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Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020
- Election date: Nov. 3
- Registration deadline(s): Oct. 7
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Recount laws
- Early voting starts: N/A
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (received)
- Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
- Voter ID: Non-photo ID
- Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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| Missouri Lieutenant Governor |
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| Democratic primary Republican primary General election |
| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 31, 2020 |
| Primary: August 4, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): Mike Kehoe (R) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Missouri |
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Missouri held an election for lieutenant governor on November 3, 2020. The primary was scheduled for August 4, 2020. The filing deadline was March 31, 2020.
Incumbent Mike Kehoe won election in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri.
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Missouri modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: Any registered voter could cast an absentee ballot (subject to a notarization requirement) in the general election.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
Incumbent Mike Kehoe defeated Alissia Canady, Bill Slantz, Kelley Dragoo, and Jeremy Gundel in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Kehoe (R) | 58.4 | 1,731,263 |
 | Alissia Canady (D)  | 38.8 | 1,150,231 | |
 | Bill Slantz (L) | 1.8 | 53,789 | |
 | Kelley Dragoo (G) | 1.0 | 28,183 | |
| Jeremy Gundel (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 26 | ||
| Total votes: 2,963,492 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
Alissia Canady defeated Gregory Upchurch in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alissia Canady | 73.5 | 371,802 |
 | Gregory Upchurch | 26.5 | 133,751 | |
| Total votes: 505,553 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
Incumbent Mike Kehoe defeated Mike Carter, Aaron Wisdom, and Arnie Dienoff in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Kehoe | 59.4 | 362,442 |
 | Mike Carter | 26.0 | 158,914 | |
| Aaron Wisdom | 8.7 | 52,810 | ||
| Arnie Dienoff | 5.9 | 35,929 | ||
| Total votes: 610,095 | |||
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Green primary election
Green primary for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
Kelley Dragoo advanced from the Green primary for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kelley Dragoo | 100.0 | 860 |
| Total votes: 860 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
Bill Slantz advanced from the Libertarian primary for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Slantz | 100.0 | 4,103 |
| Total votes: 4,103 | |||
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Past elections
2016
The general election for lieutenant governor was held on November 8, 2016.
Mike Parson defeated Russ Carnahan, Steven Hedrick, Jennifer Leach, and Jake Wilburn in the Missouri lieutenant governor election.
| Missouri Lieutenant Governor, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mike Parson |
55.18% | 1,262,751 | |
| Democratic | Russ Carnahan | 39.99% | 915,221 | |
| Libertarian | Steven Hedrick | 2.48% | 56,804 | |
| Green | Jennifer Leach | 2.33% | 53,273 | |
| Write-in | Jake Wilburn | 0.02% | 405 | |
| Total Votes | 2,288,454 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State | ||||
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2012Incumbent Peter Kinder won re-election on November 6, 2012.[1]
2008On November 4, 2008, Peter Kinder won re-election to the office of Missouri Lieutenant Governor. He defeated Sam Page, Teddy Fleck, and James C. Rensing in the general election.
2004On November 2, 2004, Peter Kinder won election to the office of Missouri Lieutenant Governor. He defeated Rebecca McDowell Cook, Mike Ferguson, and Bruce Hillis in the general election.
2000On November 7, 2000, Joe Maxwell won election to the office of Missouri Lieutenant Governor. He defeated Wendell Bailey, Phillip W. Horras, Bob Wells, George D. Weber, Patricia A. Griffard, Ben Kjelshus, and Steven L. Reed in the general election.
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See also
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