2024 Missouri Secretary of State election

The 2024 Missouri Secretary of State election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the secretary of state of the state of Missouri. It will coincide 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 will be held on August 6, 2024.

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is retiring to run in the 2024 Missouri gubernatorial election, rather than run for reelection to a third term.

Declared

 * 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, financial strategist
 * Denny Hoskins, state senator from the 21st district (2017–present)
 * 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Withdrawn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) (running for governor)

Declared

 * Haley Jacobson, grant writer
 * Barbara Phifer, state representative from the 90th district (2021–present)
 * Monique Williams, certified public accountant

Withdrawn

 * Gavin Bena, president of Saint Louis University College Democrats

Presumptive nominee

 * Carl Freese, retired security guard and nominee for secretary of state in 2020