United States Senate election in Missouri, 2024

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U.S. Senate, Missouri
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election
Election details
	Filing deadline: March 26, 2024
	Primary: August 6, 2024; General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
	Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Voting in Missouri
Race ratings
	Cook Political Report: Solid Republican; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican; Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
	U.S. Senate battlegrounds; U.S. House battlegrounds; Federal and state primary competitiveness; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2024
See also
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Missouri 2024 elections

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Voters in Missouri will elect one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on November 5, 2024. The primary is August 6, 2024. The filing deadline is March 26, 2024.

The election will fill the Class I Senate seat held by Josh Hawley (R), who first took office in 2019.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

General election

The primary will occur on August 6, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. Senate Missouri

Doris Canaday and Jared Young are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Missouri on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Doris Canaday (Socialist Equality Party)
		Jared Young (Independent)

	There are no incumbents in this race.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Zack Exley (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

December Harmon, Lucas Kunce, Karla May, and Samuel Rutherford are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate
		December Harmon
		Lucas Kunce
		Karla May
		Samuel Rutherford

	There are no incumbents in this race.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Wesley Bell (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

Incumbent Josh Hawley and Christopher Murphy are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate
		Josh Hawley
		Christopher Murphy

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined.
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Missouri

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. The section below shows responses from candidates in this race who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

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Jared Young (Independent)

Extreme, uncompromising voices on both sides of the political spectrum have hijacked our leadership and our policymaking, leaving most Americans—the moderate majority—feeling unrepresented, dissatisfied, and pessimistic about the direction of the nation.

The inability of the two major parties to work together constructively has led to political gridlock, leaving urgent issues unaddressed, wasting precious taxpayer money, and leaving people frustrated with lack of productive progress by our political leaders.

Change by well-intentioned politicians from inside the two major parties has mostly failed. As an independent, Jared will be able to focus on leading efforts to find moderate solutions to key issues such as immigration, economic progress, public safety, and election reform.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Jared Young (Independent)

National Finances: Decades of irresponsible spending have left our country on the brink of fiscal disaster. Our national debt has exploded over the past two decades. Social Security is quickly approaching insolvency. We must elect leaders with real political courage who can implement a plan to stabilize America’s finances, save Social Security, and begin reducing our crippling national debt.

Election Reform: Partisan fearmongering has caused most people to lose faith in our electoral system. We must adopt policies that ensure the integrity of our elections while also allowing every eligible voter to easily cast a ballot. We must also reign in the partisan gerrymandering that worsens our country’s polarization. Public Safety: We must stop villainizing our brave police forces and instead provide them with the resources and training they need to do their jobs better. To address growing threats from abroad, we must shore up our military strength and refocus the military on its core values, while at the same time holding the Defense Department and their defense contractors accountable for wasteful spending.

Immigration: Business leaders throughout Missouri and across the country are clamoring for more skilled and able-bodied workers to meet their companies’ needs. The problem will only get worse as more and more baby boomers retire. We need immigration policy that secures our borders while also making it easier for more hard-working immigrants to come to our country legally.

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Josh Hawley	Republican Party	$17,289,601	$13,019,358	$4,745,758	As of September 30, 2023
December Harmon	Democratic Party	$9,294	$7,994	$1,300	As of September 30, 2023
Lucas Kunce	Democratic Party	$3,879,768	$2,167,677	$1,719,373	As of September 30, 2023
Karla May	Democratic Party	$15,006	$778	$14,228	As of September 30, 2023
Samuel Rutherford	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Christopher Murphy	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Doris Canaday	Socialist Equality Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Jared Young	Independent	$170,753	$111,557	$59,196	As of September 30, 2023
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. * Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from three outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.^[1]
Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Missouri, 2024
Race tracker	Race ratings
	January 2, 2024	December 19, 2023	December 12, 2023	December 5, 2023
The Cook Political Report	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Missouri in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Missouri, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2024
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Missouri	U.S. Senate	Ballot-qualified party	N/A	$500.00	3/26/2024	Source
Missouri	U.S. Senate	Unaffiliated	10,000	N/A	7/29/2024	Source

Election history

The section below details election results for this state's U.S. Senate elections dating back to 2016.