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The state of Missouri held elections in 2014. Below are the dates of note:

2014 elections and events in Missouri
Filing deadline for primary election candidates	March 25, 2014
Local ballot measure elections (2)	April 8, 2014
School board elections (19)	April 8, 2014
Petition drive deadline for ballot measures	May 4, 2014
Voter registration deadline for primary election	July 9, 2014
Deadline to submit petitions for new parties and independent candidates	July 28, 2014
Primary election date	August 5, 2014
State House special election	August 5, 2014
Filing deadline for general election candidates	August 19, 2014
Voter registration deadline for general election	October 8, 2014
General election date	November 4, 2014
Statewide ballot measure election	November 4, 2014

Below are the types of elections that were scheduled in Missouri in 2014:

On the 2014 ballot
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U.S. Senate	d
U.S. House	a
State Executives	a
State Senate	a
State House	a
Statewide ballot measures (9 measures)	a
Local ballot measures	a
School boards	a
State courts	a

2014 elections

Races to watch in Missouri

Missouri State Legislature

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See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2014 and Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Missouri State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, followed by a general election on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 25, 2014. Heading into the election, the Republican Party controlled the chamber. The following table details the eight districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6, 2012, general election.

2012 Margin of Victory, Missouri State Senate
District	Winner	Margin of Victory	Total Votes	Top Opponent
District 1	Scott Sifton	1.8%	89,744	Jim Lembke
District 17	Ryan Silvey	5.6%	80,488	Sandra Reeves
District 3	Gary Romine	7.7%	65,719	Joseph Fallert, Jr.
District 25	Doug Libla	12.3%	63,670	Terry Swinger
District 19	Kurt Schaefer	15.8%	81,283	Mary Wynne Still
District 31	Ed Emery	27.6%	78,368	Charles Burton
District 21	David Pearce	34.9%	72,914	ElGene Ver Dught
District 13	Gina Walsh	63.3%	82,958	Jacquelyn Thomas

Elections for the Missouri House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 25, 2014. Heading into the election, the Republican Party controlled the chamber. The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6, 2012, general election.

2012 Margin of Victory, Missouri House of Representatives
District	Winner	Margin of Victory	Total Votes	Top Opponent
District 114	T.J. McKenna	0.5%	15,460	Becky Ruth
District 150	Kent Hampton	1%	11,792	Tom Todd
District 20	John Mayfield	1.2%	15,206	Brent Lasater
District 17	Myron Neth	1.2%	17,213	Mark Ellebracht
District 90	Rick Stream	1.2%	22,610	Deb Lavender
District 111	Michael Frame	1.4%	15,888	Derrick Good
District 115	Elaine Gannon	1.7%	13,585	Rich McCane
District 94	Vicki Englund	1.9%	16,823	Cloria Brown
District 44	Caleb Rowden	2%	15,672	Ken Jacob
District 64	Robert Cornejo	3.1%	17,131	Wayne Henke

Elections by type

U.S. House

U.S. House of Representatives elections in Missouri

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2014 and United States House of Representatives elections, 2014

The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Missouri took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected eight candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Missouri utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.^[1][2][3]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Partisan breakdown

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Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held six of the eight congressional seats from Missouri.

Members of the U.S. House from Missouri -- Partisan Breakdown
Party		As of November 2014	After the 2014 Election
	Democratic Party	2	2
	Republican Party	6	6
Total		8	8

Incumbents

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Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the eight congressional districts were:

Name	Party	District
Lacy Clay	Democratic	1
Ann Wagner	Republican	2
Blaine Luetkemeyer	Republican	3
Vicky Hartzler	Republican	4
Emanuel Cleaver	Democratic	5
Sam Graves	Republican	6
Billy Long	Republican	7
Jo Ann Emerson	Republican	8

List of candidates by district

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Note: The filing deadline for candidates was March 25, 2014.

1st Congressional District

General election candidates:

• William Lacy Clay - Incumbent a
• Daniel Elder
• Robb E. Cunningham

August 5, 2014, primary results:

Republican Primary Martin D. Baker[4] Daniel J. Elder[4]a David Koehr[4]

Democratic Primary William Lacy Clay - Incumbent[4]a

Third Party Candidates

• Robb E. Cunningham^[4]a

2nd Congressional District

General election candidates:

• Arthur Lieber
• Ann Wagner - Incumbent a
• Bill Slantz

August 5, 2014, primary results:

Republican Primary Ann Wagner - Incumbent[4]a

Democratic Primary Arthur Lieber[4]a

Libertarian Party Candidates

• Bill Slantz^[4]a

3rd Congressional District

General election candidates:

• Courtney Denton
• Blaine Luetkemeyer - Incumbent a
• Steven Hedrick
• Harold Davis - write-in

August 5, 2014, primary results:

