2010 United States Senate election in Missouri

The 2010 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 2, 2010 alongside 36 other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held on August 3, 2010. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Kit Bond decided to retire instead of seeking a fifth term. Republican nominee Roy Blunt won the open seat.

Candidates

 * Roy Blunt, U.S. Representative since 1997
 * Davis Conway
 * Tony Laszacs
 * Hector Maldonado, sales representative
 * Kristi Nichols, sales manager, activist, perennial candidate
 * R.L. Praprotnik
 * Chuck Purgason, State Senator
 * Deborah Solomon
 * Mike Vontz

Candidates

 * Robin Carnahan, Missouri Secretary of State, daughter of former U.S. Senator Jean Carnahan and former governor Mel Carnahan
 * Richard Charles Tolbert
 * Francis Vangeli

Declared

 * Jerry Beck
 * Joe Martellaro
 * Mike Simmons

Declared

 * Jonathan Dine
 * Cisse Spragins

Candidates

 * Roy Blunt (R), U.S. Representative
 * Robin Carnahan (D), Missouri Secretary of State
 * Jerry Beck (C)
 * Jonathan Dine (L)
 * Mark S. Memoly (write-in)
 * Frazier Glenn Miller (write-in), perennial candidate
 * Jeff Wirick (write-in)
 * Richie L. Wolfe (write-in)

Campaign
Carnahan and national Democrats heavily criticized Blunt for his support of bailouts, calling him "Bailout Blunt." Blunt criticized her for supporting President Obama's stimulus package, the cap-and-trade energy bill, and the Affordable Care Act.

Carnahan was endorsed by the Kansas City Star, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and the St. Louis American.

Blunt was endorsed by the Quincy Herald-Whig and the St. Joseph News-Press.

Debates

 * October 14: Televised on Kansas City Public Television in Kansas City, Missouri.
 * October 18: Missouri Press Association convention in Lake of the Ozarks State Park.
 * October 29: Televised on KTVI in St. Louis.