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The 2024 Missouri Secretary of State election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the secretary of state of the state of Missouri. It coincided with the concurrent presidential election, as well as various state and local elections, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and governor of Missouri. The primaries took place on August 6, 2024.
Republican nominee, Denny Hoskins won the election and will become the secretary of state in 2025.

## Republican primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Denny Hoskins, state senator from the 21st district (2017–present)

#### Eliminated in primary

* Mike Carter, attorney and former municipal judge
* Mary Elizabeth Coleman, state senator from the 22nd district (2023–present)
* Jamie Corley, communications professional and former press secretary for U.S. Senator Bob Corker
* Valentina Gomez
* Dean Plocher, Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives
* Shane Schoeller, Greene County Clerk (2015–present), former state representative from the 139th district (2007–2013), and nominee for secretary of state in 2012
* Adam Schwadron, state representative from the 106th district (2021–present)

#### Withdrawn

* Caleb Rowden, President pro tempore of the Missouri Senate (2023–present) from the 19th district (2017–present)

#### Declined

* Jay Ashcroft, incumbent secretary of state (2017–present) (ran for governor)

#### Endorsements

Organizations
* Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America
Organizations
* Missouri Right to Life PAC

##### Newspapers

* St. Louis Post-Dispatch (primary only)

### Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of July 16, 2024 :
| Candidate | Raised |
| Jamie Corley (R) | $286,000 |
| Valentina Gomez (R) | $24,000 |
| Denny Hoskins (R) | $225,000 |
| Dean Plocher (R) | $508,000 |
| Shane Schoeller (R) | $210,000 |
| Adam Schwadron (R) | $119,000 |
| Source: Missouri Independent ||

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Mike Carter | Mary Elizabeth Coleman | Jamie Corley | Valentina Gomez | Denny Hoskins | Dean Plocher | Caleb Rowden | Shane Schoeller | Adam Schwadron | Undecided |
| Battleground Connect | July 30–31, 2024 | 896 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 7% | 9% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 6% | – | 11% | 3% | 37% |
| | March 18, 2024 | Caleb Rowden withdraws from the race | Caleb Rowden withdraws from the race | Caleb Rowden withdraws from the race | Caleb Rowden withdraws from the race | Caleb Rowden withdraws from the race | Caleb Rowden withdraws from the race | Caleb Rowden withdraws from the race | Caleb Rowden withdraws from the race | Caleb Rowden withdraws from the race | Caleb Rowden withdraws from the race | Caleb Rowden withdraws from the race | Caleb Rowden withdraws from the race |
| Remington Research (R) | February 14–15, 2024 | 706 (LV) | ± 3.6% | – | – | – | 10% | 12% | – | 11% | 6% | 5% | 56% |
| Remington Research (R) | January 17–18, 2024 | 806 (LV) | ± 3.3% | – | – | – | 7% | 12% | – | 11% | 6% | 5% | 59% |

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Denny Hoskins | 157,116 | 24.42 |
| | Republican | Shane Schoeller | 108,289 | 16.83 |
| | Republican | Mike Carter | 91,866 | 14.28 |
| | Republican | Dean Plocher | 86,659 | 13.47 |
| | Republican | Mary Elizabeth Coleman | 72,938 | 11.34 |
| | Republican | Valentina Gomez | 47,931 | 7.45 |
| | Republican | Jamie Corley | 46,314 | 7.20 |
| | Republican | Adam Schwadron | 32,335 | 5.03 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 643,448 | 100.00 |

## Democratic primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Barbara Phifer, state representative from the 90th district (2021–present)

#### Eliminated in primary

* Haley Jacobson, grant writer
* Monique Williams, certified public accountant

#### Withdrawn

* Gavin Bena, president of Saint Louis University College Democrats

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara Phifer | 146,284 | 40.86 |
| | Democratic | Monique Williams | 123,270 | 34.43 |
| | Democratic | Haley Jacobsen | 88,491 | 24.72 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 358,045 | 100.00 |

## Third-party and independent candidates
### Candidates

* Jerome Bauer (Green), university lecturer, perennial candidate, and nominee for governor in 2020
* Carl Freese (Libertarian), retired security guard and nominee for secretary of state in 2020

## General election
### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | January 31, 2024 |

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Denny Hoskins (R) | Barbara Phifer (D) | Other | Undecided |
| ActiVote | October 8–27, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 55% | 45% | – | – |
| ActiVote | September 6 – October 13, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 56.5% | 43.5% | – | – |
| YouGov/Saint Louis University | August 8–16, 2024 | 450 (LV) | ± 5.4% | 54% | 36% | 1% | 9% |

### Results

2024 Missouri Secretary of State election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Denny Hoskins | 1,677,902 | 57.66% | −2.93% |
| | Democratic | Barbara Phifer | 1,154,090 | 39.66% | +3.38% |
| | Libertarian | Carl Freese | 49,113 | 1.69% | −0.18% |
| | Green | Jerome Bauer | 29,012 | 1.00% | +0.19% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,910,117 | 100.00% | N/A |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

#### By congressional district

Hoskins won six of eight congressional districts.
| District | Hoskins | Phifer | Representative |
| 1st | 20% | 77% | Cori Bush (118th Congress) |
| 1st | 20% | 77% | Wesley Bell (119th Congress) |
| 2nd | 54% | 44% | Ann Wagner |
| 3rd | 62% | 36% | Blaine Luetkemeyer (118th Congress) |
| 3rd | 62% | 36% | Bob Onder (119th Congress) |
| 4th | 69% | 28% | Mark Alford |
| 5th | 37% | 60% | Emanuel Cleaver |
| 6th | 67% | 30% | Sam Graves |
| 7th | 70% | 27% | Eric Burlison |
| 8th | 74% | 23% | Jason Smith |