2020 governor elections · Missouri history
Missouri governor election 2020
Mike Parson REP +16.4 · held 11/3/20
- Votes counted
- 3,012,287
- Margin
- 16.4 pts
- Seat held by
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- President in MO
- R+15.4same year
General election 11/3/20
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Parson Won | REP | 1,720,202 | 57.11% | |
| Nicole Galloway | DEM | 1,225,771 | 40.69% | |
| Rik Combs | LIB | 49,067 | 1.63% | |
| Jerome Bauer | GRE | 17,234 | 0.57% | |
| Theodis Brown | W | 5 | 0.00% | |
| Arnie C. Dienoff | W | 4 | 0.00% | |
| Martin Lindstedt | W | 4 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 3,012,287 | |||
Official source: enr.sos.mo.gov
Other Missouri governor races
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mike Kehoe | 20.4 |
| 2020 | Mike Parson | 16.4 |
| 2016 | Eric Greitens | 5.6 |
| 2012 | Jay Nixon | 12.2 |
| 2008 | Jay Nixon | 18.9 |
| 2004 | Matt Blunt | 3.0 |
| 2000 | Robert Lee Holden, Jr. | 0.9 |
| 1996 | Mel Carnahan | 16.7 |
Full Missouri governor history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2020 Missouri governor race?
Mike Parson (REP) won with 57.1% of the vote, ahead of Nicole Galloway (40.7%), a margin of 16.4 points.
Did the Missouri governor seat change party in 2020?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2020 Missouri governor race?
3,012,287 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.