Missouri Auditor election, 2018

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Missouri Auditor
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 for auditor on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was March 27, 2018.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Missouri State Auditor

Incumbent Nicole Galloway defeated Saundra McDowell, Sean O'Toole, Jacob Luetkemeyer, and Don 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 are bolded 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

Incumbent Nicole Galloway advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri State Auditor on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nicole Galloway	100.0	515,398

	Incumbents are bolded 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 defeated David Wasinger, Kevin M. Roach, and Paul 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 no incumbents 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 no incumbents 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 no incumbents 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 no incumbents 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 the 2016 elections, Democrats and Republicans each held one U.S. Senate seat in Missouri.
Republicans held six of 8 U.S. House seats in Missouri.

State executives

As of May 2018, Republicans held three of 12 state executive positions, Democrats held one, and the remaining positions were officially nonpartisan.
The governor of Missouri was Republican Mike Parson. The state held elections for governor and lieutenant governor on November 6, 2020.

State legislature

Republicans controlled both chambers of the Missouri 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 a Republican 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:

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) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here 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 census here.

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 the Missouri 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
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 of U.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
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
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 the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Missouri 2000-2016
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

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Missouri Party Control: 1992-2024
Eight years of Democratic trifectas • Twelve years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
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Recent news

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Missouri Auditor election, 2018 - Google News

External links

Suggest a link

Missouri auditor official website

Footnotes

[1] Missouri Demographics, "Missouri Cities by Population," accessed September 5, 2018

[2] U.S. Census Bureau, "Quickfacts Missouri," accessed September 5, 2018

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