Crystal Quade

Crystal Quade (Democratic Party) is a member of the Missouri House of Representatives, representing District 132. She assumed office in 2017. Her current term ends on January 8, 2025.

Quade (Democratic Party) is running for election for Governor of Missouri. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. She advanced from the Democratic primary on August 6, 2024.

Quade began serving as state House minority leader in 2019.

Biography

Crystal Quade grew up in rural Missouri, and lives in Springfield, Missouri. Quade earned a Bachelor of Social Work from Missouri State University. Her career experience includes working as a director of chapter services with the nonprofit Care to Learn. She has also worked for Organizing for America and Community Blood Center of the Ozarks. Quade has served as a U.S. Senate constituent services representative and Better Life in Recovery board member.^[1]

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Missouri committee assignments, 2017
• Budget
• Government Efficiency
• Joint Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Governor of Missouri

Crystal Quade, Mike Kehoe, Paul Lehmann, and Bill Slantz are running in the general election for Governor of Missouri on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Crystal Quade (D)
		Mike Kehoe (R)
		Paul Lehmann (G)
		Bill Slantz (L)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Larry Flenoid II (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Missouri

Crystal Quade defeated Mike Hamra, Eric Morrison, Sheryl Gladney, and Hollis Laster in the Democratic primary for Governor of Missouri on August 6, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Crystal Quade	50.2	190,228
	Mike Hamra	31.7	119,901
	Eric Morrison	9.8	37,084
	Sheryl Gladney	6.7	25,370
	Hollis Laster	1.6	5,990

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 378,573
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Sarah Unsicker (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Missouri

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Missouri on August 6, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mike Kehoe	39.4	275,139
	Bill Eigel	32.5	227,257
	Jay Ashcroft	23.2	162,314
	Amber Thomsen	1.5	10,653
	Chris Wright	1.3	9,376
	Darrell Leon McClanahan III	0.8	5,656
	Robert Olson	0.4	2,985
	Jeremy Gundel	0.4	2,951
	Darren Grant	0.3	1,871

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 698,202
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Governor of Missouri

Bill Slantz advanced from the Libertarian primary for Governor of Missouri on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Slantz	100.0	2,419

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,419
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Endorsements

Quade received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here.

Abortion Action Missouri

State House

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2024

Crystal Quade was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.