | 8,731 | 1.5% | |
| Republican | Davis Conway | 8,525 | 1.5% | |
| Republican | R.L. Praprotnik | 8,047 | 1.4% | |
| Republican | Tony Laszacs | 6,309 | 1.1% | |
| Republican | Mike Vontz | 5,190 | 0.9% | |
| Total votes | 579,348 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roy Blunt | 1,054,160 | 54.23% | −1.86% | |
| Democratic | Robin Carnahan | 789,736 | 40.63% | −2.17% | |
| Libertarian | Jonathan Dine | 58,663 | 3.02% | +2.29% | |
| Constitution | Jerry Beck | 41,309 | 2.13% | +1.74% | |
| Majority | 264,424 | 13.60% | |||
| Total votes | 1,943,868 | 100.00% | |||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roy Blunt (incumbent) | 481,444 | 72.55% | |
| Republican | Kristi Nichols | 134,025 | 20.20% | |
| Republican | Ryan Luethy | 29,328 | 4.42% | |
| Republican | Bernie Mowinski | 18,789 | 2.83% | |
| Total votes | 663,586 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roy Blunt (incumbent) | 1,378,458 | 49.18% | −5.05% | |
| Democratic | Jason Kander | 1,300,200 | 46.39% | +5.76% | |
| Libertarian | Jonathan Dine | 67,738 | 2.42% | −0.60% | |
| Green | Johnathan McFarland | 30,743 | 1.10% | N/A | |
| Constitution | Fred Ryman | 25,407 | 0.91% | −1.22% | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 95 | 0.00% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 2,802,641 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
| Republicanhold | |||||
In rapid succession, a bipartisan compromise to expand background checks for gun buyers, a ban on assault weapons and a ban on high-capacity gun magazines all failed to get the 60 votes needed under an agreement between both parties.(subscription required)
Retiring Sen. ROY BLUNT (R-Mo.) "says he supports gay marriage but wants to look at the House bill," per Bobic.
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|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Republican nominee forLieutenant Governor of Missouri 1980 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Walter Pfeffer | Republican nominee forSecretary of State of Missouri 1984, 1988 | Succeeded by John Hancock |
| Preceded by | House Republican Chief Deputy Whip 1999–2003 | Succeeded by Eric Cantor |
| Preceded by | House Republican Deputy Leader Acting 2005–2006 | Succeeded by John Boehner |
| Preceded by John Boehner | House Republican Deputy Leader 2007–2009 | Succeeded by Eric Cantor |
| Preceded by | Republican nominee forU.S. Senator fromMissouri (Class 3) 2010,2016 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference 2012–2019 | Succeeded by |
| Chair of theSenate Republican Policy Committee 2019–2023 | ||
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Secretary of State of Missouri 1985–1993 | Succeeded by |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by Wayne Gott Acting | President ofSouthwest Baptist University 1993–1996 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 7th congressional district 1997–2011 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | House Majority Whip 2003–2007 | Succeeded by |
| House Majority Leader Acting 2005–2006 | Succeeded by | |
| Preceded by | House Minority Whip 2007–2009 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. Senate | ||
| Preceded by Kit Bond | U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Missouri 2011–2023 Served alongside:Claire McCaskill,Josh Hawley | Succeeded by Eric Schmitt |
| Preceded by | Chair of theJoint Library Committee 2015–2017 | Succeeded by Gregg Harper |
| Preceded by | Chair of theSenate Rules Committee 2015–2017 | Succeeded by |
| Chair of theJoint Inaugural Ceremonies Committee 2016–2020 | Succeeded by | |
| Preceded by | Chair of theSenate Rules Committee 2018–2021 | Succeeded by |
| Chair of theJoint Printing Committee 2018–2019 | Succeeded by | |
| Preceded by Gregg Harper | Chair of theJoint Library Committee 2019–2021 | |
| Preceded by Amy Klobuchar | Ranking Member of theSenate Rules Committee 2021–2023 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial) | ||
| Preceded byas Former U.S. Senator | Order of precedence of the United States as Former U.S. Senator | Succeeded byas Former U.S. Senator |
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