Missouri Secretary of State election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)
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A Democratic Party primary took place on August 6, 2024, in Missouri to determine which candidate would earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's secretary of state election on November 5, 2024.
Barbara Phifer advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri Secretary of State.
This page focuses on Missouri's Democratic Party Secretary of State primary. For more in-depth information on Missouri's Republican Secretary of State primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Missouri Secretary of State election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)
- Missouri Secretary of State election, 2024
Candidates and election results
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri Secretary of State
Barbara Phifer defeated Monique Williams and Haley Jacobson in the Democratic primary for Missouri Secretary of State on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Barbara Phifer  | 40.9 | 146,562 |
 | Monique Williams | 34.4 | 123,386 | |
 | Haley Jacobson | 24.7 | 88,670 | |
| Total votes: 358,618 | |||
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Candidate profiles
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I am a native Saint Louisan. I graduated from John Burroughs School and earned both a Bachelors of Arts in Linguistics from Reed College and a Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College. I earned a certificate in Applied Conflict Transformation from the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies in Cambodia. I worked as a teacher and experiential educator in the US and across Asia before returning to Saint Louis. I then worked for nonprofits focused on equitable development in Saint Louis and was a loan officer with the CDC at the International Institute in Saint Louis before transitioning to emergency medicine and critical care. I currently work full time at both the Saint Louis University Hospital’s Emergency Department and Saint Louis Children’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. I have a younger brother and a dog. I spent my childhood playing the cello and played in both the St. Louis Youth Symphony and Missouri All-State Orchestra while in high school. I am enthusiastic about the outdoors and have held a variety of outdoors certificates allowing me to lead students on wilderness trips. I live in the City of Saint Louis."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for Missouri Secretary of State in 2024.
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I’m Barbara Phifer, a lifelong Missourian, former United Methodist pastor, and current State Representative running for Missouri Secretary of State. I’ve spent over 40 years in ministry, working in diverse communities and advocating for social justice, which taught me the value of integrity, fairness, and compassion in leadership. My passion for public service led me to the Missouri House of Representatives, where I’ve worked to expand access to healthcare, defend public education, and protect the rights of women, voters, and marginalized communities. Now, I’m running for Secretary of State because I believe every Missourian deserves a government that works for them, not against them. In this role, I will be a nonpartisan guardian of election integrity, ensuring our voting process is fair, transparent, and accessible to all. My commitment to clear ballot language and defending voter rights is driven by my belief that democracy works best when everyone has a voice. With experience as a legislator and a deep understanding of the importance of trust and transparency, I’m ready to serve all Missourians with integrity and accountability."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for Missouri Secretary of State in 2024.
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "Monique Williams is a native of Missouri and currently lives in the City St. Louis, Missouri. She attended high school in St. Louis County at the Maplewood Richmond Heights school district. She earned a bachelor of science degree in Business and Accounting at the University of Missouri – St. Louis campus. Monique spent her career serving the public interest as a Certified Public Accountant and Auditor for the Office of Missouri State Auditor (1999-2009); an Auditor and Accountant for the City of St. Louis, Missouri (2000-2022) and a small business owner since 2001. Monique has been a registered Democrat and canvasser since the age of 18. She served as a voting member on the public forum for Great Rivers Greenway Planning & Design Committee, advocated and encouraged legislation for the “Property Tax Freeze for Senior Citizens” in Missouri that was approved by SB 190 and signed into law by Governor Parsons."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for Missouri Secretary of State in 2024.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Missouri
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Cook PVI by congressional district
| Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Missouri, 2024 | |||
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| District | Incumbent | Party | PVI |
| Missouri's 1st | Cori Bush |  Democratic |
D+27 |
| Missouri's 2nd | Ann Wagner |  Republican |
R+7 |
| Missouri's 3rd | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Republican |
R+16 |
| Missouri's 4th | Mark Alford | Republican |
R+23 |
| Missouri's 5th | Emanuel Cleaver | Democratic |
D+11 |
| Missouri's 6th | Sam Graves | Republican |
R+21 |
| Missouri's 7th | Eric Burlison | Republican |
R+24 |
| Missouri's 8th | Jason Smith | Republican |
R+28 |
2020 presidential results by 2024 congressional district lines
| 2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2024 district lines, Missouri[1] | ||||
