Samuel Rutherford

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Samuel Rutherford

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Democratic Party

Samuel Rutherford (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Missouri. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 6, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Missouri, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Missouri

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Missouri on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Josh Hawley (R)	55.6	1,651,907
		Lucas Kunce (D)	41.8	1,243,728
	Submit photo	W. C. Young (L)	1.2	35,671
		Jared Young (Better Party)	0.7	21,111
		Nathan Kline (G)	0.7	20,123
		Gina Bufe (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	19

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,972,559
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Zack Exley (Independent)
• Doris Canaday (Socialist Equality Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

Lucas Kunce defeated Karla May, December Harmon, and Mita Biswas in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lucas Kunce	67.6	255,775
		Karla May	23.2	87,908
		December Harmon	7.1	26,804
		Mita Biswas	2.0	7,647

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 378,134
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Wesley Bell (D)
• Samuel Rutherford (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

Incumbent Josh Hawley advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Josh Hawley	100.0	607,602

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Christopher Murphy (R)

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

W. C. Young advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	W. C. Young	100.0	2,437

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,437
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

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Footnotes

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Missouri's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Josh Hawley (R)

Eric Schmitt (R)

Representatives

District 1

Wesley Bell (D)

District 2

Ann Wagner (R)

District 3

Bob Onder (R)

District 4

Mark Alford (R)

District 5

Emanuel Cleaver (D)

District 6

Sam Graves (R)

District 7

Eric Burlison (R)

District 8

Jason Smith (R)

Republican Party (8)

Democratic Party (2)