Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020

Elections in Missouri, 2020

• Election date: Nov. 3
• Registration deadline(s): Oct. 7
• Online registration: Yes
• Same-day registration: No
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• 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
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)
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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

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 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
	Submit photo	Jeremy Gundel (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	26

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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
	Submit photo	Aaron Wisdom	8.7	52,810
	Submit photo	Arnie Dienoff	5.9	35,929

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,103
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Past elections

2016

See also: Missouri Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 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
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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2012 See also: Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012 Incumbent Peter Kinder won re-election on November 6, 2012. 2012 General Election for Missouri Lieutenant Governor Lieutenant Governor of Missouri General Election, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Peter Kinder Incumbent 49.3% 1,319,747      Democratic Susan Montee 45.5% 1,219,457      Libertarian Matthew Copple 2.8% 75,169      Constitution Cynthia Davis 2.4% 63,594 Total Votes 2,677,967 Election results via Missouri Secretary of State 2008 On 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. Missouri Lieutenant Governor, 2008 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Peter Kinder 49.9% 1,403,706      Democrat Sam Page 47.3% 1,331,177      Libertarian Teddy Fleck 1.8% 49,862      Constitution James Rensing 1% 29,153 Total Votes 2,813,898 Election results via Missouri Office of Secretary of State . 2004 On 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. Missouri Lieutenant Governor, 2004 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Peter Kinder 48.9% 1,300,109      Democrat Rebecca McDowell Cook 48.4% 1,286,295      Libertarian Mike Ferguson 2% 53,770      Constitution Bruce Hillis 0.6% 15,935 Total Votes 2,656,109 Election results via Missouri Office of Secretary of State . 2000 On 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. Missouri Lieutenant Governor, 2000 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democrat Joe Maxwell 52.1% 1,201,959      Republican Wendell Bailey 44% 1,014,446      Libertarian Phillip W. Horras 0.9% 20,354      Natural Law Patricia A. Griffard 0.8% 18,244      Reform George D. Weber 0.8% 17,859      Green Ben Kjelshus 0.7% 16,783      Constitution Bob Wells 0.7% 15,681      Write In Steven L. Reed 0% 16 Total Votes 2,305,342 Election results via Missouri Office of Secretary of State .

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