2020 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

2020 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 3, 2020

Nominee Mike Kehoe Alissia Canady Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,730,805 1,150,104 Percentage 58.4% 38.8%

County results Kehoe:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Canady:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%

Lieutenant Governor before election Mike Kehoe Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe Republican

Democratic primary

Declared

• Alissia Canady, former Kansas City councilwoman and former Jackson County assistant prosecutor[1]
• Gregory Upchurch, small businessowner[2]

Results

Democratic primary results[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alissia Canady	371,802	73.54%
	Democratic	Gregory Upchurch	133,751	26.46%
Total votes			505,553	100.0%

Republican primary

Declared

• Mike Carter, St. Charles County municipal judge[4]
• Arnie Dienoff, legal consultant[4]
• Mike Kehoe, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Missouri[5]
• Aaron Wisdom[4]

Results

Republican primary results[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Kehoe (incumbent)	362,442	59.41%
	Republican	Mike Carter	158,914	26.05%
	Republican	Aaron Wisdom	52,810	8.66%
	Republican	Arnie Dienoff	35,929	5.89%
Total votes			610,095	100.0%

Third parties

Declared

• Bill Slantz, businessman[4]

Results

Libertarian primary results[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Bill Slantz	4,103	100.0%
Total votes			4,103	100.0%

Declared

• Kelley Dragoo[4]

Results

Green primary results[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Kelley Dragoo	860	100.0%
Total votes			860	100.0%

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Mike Kehoe (R)	Alissia Canady (D)	Undecided
Remington Research Group/Missouri Scout	August 12–13, 2020	1112 (LV)	± 3.0%	48%	39%	13%

Results

2020 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Kehoe (incumbent)	1,730,805	58.4%
	Democratic	Alissia Canady	1,150,104	38.8%
	Libertarian	Bill Slantz	53,778	1.8%
	Green	Kelley Dragoo	28,171	1.0%
Total votes			2,962,858	100.0%

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

See also

• 2020 Missouri gubernatorial election

References

1. Release, Press. "Alissia Canady formally announces candidacy for lieutenant governor of Missouri".
2. "Ex-Kansas City Councilwoman to Run for Lieutenant Governor". Associated Press.
3. "State of Missouri - State of Missouri - Primary Election, August 04, 2020". Missouri Secretary of State.
4. Feldkamp, Kaleigh; Hemmings, Roshae; Liang, Clivia (August 2, 2020). "Eight Missourians compete for job of lieutenant governor". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
5. Hugulet, Austin (September 26, 2019). "Kehoe stops in Springfield and talks 2020 run, school start dates, special session". Springfield News Leader. Retrieved September 27, 2019.