Republican Primary Blaine Luetkemeyer - Incumbent[4]a Leonard Steinman[4] John Morris[4]

Democratic Primary Velma Steinman[4] Courtney Denton[4]a

Third Party Candidates

• Steven Hedrick^[4]
• Harold Davis - write-in

Withdrew prior to primary

• Joe Frost^[5]

4th Congressional District

General election candidates:

• Nate Irvin
• Vicky Hartzler - Incumbent a
• Herschel Young

August 5, 2014, primary results:

Republican Primary Vicky Hartzler - Incumbent[4]a John Webb[4]

Democratic Primary Nate Irvin[4]a

Third Party Candidates

• Randy Langkraehr^[4]
• Herschel Young^[4] a

Withdrew prior to primary

• Jim White^[6]

5th Congressional District

General election candidates:

• Emanuel Cleaver - Incumbent a
• Jacob Turk
• Roy Welborn

August 5, 2014, primary results:

Republican Primary Jacob Turk[4]a Bill Lindsey[4] Berton A. Knox[4] Michael Burris[4]

Democratic Primary Emanuel Cleaver - Incumbent[4]a Mark Memoly[4] Bob Gough[4] Eric Holmes[4] Charles Lindsey[4]

Third Party Candidates

• Roy Welborn^[4]a

Withdrew prior to primary

• Samuel Alao^[7]

6th Congressional District

General election candidates:

• Bill Hedge
• Sam Graves - Incumbent a
• Russ Monchil

August 5, 2014, primary results:

Republican Primary Sam Graves - Incumbent[4]a Kyle Reid[4] Christopher Ryan[4] Brian Tharp[4]

Democratic Primary Bill Hedge[4]a Edward Dwayne Fields[4] Gary Lynn Crose[4]

Third Party Candidates

• Russ Monchil^[4]a

7th Congressional District

General election candidates:

• Billy Long - Incumbent a
• Jim Evans
• Kevin Craig^[8]

August 5, 2014, primary results:

Republican Primary Billy Long - Incumbenta[4][8] Marshall Works[4]

Democratic Primary Jim Evansa[4][8] Genevieve Williams[4]

Third Party Candidates

• Kevin Craiga^[4]

Withdrew prior to filing

• Vincent Jennings

8th Congressional District

General election candidates:

• Jason Smith - Incumbent^[8]a
• Barbara Stocker^[8]
• Rick Vandeven^[8]
• Doug Enyart^[8]
• Terry Hampton^[8]

August 5, 2014, primary results:

Republican Primary Jason Smith - Incumbenta[4]

Democratic Primary Barbara Stockera[4]

Third Party Candidates

• Rick Vandevena^[4]
• Doug Enyarta^[4]
• Terry Hampton^[4]

Withdrew prior to filing

• Peter Kinder

State Executives

State executive official elections in Missouri

See also: Missouri state executive official elections, 2014 and State executive official elections, 2014

One down ballot state executive position was up for election in the state of Missouri in 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014.

Office	Incumbent	Assumed Office	Incumbent running?	General Election Candidates	2015 Winner	Partisan Switch?
State Auditor	Thomas Schweich	2011	Yes	Thomas Schweich Sean O'Toole[9] Rodney Farthing[9]	Thomas Schweich	No

Auditor

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Note: The filing deadline for candidates was March 25, 2014.

Current incumbent

Thomas Schweich

State Senate

State Senate election in Missouri

See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2014 and State legislative elections, 2014

Elections for the Missouri State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, followed by a general election on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 25, 2014.

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Missouri State Senate:

Missouri State Senate
Party		As of November 3, 2014	After November 4, 2014
	Democratic Party	9	9
	Republican Party	23	25
	Vacancy	2	0
Total		34	34

List of candidates by district

Note: The filing deadline for candidates was March 25, 2014.

District 2 • District 4 • District 6 • District 8 • District 10 • District 12 • District 14 • District 16 • District 18 • District 20 • District 22 • District 24 • District 26 • District 28 • District 30 • District 32 • District 34

State House

State House elections in Missouri

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2014 and State legislative elections, 2014

There are both regularly scheduled elections and special elections scheduled for the Missouri House of Representatives in 2014.

Regularly scheduled elections

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Elections for the Missouri House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 25, 2014.

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Missouri House of Representatives:

Missouri House of Representatives
Party		As of November 3, 2014	After November 4, 2014
	Democratic Party	52	45
	Republican Party	109	117
	Vacancy	2	1
Total		163	163

List of candidates by district

Note: The filing deadline for candidates was March 25, 2014.

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Statewide ballot measures

Statewide ballot measure elections in Missouri

See also: Missouri 2014 ballot measures and 2014 ballot measures

Nine ballot measures were certified for the 2014 ballot in the state of Missouri.

