The 2016 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the

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to represent the

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. It was held concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states,

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to the

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, and various

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and

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. The primaries were held on August 2. Incumbent

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Senator

Roy Blunt Roy Dean Blunt (born January 10, 1950) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator for Missouri, a seat he was first elected to in 2010. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 33rd Missouri Se ...

won re-election to a second term in office, defeating

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Jason Kander Jason David Kander (born May 4, 1981) is an American attorney, author, veteran, and politician. A Democrat, he served as the 39th secretary of state of Missouri, from 2013 to 2017. He had previously served as a member of the Missouri House of R ...

. Despite losing, Kander's margin of defeat was 15.7 percentage points closer than that of Democratic presidential nominee

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in the concurrent presidential election in the state.

Republican primary

Despite being considered an "establishment" Republican, Blunt did not face serious

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opposition due to his efforts to cultivate relationships with activists in Missouri, his effectiveness at "threading the needle" by keeping conservative and establishment Republicans fairly satisfied, and the open gubernatorial election, which attracted the most attention from Republicans.

Candidates

Declared

, incumbent Senator since 2011 * Ryan Luethy, financial services worker * Bernie Mowinski, retired army sergeant and

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* Kristi Nichols, sales manager, Tea Party activist and candidate for the U.S. Senate in

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Withdrew

* Christopher Batsche, businessman ( running for MO-07)

Declined

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, former U.S. Representative from 2001 to 2013 and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2012 *

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, businessman and candidate for the U.S. Senate in

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( running for Governor) *

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, former State Senator

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

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, pastor, nurse and co-director of the Truth Telling Project *

, Secretary of State of Missouri since 2013 * Robert Mack, military veteran * Chief Wana Dubie, marijuana activist

Declined

Jay Nixon Jeremiah Wilson "Jay" Nixon (born February 13, 1956) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 55th Governor of Missouri from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected to the governorship in 2008 and reele ...

Governor of Missouri A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political r ...

since 2009 * Mike Sanders, Jackson County

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, former Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney and former Chairman of the

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Clint Zweifel Clint Zweifel (born November 3, 1973), is an American politician and businessman who served as the State Treasurer of Missouri from 2009 to 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party and the most recent member of the party to hold that offic ...

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since 2009

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Third party and independent candidates

Libertarian primary

Candidates

= Declared

= * Jonathan Dine, nominee for the U.S. Senate in

and

* Herschel Young

Results

Constitution primary

Candidates

= Declared

= * Fred Ryman

Results

Green Party

Candidates

= Declared

= * Johnathan McFarland

Write-in

* Gina Bufe * Patrick Lee

General election

Debates

Predictions

Polling

Results

References

External links

;Official campaign websites
Roy Blunt (R) for Senate

Jason Kander (D) for Senate

Fred Ryman (C) for Senate
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Jason Kander

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Third party and independent candidates

Libertarian primary

Candidates

= Declared

Results

Constitution primary

Candidates

= Declared

Results

Green Party

Candidates

= Declared

Write-in

General election

Debates

Predictions

Polling

Results

See also

References

External links