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The state of Missouri held elections in 2014. Below are the dates of note:
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| Filing deadline for primary election candidates | March 25, 2014 
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| Local ballot measure elections (2) | April 8, 2014
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| School board elections (19) | April 8, 2014
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| Petition drive deadline for ballot measures | May 4, 2014
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| Voter registration deadline for primary election | July 9, 2014
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| Deadline to submit petitions for new parties and independent candidates | July 28, 2014
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| Primary election date | August 5, 2014
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| State House special election | August 5, 2014
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| Filing deadline for general election candidates | August 19, 2014
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| Voter registration deadline for general election | October 8, 2014
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| General election date | November 4, 2014
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| Statewide ballot measure election | November 4, 2014
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Below are the types of elections that were scheduled in Missouri in 2014:
2014 elections
Races to watch in Missouri
Missouri State Legislature
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 | ||||
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| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Votes | Top Opponent |
| District 1 | 1.8% | 89,744 | Jim Lembke | |
| District 17 | 5.6% | 80,488 | Sandra Reeves | |
| District 3 | 7.7% | 65,719 | Joseph Fallert, Jr. | |
| District 25 | 12.3% | 63,670 | Terry Swinger | |
| District 19 | 15.8% | 81,283 | Mary Wynne Still | |
| District 31 | 27.6% | 78,368 | Charles Burton | |
| District 21 | 34.9% | 72,914 | ElGene Ver Dught | |
| District 13 | 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 | ||||
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| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Votes | Top Opponent |
| District 114 | 0.5% | 15,460 | Becky Ruth | |
| District 150 | 1% | 11,792 | Tom Todd | |
| District 20 | 1.2% | 15,206 | Brent Lasater | |
| District 17 | 1.2% | 17,213 | Mark Ellebracht | |
| District 90 | 1.2% | 22,610 | Deb Lavender | |
| District 111 | 1.4% | 15,888 | Derrick Good | |
| District 115 | 1.7% | 13,585 | Rich McCane | |
| District 94 | 1.9% | 16,823 | Cloria Brown | |
| District 44 | 2% | 15,672 | Ken Jacob | |
| District 64 | 3.1% | 17,131 | Wayne Henke | |
Elections by type
U.S. House
U.S. House of Representatives elections in Missouri
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
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 | |||
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| Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 2 | 2 | |
| Republican Party | 6 | 6 | |
| Total | 8 | 8 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the eight congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
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| Lacy Clay | 1 | |
| Ann Wagner | 2 | |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 3 | |
| Vicky Hartzler | 4 | |
| Emanuel Cleaver | 5 | |
| Sam Graves | 6 | |
| Billy Long | 7 | |
| Jo Ann Emerson | 8 |
List of candidates by district
Note: The filing deadline for candidates was March 25, 2014.
1st Congressional District
General election candidates:
William Lacy Clay - Incumbent
Daniel Elder
Robb E. Cunningham
August 5, 2014, primary results:
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Third Party Candidates
2nd Congressional District
General election candidates:
August 5, 2014, primary results:
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Libertarian Party Candidates
3rd Congressional District
General election candidates:
Harold Davis - write-in
August 5, 2014, primary results:
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Third Party Candidates
Withdrew prior to primary
4th Congressional District
General election candidates:
August 5, 2014, primary results:
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Third Party Candidates
Withdrew prior to primary
5th Congressional District
General election candidates:
August 5, 2014, primary results:
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Third Party Candidates
Withdrew prior to primary
6th Congressional District
General election candidates:
August 5, 2014, primary results:
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Third Party Candidates
7th Congressional District
General election candidates:
August 5, 2014, primary results:
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Third Party Candidates
Withdrew prior to filing
8th Congressional District
General election candidates:
August 5, 2014, primary results:
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Third Party Candidates
Withdrew prior to filing
State Executives
State executive official elections in Missouri
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 | No |
Auditor
Current incumbent
State Senate
State Senate election in Missouri
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 | |||
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| 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
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
There are both regularly scheduled elections and special elections scheduled for the Missouri House of Representatives in 2014.
Regularly scheduled elections
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 | |||
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| 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
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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
August 5:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Agri | Guarantees farmers and ranchers the right to engage in their livelihoods; produce food for others | |
| LRCA | Amendment 5 | Firearms | Establishes the right to keep and bear arms, ammunition and accessories | |
| LRCA | Amendment 7 | Taxes | Increases state sales and use taxes for 10 years to fund transportation projects | |
| LRCA | Amendment 8 | Lottery | Creates new lottery ticket with profits going toward veterans' programs | |
| LRCA | Amendment 9 | Constitutional Rights | Protects electronic data from unreasonable searches and seizures |
November 4:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Criminal Trials | Renders prior criminal acts admissible in court during child sexual abuse trials | |
| CICA | Amendment 3 | Labor | Implements performance evaluation for teachers tied to pay, raises, etc. | |
| LRCA | Amendment 6 | Elections | Establishes a six-day-long early voting period | |
| LRCA | Amendment 10 | Gov't Finances | Prohibits the governor from estimating available state revenues when making budget recommendations under certain legislative circumstances |
Local ballot measures
Local ballot measure elections in Missouri
Elections by date
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School boards
School board elections in Missouri
In 2014, 670 of America's largest school districts held elections for 2,188 seats. These elections took place in 37 states.
State elections
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 | ||||
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| 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
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
- ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed April 4, 2023
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ John R. Ashcroft Missouri Secretary of State,"Frequently Asked Questions," accessed April 4, 2023
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34 4.35 4.36 4.37 4.38 4.39 4.40 4.41 4.42 4.43 4.44 4.45 4.46 Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List," accessed August 4, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Removed Candidates," accessed August 4, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Removed Candidates," accessed August 4, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Removed Candidates," accessed August 4, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 Associated Press, "Missouri- Summary Vote Results," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Missouri Secretary of State, 2014 Candidate Filing, March 25, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed April 4, 2023
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ John R. Ashcroft Missouri Secretary of State,"Frequently Asked Questions," accessed April 4, 2023
- ↑ Long Distance Voter, "Missouri Absentee Ballot Guide," accessed December 19, 2013
- ↑ Pew Charitable Trusts, "Election Performance Index Report," accessed April 23, 2014
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