The 2016 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Missouri. It was held concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on August 2.
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Blunt: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Kander: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 40–50% 50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Senator Roy Blunt won re-election to a second term in office, defeating Democratic Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander.[1][2] Despite losing, Kander's margin of defeat was 15.7 percentage points closer than that of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in the concurrent presidential election in the state.
Despite being considered an "establishment" Republican, Blunt did not face serious Tea Party opposition due to his efforts to cultivate relationships with activists in Missouri, his effectiveness at "threading the needle" by keeping conservative and establishment Republicans fairly satisfied, and the open gubernatorial election, which attracted the most attention from Republicans.[3]
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Roy Blunt |
Kristi Nichols |
Bernie Mowinski |
Ryan Luethy |
Undecided |
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Mason-Dixon | July 23–27, 2016 | 400 | ± 5.0% | 66% | 9% | 5% | 1% | 19% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Roy Blunt |
John Brunner |
Other | Undecided |
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Remington Research Group | January 2015 | 1,355 | ± ? | 60% | 40% | — | — |
Remington Research Group | February 2–3, 2015 | 747 | 3.6% | 50% | 19% | — | 32% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Roy Blunt (incumbent) | 481,444 | 72.55% | |
Republican | Kristi Nichols | 134,025 | 20.20% | |
Republican | Ryan Luethy | 29,328 | 4.42% | |
Republican | Bernie Mowinski | 18,789 | 2.83% | |
Total votes | 663,586 | 100.00% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Jason Kander |
Cori Bush |
Robert Mack |
Chief Wana Dubie |
Undecided |
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Mason-Dixon | July 23–27, 2016 | 400 | ± 5.0% | 67% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 20% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jason Kander | 223,492 | 69.87% | |
Democratic | Cori Bush | 42,453 | 13.27% | |
Democratic | Chief Wana Dubie | 30,432 | 9.51% | |
Democratic | Robert Mack | 23,509 | 7.35% | |
Total votes | 319,886 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Jonathan Dine | 2,002 | 54.90% | |
Libertarian | Herschel Young | 1,642 | 45.06% | |
Total votes | 3,644 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Constitution | Fred Ryman | 545 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 545 | 100.00% |
Date | Host | Moderator | Link(s) | Participants | ||||
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Key: P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn |
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Roy Blunt |
Jonathan Dine |
Jason Kander |
Jonathan McFarland |
Fred Ryman | ||||
September 30, 2016 | Associated Press | David Lieb | Video | P | P | P | P | P |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[54] | Tossup | November 2, 2016 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[55] | Lean R | November 7, 2016 |
Rothenberg Political Report[56] | Tossup | November 3, 2016 |
Daily Kos[57] | Lean R | November 8, 2016 |
Real Clear Politics[58] | Tossup | November 7, 2016 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Roy Blunt (R) |
Jason Kander (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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SurveyMonkey | November 1–7, 2016 | 1,368 | ± 4.6% | 44% | 51% | — | 5% |
SurveyMonkey | October 31 – November 6, 2016 | 1,119 | ± 4.6% | 43% | 51% | — | 6% |
Emerson College | November 4–5, 2016 | 750 | ± 3.5% | 45% | 46% | 5% | 4% |
SurveyMonkey | October 28 – November 3, 2016 | 879 | ± 4.6% | 45% | 51% | — | 4% |
Clarity Campaign Labs | November 1–2, 2016 | 1,036 | ± 3.1% | 47% | 45% | — | 8% |
SurveyMonkey | October 27 – November 2, 2016 | 774 | ± 4.6% | 45% | 51% | — | 4% |
Public Policy Polling | October 31 – November 1, 2016 | 1,083 | ± 3.0% | 46% | 44% | — | 9% |
Missouri Times/Remington Research Group (R) | October 31 – November 1, 2016 | 1,722 | ± 2.4% | 48% | 44% | 3%[59] | 5% |
DFM Research | October 27 – November 1, 2016 | 508 | ± 4.4% | 41% | 41% | 9% | 9% |
SurveyMonkey | October 26 – November 1, 2016 | 649 | ± 4.6% | 46% | 50% | — | 4% |
Emerson College | October 28–31, 2016 | 650 | ± 3.8% | 45% | 45% | 6% | 4% |
Monmouth University | October 28–31, 2016 | 405 | ± 4.9% | 47% | 46% | 3% | 5% |
SurveyMonkey | October 25–31, 2016 | 671 | ± 4.6% | 45% | 51% | — | 4% |
Missouri Scout/BK Strategies (R) | October 27–28, 2016 | 1,698 | ± 2.4% | 47% | 44% | 4%[60] | 5% |
St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Mason-Dixon | October 24–26, 2016 | 625 | ± 4.0% | 47% | 46% | 2% | 5% |
Emerson College | October 17–19, 2016 | 600 | ± 3.9% | 44% | 44% | 4% | 8% |
Google Consumer Surveys | October 12–14, 2016 | 521 | ± 4.2% | 45% | 52% | — | 3% |
Monmouth University | October 9–11, 2016 | 406 | ± 4.9% | 46% | 44% | 3%[61] | 7% |
Emerson College | September 9–13, 2016 | 600 | ± 3.6% | 40% | 42% | 10% | 8% |
Missouri Scout/Remington Research Group (R) | September 1–2, 2016 | 1,275 | ± 3.0% | 47% | 40% | — | 13% |
Public Policy Polling | August 26–27, 2016 | 1,055 | ± 3.0% | 47% | 43% | — | 10% |
Monmouth University | August 19–22, 2016 | 401 | ± 4.9% | 48% | 43% | 3%[62] | 7% |
Remington Research Group (R) | August 5–6, 2016 | 1,280 | ± 3.0% | 47% | 40% | 6%[63] | 7% |
St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Mason-Dixon | July 23–24, 2016 | 625 | ± 4.0% | 47% | 43% | — | 10% |
Public Policy Polling | July 11–12, 2016 | 959 | ± 3.2% | 41% | 38% | — | 21% |
Missouri Scout/Remington Research Group (R) | March 25–26, 2016 | 927 | ± 3.2% | 44% | 37% | — | 19% |
DFM Research | March 17–24, 2016 | 674 | ± 3.8% | 49% | 35% | 2% | 14% |
Missouri Scout/Remington Research Group (R) Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine | October 30–31, 2015 | 783 | ± 3.5% | 43% | 33% | — | 23% |
Public Policy Polling | August 7–9, 2015 | 859 | ± 3.3% | 40% | 35% | — | 25% |
Remington Research Group (R) | February 19, 2015 | 957 | ± 3.2% | 49% | 36% | — | 14% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Roy Blunt (incumbent) | 1,378,458 | 49.18% | −5.05% | |
Democratic | Jason Kander | 1,300,200 | 46.39% | +5.76% | |
Libertarian | Jonathan Dine | 67,738 | 2.42% | −0.60% | |
Green | Johnathan McFarland | 30,743 | 1.10% | N/A | |
Constitution | Fred Ryman | 25,407 | 0.91% | −1.22% | |
Write-in | 95 | 0.03% | N/A | ||
Total votes | 2,802,641 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Republican hold |