2016 Senate elections · Missouri history
Missouri U.S. Senate election 2016
Roy Blunt REP +2.8 · Class III seat · held 11/8/16
- Votes counted
- 2,802,641
- Margin
- 2.8 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in MO
- R+18.6same year
General election 11/8/16
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Blunt Won | REP | 1,378,458 | 49.18% | |
| Jason Kander | DEM | 1,300,200 | 46.39% | |
| Jonathan Dine | LIB | 67,738 | 2.42% | |
| Johnathan McFarland | GRE | 30,743 | 1.10% | |
| Fred Ryman | CON | 25,407 | 0.91% | |
| Patrick Lee | W | 53 | 0.00% | |
| Gina Bufe | W | 21 | 0.00% | |
| Nathaniel Malone | W | 12 | 0.00% | |
| Thomas Morgan | W | 4 | 0.00% | |
| Jon Kelly | W | 4 | 0.00% | |
| Steven Wallace | W | 1 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 2,802,641 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Missouri Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Josh Hawley | 13.7 |
| 2022 | Class III | Eric Schmitt | 13.3 |
| 2018 | Class I | Josh Hawley | 5.8 |
| 2016 | Class III | Roy Blunt | 2.8 |
| 2012 | Class I | Claire McCaskill | 15.7 |
| 2010 | Class III | Roy Blunt | 13.6 |
| 2006 | Class I | Claire McCaskill | 2.3 |
| 2004 | Class III | Christopher S. Bond | 13.3 |
| 2002 special | Class I | Jim Talent | 1.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | Mel Carnahan | 2.1 |
| 1998 | Class III | Christopher S. Bond | 8.9 |
| 1994 | Class I | John Ashcroft | 24.0 |
Full Missouri Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2016 Missouri Senate race?
Roy Blunt (REP) won with 49.2% of the vote, ahead of Jason Kander (46.4%), a margin of 2.8 points.
Did the Missouri Senate seat change party in 2016?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2016 Missouri Senate race?
2,802,641 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.