2016 Missouri gubernatorial election

2016 Missouri gubernatorial election

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Nominee Eric Greitens Chris Koster
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,433,397 1,277,360
Percentage 51.14% 45.57%

Greitens:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Koster:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votes

Governor before election

Jay Nixon
Democratic

Elected Governor

Eric Greitens
Republican

The 2016 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the governor of Missouri, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

The primaries were held on August 2. Incumbent Democratic governor Jay Nixon was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term in office.[1] State Attorney General Chris Koster and businessman, author and former U.S. Navy SEAL Eric Greitens won the Democratic and Republican primaries, respectively.[2][3] On election day, November 8, 2016, the Associated Press declared Greitens the winner of the election, and Koster conceded shortly after.[4]

  1. ^ Bill McClellan (October 5, 2012). "Bill McClellan: Jay Nixon could make presidential bid in 2016". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  2. ^ Held, Kevin S. (August 2, 2016). "Koster wins Democratic gubernatorial primary". KTVI. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  3. ^ Lieb, David A.; Ballentine, Summer (August 2, 2016). "Ex-Navy SEAL Eric Greitens wins Missouri governor primary". WRCB. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "Eric Greitens declares victory in Missouri gubernatorial race". November 9, 2016.