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2020Final results

2020 election for Missouri Governor

Governor · Missouri

Mike Parson (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Nicole Galloway (D) by 16.4 points.

Mike ParsonRepublican · winner
57.1%1,720,202
40.7%1,225,771
Rik CombsLibertarian
1.6%49,067
0.6%17,234
0.0%5
0.0%4
Martin LindstedtOther party
0.0%4
3,012,287 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020

Races before and after

EvenR+6.12004D+16.92008D+9.92012R+5.62016R+16.42020R+20.42024

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

The candidates

Mike Parson (R)Nicole Galloway (D)

Also on the ballot: Rik Combs (Libertarian), 1.6%; Jerome Howard Bauer (Other party), 0.6%; Theo "ted" Brown Sr. (Other party), 0.0%; Arnie C. Ac Dienoff (Other party), 0.0%; Martin Lindstedt (Other party), 0.0%