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| District | Joe Biden 
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Donald Trump 
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| Missouri's 1st | 78.4% | 20.0% | ||
| Missouri's 2nd | 45.3% | 53.0% | ||
| Missouri's 3rd | 35.9% | 62.2% | ||
| Missouri's 4th | 29.3% | 68.7% | ||
| Missouri's 5th | 62.2% | 35.9% | ||
| Missouri's 6th | 30.6% | 67.7% | ||
| Missouri's 7th | 28.4% | 69.8% | ||
| Missouri's 8th | 23.6% | 75.0% | ||
2012-2020
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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| Democratic | |||||||
| Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2020 presidential election, 64.2% of Missourians lived in one of the state's 111 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 35.8% lived in one of four Solid Democratic counties. Overall, Missouri was Solid Republican, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Missouri following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.[2]
| Missouri county-level statistics, 2020 | |||||||
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| Solid Republican | 111 | 64.2% | |||||
| Solid Democratic | 4 | 35.8% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 4 | 35.8% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 111 | 64.2% | |||||
Historical voting trends
Missouri presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 14 Democratic wins
- 17 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | D | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | R | D | D | D | R | R | D | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R |
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Missouri.
| U.S. Senate election results in Missouri | ||
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| Race | Winner | Runner up |
| 2022 | 55.4% |
42.2%
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| 2018 | 51.4% |
45.6%
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| 2016 | 49.3% |
46.2%
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| 2012 | 54.8% |
39.0%
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| 2010 | 54.3% |
40.6%
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| Average | 51.9 | 43.7 |
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of Missouri
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Missouri.
| Gubernatorial election results in Missouri | ||
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| Race | Winner | Runner up |
| 2020 | 57.1% |
40.7%
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| 2016 | 51.1% |
45.6%
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| 2012 | 54.8% |
42.5%
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| 2008 | 58.4% |
39.5%
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| 2004 | 50.8% |
47.8%
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| Average | 54.4 | 43.2 |
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Missouri's congressional delegation as of May 2024.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Missouri | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Republican | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 8 | 10 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Missouri's top four state executive offices as May 2024.
| State executive officials in Missouri, May 2024 | |
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| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Mike Parson
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| Lieutenant Governor | Mike Kehoe
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| Secretary of State | Jay Ashcroft
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| Attorney General | Andrew Bailey
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State legislature
Missouri State Senate
| Party | As of February 2024 | |
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| Democratic Party | 10 | |
| Republican Party | 24 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | |
Missouri House of Representatives
| Party | As of February 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 51 | |
| Republican Party | 111 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 1 | |
| Total | 163 | |
Trifecta control
The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.
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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| Governor | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
The table below details demographic data in Missouri and compares it to the broader United States as of 2022.
| Demographic Data for Missouri | ||
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| Missouri | United States | |
| Population | 6,154,913 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 68,745 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 79.4% | 65.9% |
| Black/African American | 11.3% | 12.5% |
| Asian | 2.1% | 5.8% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 1.5% | 6% |
| Multiple | 5.4% | 8.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 4.6% | 18.7% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 91.3% | 89.1% |
| College graduation rate | 31.2% | 34.3% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $65,920 | $75,149 |
| Persons below poverty level | 8.5% | 8.8% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2017-2022). | ||
| **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. | ||
State profile
| Demographic data for Missouri | ||
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| 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. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Missouri
Missouri voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed December 15, 2023
- ↑ This analysis includes Missouri's 114 counties and the independent city of St. Louis.
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