The 2016 Missouri elections took place on November 8, 2016.
Republicans swept all statewide offices up for election, expanding their footprint in the state. The only two remaining
Democratic statewide officeholders after this cycle were U.S. Senator
Claire McCaskill and State Auditor
Nicole Galloway.
Republican candidate
Donald Trump carried the state by a wide margin. Democrat
Hillary Clinton received 37.87% of the vote to Trump's 56.38%. Clinton's performance in the state was the worst for a Democratic presidential nominee since that of
George McGovern in
1972.
Incumbent Roy Blunt faced
Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander in the general election. Blunt underperformed Donald Trump by nearly 15 points, but he won nonetheless.