Missouri Auditor election, 2018
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 10
- Early voting: N/A
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration:Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: Non-photo ID required
- Poll times: 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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| Missouri Auditor |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline:March 27, 2018 |
| Primary: August 7, 2018 General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent(s): Nicole Galloway (Democrat) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Missouri |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
| Federal and state primary competitiveness State executive elections in 2018 Impact of term limits in 2018 State government trifectas State government triplexes Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2018 |
| Missouri executive elections |
| Auditor |
Missouri held an election forauditor onNovember 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was March 27, 2018.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Missouri State Auditor
IncumbentNicole Galloway defeatedSaundra McDowell,Sean O'Toole,Jacob Luetkemeyer, andDon Fitz in the general election for Missouri State Auditor on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nicole Galloway (D) | 50.4 | 1,209,881 |
 | Saundra McDowell (R) | 44.6 | 1,070,701 | |
 | Sean O'Toole (L) | 2.1 | 51,304 | |
 | Jacob Luetkemeyer (Constitution Party) | 2.1 | 50,951 | |
 | Don Fitz (G) | 0.7 | 17,106 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 2,399,943 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri State Auditor
IncumbentNicole Galloway advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri State Auditor on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nicole Galloway | 100.0 | 515,398 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 515,398 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Missouri State Auditor
Saundra McDowell defeatedDavid Wasinger,Kevin M. Roach, andPaul Curtman in the Republican primary for Missouri State Auditor on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Saundra McDowell | 32.6 | 192,814 |
 | David Wasinger | 26.7 | 158,071 | |
 | Kevin M. Roach | 24.3 | 143,745 | |
 | Paul Curtman | 16.4 | 97,055 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 591,685 | ||
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Constitution primary election
Constitution primary for Missouri State Auditor
Jacob Luetkemeyer advanced from the Constitution primary for Missouri State Auditor on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacob Luetkemeyer | 100.0 | 1,088 |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,088 | ||
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Green primary election
Green primary for Missouri State Auditor
Don Fitz advanced from the Green primary for Missouri State Auditor on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Don Fitz | 100.0 | 1,485 |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,485 | ||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Missouri State Auditor
Sean O'Toole advanced from the Libertarian primary for Missouri State Auditor on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sean O'Toole | 100.0 | 5,421 |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 5,421 | ||
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State overview
Partisan control
This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Missouri heading into the 2018 elections.
Congressional delegation
- Following the2016 elections, Democrats and Republicans each held one U.S. Senate seat in Missouri.
- Republicans held six of 8U.S. House seats in Missouri.
State executives
- As of May 2018, Republicans held three of 12state executive positions, Democrats held one, and the remaining positions were officially nonpartisan.
- The governor of Missouri was RepublicanMike Parson. The state heldelections forgovernor andlieutenant governor onNovember 6, 2020.
State legislature
- Republicans controlled both chambers of theMissouri General Assembly. They had a 109-45 majority in the state House and a 23-10 majority in the state Senate.
Trifecta status
- Missouri was aRepublican trifecta, meaning that the Republican Party controlled the office of the governor, the state House, and the state Senate.
2018 elections
- See also:Missouri elections, 2018
Missouri held elections for the following positions in 2018:
- One U.S. Senate seat
- Eight U.S. House seats
- One lower state executive position
- 17 of 34 state Senate seats
- 163 state House seats
- Municipal elections in Missouri
Demographics
| Demographic data for Missouri | ||
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 6,076,204 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 68,742 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 82.6% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 11.5% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 1.8% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.4% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.4% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 3.9% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 88.4% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 27.1% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $48,173 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 18.2% | 11.3% |
| Source:U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Clickhere for more information on the 2020 census andhere for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Missouri. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the censushere. | ||
As of July 2016, Missouri's three largest cities were Kansas City (pop. est. 488,943), St. Louis (pop. est. 308,626), and Springfield (pop. est. 167,376).[1][2]
State election history
This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Missouri from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from theMissouri Secretary of State.
Historical elections
Presidential elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Missouri every year from 2000 to 2016.
| Election results (President of the United States), Missouri 2000-2016 | |||||
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| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2016 |  Donald Trump | 56.4% |  Hillary Clinton | 37.9% | 18.5% |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney | 53.8% | Barack Obama | 44.4% | 9.4% |
| 2008 | John McCain | 49.4% | Barack Obama | 49.3% | 0.1% |
| 2004 | George W. Bush | 53.3% | John Kerry | 46.1% | 7.2% |
| 2000 | George W. Bush | 50.4% | Al Gore | 47.1% | 3.3% |
U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results ofU.S. Senate races in Missouri from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.
| Election results (U.S. Senator), Missouri 2000-2016 | |||||
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| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2016 | Roy Blunt | 49.2% | Jason Kander | 46.4% | 2.8% |
| 2012 | Claire McCaskill | 54.8% | Todd Akin | 39.1% | 15.7% |
| 2010 | Roy Blunt | 54.2% | Robin Carnahan | 40.6% | 13.6% |
| 2006 | Claire McCaskill | 49.6% | Jim Talent | 47.3% | 2.3% |
| 2004 | Kit Bond | 56.1% | Nancy Farmer | 42.8% | 13.3% |
| 2000 | Mel Carnahan | 50.5% | John Ashcroft | 48.4% | 2.1% |
Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Missouri.
| Election results (Governor), Missouri 2000-2016 | |||||
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| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2016 | Eric Greitens | 51.1% | Chris Koster | 45.5% | 5.6% |
| 2012 | Jay Nixon | 54.8% | Dave Spence | 42.5% | 12.3% |
| 2008 | Jay Nixon | 58.4% | Kenny Hulshof | 39.5% | 18.9% |
| 2004 | Matt Blunt | 50.8% | Claire McCaskill | 47.9% | 2.9% |
| 2000 | Bob Holden | 49.1% | Jim Talent | 48.2% | 0.9% |
Congressional delegation, 2000-2016
This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Missouri in theU.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.
| Congressional delegation, Missouri 2000-2016 | |||||
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| Year | Republicans | Republicans (%) | Democrats | Democrats (%) | Balance of power |
| 2016 | 6 | 75% | 2 | 25% | R+4 |
| 2014 | 6 | 75% | 2 | 25% | R+4 |
| 2012 | 6 | 75% | 2 | 25% | R+4 |
| 2010 | 6 | 33.3% | 3 | 66.7% | R+3 |
| 2008 | 5 | 55.5% | 4 | 44.4% | R+1 |
| 2006 | 5 | 55.5% | 4 | 44.4% | R+1 |
| 2004 | 5 | 55.5% | 4 | 44.4% | R+1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 55.5% | 4 | 44.4% | R+1 |
| 2000 | 5 | 55.5% | 4 | 44.4% | R+1 |
Trifectas, 1992-2017
Astate government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.
Missouri Party Control: 1992-2026
Eight years of Democratic trifectas • Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
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