Mike Carter (Missouri)
Mike Carter (Republican Party) ran for election for Missouri Secretary of State. He lost in the Republican primary on August 6, 2024.
Biography
Carter was born in St. Louis, Missouri. As of the 2012 election, he was a private practice attorney with Carter Law Offices LLC and had worked as a real estate attorney, defense attorney, general counsel, and senior lecturer at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He had also served as a Wentzville Municipal Judge and as a director on the St. Louis Real Estate Board.[1]
Education
- Hazelwood West High School (1990)
- B.A., Political science and philosophy, University of Missouri-St. Louis (2000)
- MA, Journalism, University-Columbia
- J.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
Elections
2024
See also: Missouri Secretary of State election, 2024
General election
General election for Missouri Secretary of State
Barbara Phifer, Denny Hoskins, Jerome H. Bauer, and Carl Herman Freese are running in the general election for Missouri Secretary of State on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Barbara Phifer (D) | |
 | Denny Hoskins (R) | |
 | Jerome H. Bauer (G) | |
 | Carl Herman Freese (L) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri Secretary of State
Barbara Phifer defeated Monique Williams and Haley Jacobson in the Democratic primary for Missouri Secretary of State on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Phifer | 40.9 | 146,049 |
 | Monique Williams | 34.4 | 123,084 | |
 | Haley Jacobson | 24.7 | 88,357 | |
| Total votes: 357,490 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Missouri Secretary of State
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Missouri Secretary of State on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Denny Hoskins | 24.2 | 149,394 |
 | Shane Schoeller | 17.2 | 106,230 | |
 | Mike Carter | 14.0 | 86,250 | |
 | Dean Plocher | 13.5 | 83,097 | |
 | Mary Coleman | 11.4 | 70,117 | |
 | Valentina Gomez | 7.5 | 46,304 | |
 | Jamie Corley | 7.2 | 44,391 | |
 | Adam Schwadron | 5.0 | 30,525 | |
| Total votes: 616,308 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Caleb Rowden (R)
Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Missouri Secretary of State
Carl Herman Freese advanced from the Libertarian primary for Missouri Secretary of State on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carl Herman Freese | 100.0 | 2,402 |
| Total votes: 2,402 | |||
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2022
See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Missouri State Senate District 10
Travis Fitzwater defeated Catherine Dreher in the general election for Missouri State Senate District 10 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Travis Fitzwater (R) | 77.6 | 44,169 |
 | Catherine Dreher (L) | 22.4 | 12,728 | |
| Total votes: 56,897 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Missouri State Senate District 10
Travis Fitzwater defeated Mike Carter, Bryan Spencer, Jeff Porter, and Joshua Price in the Republican primary for Missouri State Senate District 10 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Travis Fitzwater | 31.5 | 7,625 |
| Mike Carter | 28.7 | 6,948 | |
 | Bryan Spencer | 22.7 | 5,493 | |
 | Jeff Porter | 13.8 | 3,343 | |
| Joshua Price | 3.4 | 827 | |
| Total votes: 24,236 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jason Franklin (R)
- Randy Pietzman (R)
Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Missouri State Senate District 10
Catherine Dreher advanced from the Libertarian primary for Missouri State Senate District 10 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Catherine Dreher | 100.0 | 105 |
| Total votes: 105 | |||
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2020
See also: Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020
Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)
Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
Incumbent Mike Kehoe defeated Alissia Canady, Bill Slantz, Kelley Dragoo, and Jeremy Gundel in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Kehoe (R) | 58.4 | 1,731,263 |
 | Alissia Canady (D) | 38.8 | 1,150,231 | |
 | Bill Slantz (L) | 1.8 | 53,789 | |
 | Kelley Dragoo (G) | 1.0 | 28,183 | |
| Jeremy Gundel (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 26 | |
| Total votes: 2,963,492 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
Alissia Canady defeated Gregory Upchurch in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alissia Canady | 73.5 | 371,802 |
 | Gregory Upchurch | 26.5 | 133,751 | |
| Total votes: 505,553 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
Incumbent Mike Kehoe defeated Mike Carter, Aaron Wisdom, and Arnie Dienoff in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Kehoe | 59.4 | 362,442 |
| Mike Carter | 26.0 | 158,914 | |
| Aaron Wisdom | 8.7 | 52,810 | |
| Arnie Dienoff | 5.9 | 35,929 | |
| Total votes: 610,095 | |||
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Green primary election
Green primary for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
Kelley Dragoo advanced from the Green primary for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kelley Dragoo | 100.0 | 860 |
| Total votes: 860 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
Bill Slantz advanced from the Libertarian primary for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Slantz | 100.0 | 4,103 |
| Total votes: 4,103 | |||
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2016
- See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Missouri State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 29, 2016. The seat was vacant heading into the election. It was previously held by Tom Dempsey (R).
