2022 United States Senate election in Missouri

The 2022 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 8, 2022, concurrently with elections for all other Class 3 U.S. senators and elections for the U.S. House of Representatives, to select a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Missouri. Incumbent Democratic Senator Jason Kander was reelected, defeating Republican Eric Schmitt by an unexpectedly large margin that surpassed most polls.

Incumbent senator Jason Kander won the Democratic primary. John Wood, a former Bush administration official, announced that he would run for the seat as an independent on June 29, but he withdrew from the race after former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens lost the Republican primary to Schmitt. But Kander subsequently won the election with a nationwide anti-Trump blue wave and his personal popularity.

Nominee

 * Eric Schmitt, Missouri Attorney General (2019–present) and former Missouri State Treasurer (2017–2019)

Eliminated in primary

 * Robert Allen
 * Russel Pealer Breyfogle Jr., retired social worker
 * Dennis Lee Chilton, 2018 Missouri House of Representatives candidate
 * Eric Greitens, former Governor of Missouri (2017–2018)
 * C. W. Gardner, doorman and former broadcaster
 * Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative from MO's 4th congressional district (2011–present)
 * Rickey Joiner, barber and business owner
 * Patrick A. Lewis, union construction laborer
 * Billy Long, U.S. Representative from MO's 7th congressional district (2011–present)
 * Darrell Leon McClanahan III, political activist
 * Mark McCloskey, attorney and 2020 Republican National Convention speaker known for his involvement in the St. Louis gun-toting controversy
 * Eric McElroy, comedian and U.S. Navy veteran
 * Bernie Mowinsk, retired U.S. Air Force sergeant and perennial candidate
 * Robert Olson
 * Deshon Porter, host of The Big D Zone
 * Dave Schatz, president pro tempore of the Missouri Senate (2019–present), state senator (2015–present)
 * Kevin C. Schepers
 * Dave Sims, Monett public works employee and former radio host
 * Hartford Tunnell, college professor
 * Curtis D. Vaughn, valet parking attendant and liquor salesman

Missed filing deadline

 * John Brinkmann, insurance agency owner and financial consultant
 * Rik Combs, Retired U.S. Air Force Officer and Libertarian nominee for Governor of Missouri in 2020
 * Jeremy Gundel, farmer and write-in candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri in 2020

Withdrew

 * Roy Blunt, incumbent U.S. Senator (2011–present) and Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee (2019–present)
 * Dan McQueen, former mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas (2016–2017) (running for Texas's 35th congressional district)

Declined

 * Jay Ashcroft, Missouri Secretary of State (2017–present)
 * Scott Fitzpatrick, Missouri State Treasurer (2019–present) (running for state auditor)
 * Timothy A. Garrison, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri (2018–2021)
 * Blaine Luetkemeyer, U.S. Representative from MO's 3rd congressional district (2013–present) and MO's 9th congressional district (2009–2013) (running for re-election)
 * Mike Kehoe, Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (2018–present) (running for governor)
 * Peter Kinder, former Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (2005–2017)
 * Mike Parson, Governor of Missouri (2018–present)
 * Jason Smith, U.S. Representative from MO's 8th congressional district (2013–present) (running for re-election)
 * Kathy Swan, former state representative (2012–2021)
 * Ann Wagner, U.S. Representative from MO's 2nd congressional district (2013–present) (running for re-election)

Endorsements
The day before the primary, former president Donald Trump released a statement endorsing "ERIC". There were three candidates with the first name Eric running in the Republican primary: Eric Greitens, Eric McElroy, and Eric Schmitt. Trump's statement did not offer any clarification on whether this was an endorsement for one or multiple candidates, and when reached for comment by NBC News, Trump's office declined to clarify the endorsement, saying it "speaks for itself". However, Politico reported it as an endorsement for both Greitens and Schmitt, as Trump had apparently expressed indecision on which of the two men to back before a dual endorsement was suggested; he separately contacted both candidates to pledge his support, and both subsequently claimed the endorsement as being for them.

Polling

 * Graphical summary

Results
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Nominee

 * Jason Kander, incumbent United States senator

Eliminated in primary

 * Ron Harris, truck driver, U.S. Air Force veteran, and perennial candidate
 * Pat Kelly, environmental engineer and patent attorney
 * Lewis Rolen, medical operational assistant
 * Josh Shipp, physical therapy technician and candidate for Missouri's 1st congressional district in 2018
 * Carla Coffee Wright, businesswoman, actress, and perennial candidate

Endorsements
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 * Rasheen Aldridge Jr., state representative for Missouri's 78th district (2019–present)
 * Michael Johnson, state representative for Missouri's 23rd district (2021–present)
 * Wes Shoemyer, state senator for Missouri's 18th district (2007–2011) and state representative for Missouri's 9th district (2001–2007)
 * Local officials
 * Rita Heard Days, member of the St. Louis County Council (2019–present) and state senator (2003–2011)
 * Ella Jones, mayor of Ferguson (2020–present)
 * Tommie Pierson Sr., mayor of Bellefontaine Neighbors (2019–present) and state representative for Missouri's 66th district (2011–2017)
 * Katheryn Shields, member of the Kansas City, Missouri City Council (2015–present) and County Executive of Jackson County (1995–2007)
 * Individuals
 * Jon Hamm, actor
 * Stephanie Taylor, political activist, author, and co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee
 * Organizations
 * Indivisible St. Louis
 * League of Conservation Voters
 * MoveOn
 * Progressive Change Campaign Committee
 * VoteVets
 * Newspapers and publications
 * St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Nominee

 * Jonathan Dine, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2012 and 2016

Nominee

 * Paul Venable, information technology consultant and nominee for Secretary of State in 2020

Withdrew

 * Thomas Schneider, former mayor of Florissant (2011–2019) (endorsed Schatz and Valentine)
 * John Wood, former senior counsel for the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack and former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri (2007–2009) and former General Counsel for the US Chamber of Commerce

Missed ballot deadline

 * Rick Seabaugh, sales manager
 * Nicholas Strauss, network engineer

Polling

 * Aggregate polls
 * Graphical summary

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;" ! Poll source ! Date(s) administered ! Sample size ! Margin of error ! style="width:100px;"| Jason Kander (D) ! style="width:100px;"| Billy Long (R) ! Undecided
 * Jason Kander vs. Eric Greitens
 * Jason Kander vs. Vicky Hartzler
 * Jason Kander vs. Billy Long
 * - valign=bottom
 * style="text-align:left;"|co/efficient (R)
 * December 16–17, 2021
 * 1,210 (LV)
 * ± 4.2%
 * 16%
 * 40%
 * 44%'
 * Jason Kander vs. Eric Greitens vs. generic independent
 * Jason Kander vs. Eric Greitens vs. generic independent


 * Jason Kander vs. generic Republican
 * Generic Republican vs. generic Democrat
 * Jason Kander vs. Roy Blunt