Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)
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| Filing deadline: March 26, 2024 |
| Primary: August 6, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 Pre-election incumbent(s): Mike Kehoe (R) |
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A Republican 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 lieutenant gubernatorial election on November 5, 2024.
David Wasinger advanced from the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri.
This page focuses on Missouri's Republican Party lieutenant gubernatorial primary. For more in-depth information on Missouri's Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)
- Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024
Candidates and election results
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Wasinger  | 31.4 | 207,087 |
 | Lincoln Hough | 30.2 | 199,579 | |
 | Holly Rehder | 21.7 | 142,963 | |
 | Tim Baker | 9.7 | 64,302 | |
 | Matthew Porter | 4.3 | 28,347 | |
 | Paul Berry | 2.7 | 17,575 | |
| Total votes: 659,853 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Philip Cotrone (R)
- Bob Onder (R)
- Dean Plocher (R)
Candidate profiles
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Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "My prior experience in our family owned manufacturing business, numerous committees served on that directly correlate with the Lt Governor committees; I am the current county clerk working within a budget and have actually saved the tax payers over $700,000 during my term. I pride myself on the education of our youth with my book "Know your County" and strive to uphold the proper role of government which is to protect the rights of your freedom and property."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri in 2024.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "Matthew Porter is father to three amazing kids, husband to a phenomenal woman, geek, trail runner, ultramarathoner, and entrepreneur. He currently serves as Founder and Vice Chairman of Contegix based in Saint Louis, Missouri. Porter graduated from Saint Louis University with a BS in Applied Computer Science (1999). Porter was later publicly recognized by his alma mater and inducted into the John Cook School of Business Smurfit-Stone Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame (2010). Porter founded Contegix, a cloud computing firm, in 2004. He served as CEO from its founding until recently. In late 2016 he hired his replacement and assumed the role of Vice Chairman. During his tenure, The Saint Louis Business Journal named Porter both “30 Under 30” (2007) and “40 Under 40” (2012). Porter was featured in the New York Times (2011) and the Wall Street Journal (2014). In 2015, Forbes featured Porter for his work as an “angel vendor” supporting startups, many in Saint Louis. Porter is deeply passionate about his work with The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He is on a selfish mission to ensure his friend with cystic fibrosis remains healthy and in his family’s life for a long time to come. He currently serves on the Board and Executive Committee. Porter’s desire to serve others is driven by his family’s mission statement. “We have a debt to those before us and an obligation to those that come after us. We maximize life and potential through heart, intelligence, and grit. We focus on our bond."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri in 2024.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "Conservative America First Candidate for Lieutenant Governor"
This information was current as of the candidate's run for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri 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 | 53.0 | 42.7 |
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 | |
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| 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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