Bill Eigel defeated Richard Orr and Bill Slantz in the Missouri State Senate District 23 general election.[2]
| Missouri State Senate, District 23 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Bill Eigel |
60.16% | 56,870 | |
| Democratic | Richard Orr | 36.65% | 34,651 | |
| Libertarian | Bill Slantz | 3.19% | 3,014 | |
| Total Votes | 94,535 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State | ||||
Richard Orr defeated Greg Upchurch in the Missouri State Senate District 23 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Missouri State Senate, District 23 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Richard Orr |
60.75% | 4,542 | |
| Democratic | Greg Upchurch | 39.25% | 2,934 | |
| Total Votes | 7,476 | |||
Bill Eigel defeated Anne Zerr and Mike Carter in the Missouri State Senate District 23 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Missouri State Senate, District 23 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Bill Eigel |
40.30% | 11,142 | |
| Republican | Anne Zerr | 38.91% | 10,757 | |
| Republican | Mike Carter | 20.78% | 5,746 | |
| Total Votes | 27,645 | |||
2012
Carter sought the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri. He lost to incumbent Peter Kinder in the August 7th primary election.[7]
- Primary
| Missouri Lieutenant Governor Republican Primary, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Peter Kinder Incumbent |
43.8% | 255,064 | ||
| Brad Lager | 41.2% | 239,735 | ||
| Mike Carter | 8.2% | 47,515 | ||
| Charles W. Kullmann | 6.9% | 39,940 | ||
| Total Votes | 582,254 | |||
| Election results via Missouri Secretary of State. | ||||
In a candidate questionnaire submitted to The Southeast Missourian, Carter answered the following questions:[1]
- What can the lieutenant governor do to attract more jobs and economic development to Missouri?
- A: "Nothing. Any candidate that tells you otherwise is being disingenuous. However, because the office does get some media attention; the office holder can do his/her best to trumpet the benefits of Missouri's business climate and try to put some pressure on state actors to make Missouri a more business friendly state -- while at the same time ensuring that Missouri's hard working citizens have a good quality of life."
- The current lieutenant governor has made clear his personal opposition to health care reform. What do you think of the law?
- A: "The personal mandate is problematic, anti-liberty, and anti-American-Constitution. The very foundations of the American way of life cannot jibe with forcing a citizen to buy something (in this case health care) simply because s/he is alive. Now, if you want to drive a car, certain conditions can be placed on that. However, it defies American-based/Constitutionally-based logic to place similar restrictions on a person by virtue of their being alive. Healthcare System Needs Improvement."
- How can the lieutenant governor best serve the state of Missouri?
- A: "By treating the position as the part-time position that it is. Using the position as a stepping stone and personal public relations platform does NOTHING for Missouri. Running around the state handing out meaningless awards is a waste of time. The office holder should participate in the boards required of the office and minimize the MASSIVE superfluous goings on that the office slips into from time to time."
- Closing Remarks:
- "I will treat the position as the part-time position that it is while ensuring that all of its responsibilities are attended to. I will use the position to garner as much attention as possible to the banning of red-light cameras and other big-government intrusions. If the office cannot serve or be given a meaningful purpose then I will work to cut the outrageous ~$85,000 salary or eliminate the office entirely."
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
Mike Carter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Southeast Missourian, "Candidate questionnaire: Mike Carter," June 13, 2012
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List," accessed April 28, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - Primary 2016 - August 2, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List," accessed April 28, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - Primary 2016 - August 2, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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