On the ballot

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August 5:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Agri	Guarantees farmers and ranchers the right to engage in their livelihoods; produce food for others	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Firearms	Establishes the right to keep and bear arms, ammunition and accessories	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	Increases state sales and use taxes for 10 years to fund transportation projects	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	Lottery	Creates new lottery ticket with profits going toward veterans' programs	d
LRCA	Amendment 9	Constitutional Rights	Protects electronic data from unreasonable searches and seizures	a

November 4:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 2	Criminal Trials	Renders prior criminal acts admissible in court during child sexual abuse trials	a
CICA	Amendment 3	Labor	Implements performance evaluation for teachers tied to pay, raises, etc.	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	Elections	Establishes a six-day-long early voting period	d
LRCA	Amendment 10	Gov't Finances	Prohibits the governor from estimating available state revenues when making budget recommendations under certain legislative circumstances	a

Local ballot measures

Local ballot measure elections in Missouri

See also: Local ballot measures, Missouri and Local ballot measure elections in 2014

Elections by date

Click below for more information about local ballot measure elections on:

• April 8, 2014

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School boards

School board elections in Missouri

See also: List of school board elections in 2014 and Missouri school board elections, 2014

In 2014, 670 of America's largest school districts held elections for 2,188 seats. These elections took place in 37 states.

State elections

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A total of 20 Missouri school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections in 2014 for 57 seats. All but one district held elections on April 8, 2014. St. Louis held an election for two at-large seats on November 4, 2014.

Here are several quick facts about Missouri's school board elections in 2014:

• An average of 1.86 candidates ran for each board seat up for election in 2014 in Missouri’s largest school districts by enrollment, which was slightly lower than the national average.
• 15.79 percent of the school board seats on the ballot in 2014 were unopposed. This was a lower percentage than the 32.57 percent of school board seats that were unopposed nationally.

• 64.91 percent of the incumbents whose seats were on the ballot ran for re-election in 2014, which was lower than the national average of 75.56 percent of school board incumbents seeking another term.
• At total of 25 newcomers were elected to school boards in Missouri. They took 43.86 percent of the total seats in 2014, which was higher than the 38.19 percent of school board seats that went to newcomers nationally.
• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2014 was Springfield Public Schools with 24,730 K-12 students.
• The smallest school district by enrollment with an election in 2014 was Park Hill School District with 10,307 K-12 students.
• Kansas City Public Schools had the most seats on the ballot in 2014 with five seats up for election.
• Five districts were tied for the fewest seats on the ballot in 2014 with two seats up for election in each district.

The districts listed below served 302,001 K-12 students during the 2010-2011 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.^[10] Click on the district names for more information on the district and its school board elections.

2014 Missouri School Board Elections
District	Date	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Blue Springs School District	4/8/2014	3	7	14,108
Columbia Public Schools	4/8/2014	3	7	17,550
Ferguson-Florissant School District	4/8/2014	3	7	12,236
Francis Howell School District	4/8/2014	3	7	19,981
Fort Zumwalt R-Il School District	4/8/2014	3	7	18,951
Fox C-6 School District	4/8/2014	3	7	11,690
Hazelwood School District	4/8/2014	3	7	18,655
Independence School District	4/8/2014	2	7	14,545
Kansas City Public Schools	4/8/2014	5	9	15,835
Lee's Summit R-7 Schools	4/8/2014	3	7	17,803
Liberty Public Schools	4/8/2014	3	7	10,936
Mehlville School District	4/8/2014	3	7	11,006
North Kansas City Schools	4/8/2014	2	7	18,764
Park Hill School District	4/8/2014	3	7	10,307
Parkway Schools	4/8/2014	3	7	17,458
Rockwood School District	4/8/2014	3	7	22,823
Springfield Public Schools	4/8/2014	2	7	24,730
St. Joseph School District	4/8/2014	2	7	11,709
Wentzville R-IV School District	4/8/2014	3	7	12,914
St. Louis Public Schools	11/4/2014	2	7	24,665

Voting in Missouri

See also: Voting in Missouri

Important voting information

• A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Missouri utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.^[11][12][13]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

• Missouri does not permit online voter registration.

Voting absentee

See also: Absentee voting by state

For information about eligibility, deadlines, military and overseas voting and updates to the voting laws in Missouri, please visit our absentee voting by state page.

Voting early

See also: Early voting

Missouri allows early in-person voting, but only for those who will not be in their home counties on Election Day.^[14]

Elections Performance Index

See also: Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index

Missouri ranked 17th out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in the Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index (EPI), based on the 2012 elections. The EPI examined election administration performance and assigned an average percentage score based on 17 indicators of election performance. These indicators were chosen in order to determine both the convenience and integrity of these three phases of an election: registration, voting and counting. Missouri received an overall score of 68 percent.^[15]

See also

Footnotes

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