2018 Missouri State Auditor election

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Missouri State Auditor election, 2018
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Nominee Nicole Galloway Saundra McDowell
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,209,881 1,070,701
Percentage 50.4% 44.6%
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County Results

Galloway:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%

McDowell:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
State Auditor before election

Nicole Galloway
Democratic

 Elected State Auditor

Nicole Galloway
Democratic

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On November 6, 2018, a general election in the U.S. state of Missouri was held for the post of State Auditor of Missouri. The election for Missouri State Auditor coincided with the U.S. federal midterm elections that were held throughout all 50 states, as well with other state legislative and local races in Missouri. Missouri's Class 1 United States Senate seat was also up for election on November 6, 2018.[1]

This post last went up for election on November 4, 2014, and then-incumbent Republican State Auditor Tom Schweich won reelection without Democratic opposition.[2]

Incumbent Democratic State Auditor Nicole Galloway, who was appointed to the post by former Governor of Missouri Jay Nixon in 2015 following the death of Schweich,[3] sought and won election to a full term.[4][5]

Following the Republican victories in the elections on November 8, 2016 for Governor of Missouri, U.S. Senate, Lieutenant Governor, Missouri State Treasurer, Attorney General, and Secretary of State, Galloway and U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill became the only two remaining Democratic statewide officeholders in Missouri.[6] McCaskill's failed re-election campaign in 2018 made Galloway the state's only Democratic statewide officeholder and only female statewide elected official. Her victory also marks the only Democratic win in a statewide election in Missouri since 2012. [7]

The primary elections for this race were held on August 7, 2018. The Democrats nominated incumbent Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway, while the Republicans nominated attorney Saundra McDowell.[8][9]

Democratic primary

Declared candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nicole Galloway (incumbent) 515,398 100.0
Total votes 515,398 100.0

Republican primary

Declared candidates

  • Kevin M. Roach, alderman, City of Ballwin, accountant,[12] inventor of judgebook.org,[13] founder of Choose Life of Missouri,[14] and plaintiff in a federal lawsuit that brought about the plate in Missouri, Roach vs. Vincent[15]
  • Saundra McDowell, attorney, former State Director of Enforcement of Securities Division[16][17]
  • Paul Curtman, state representative from Pacific[4]
  • David Wasinger, attorney from Huntleigh[4]

Results

Republican primary results[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Saundra McDowell 192,814 32.6
Republican David Wasinger 158,071 26.7
Republican Kevin M. Roach 143,745 24.3
Republican Paul Curtman 97,055 16.4
Total votes 591,685 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Nicole
Galloway (D)		 Saundra
McDowell (R)		 Other Undecided
Missouri Scout/Remington (R) November 1–2, 2018 1,424 ± 2.6% 49% 38% 6%[19] 7%
Missouri Scout/Remington (R) October 24–25, 2018 1,376 ± 2.6% 48% 38% 7%[20] 7%
Missouri Scout/Remington (R) October 17–18, 2018 1,215 ± 2.7% 46% 42% – 12%
Missouri Scout/Remington (R) September 26–27, 2018 1,555 ± 2.5% 43% 44% – 13%
Missouri Scout/Remington (R) August 8–9, 2018 1,785 ± 2.3% 42% 47% – 11%

Results

Missouri State Auditor election, 2018[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Nicole Galloway (incumbent) 1,209,881 50.41% N/A
Republican Saundra McDowell 1,070,701 44.61% -28.72%
Libertarian Sean O'Toole 51,304 2.14% -17.58%
Constitution Jacob Luetkemeyer 50,951 2.12% -4.84%
Green Don Fitz 17,106 0.72% N/A
Independent Arnie C. AC Dienoff (write-in) 4 0.00% N/A
Total votes 2,399,947 100.0% N/A
Democratic hold

References[16][17]

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  19. ↑ Jacob Luetkemeyer (C) with 3%, Don Fitz (G) with 2%, and Sean O'Toole (L) with 1%
  20. ↑ Jacob Luetkemeyer (C) with 3%, Don Fitz (G) and Sean O'Toole (L) each with 2%
  21. ↑ https://enr.sos.mo.gov/
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