List of lieutenant governors of Missouri
Lieutenant Governor of Missouri |
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| Appointer | Popular election / Governor of Missouri |
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Term length | Four years, no term limits |
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Inaugural holder | William Henry Ashley |
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Formation | 1820 |
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Succession | 1st |
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Salary | $86,484 (2017)[1] |
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The Lieutenant Governor of Missouri is the first person in the order of succession of the U.S. state of Missouri's executive branch to become Governor of Missouri.
List
Democratic-Republican (2)
Democratic (32)
Republican (11)
Liberal Republican (2)
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Lieutenant Governor
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Took office
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Left office
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Party
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Governor
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Terms[A]
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1
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William Henry Ashley
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September 18, 1820
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November 15, 1824
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Democratic-Republican
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Alexander McNair
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1
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2
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Benjamin Harrison Reeves
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November 15, 1824
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July 1825
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Democratic-Republican
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Frederick Bates
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1⁄2[B]
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Vacant
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July 1825
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November 17, 1828
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Frederick Bates
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1⁄2[C]
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Abraham J. Williams
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John Miller
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3
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Daniel Dunklin
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November 17, 1828
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November 19, 1832
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Democratic
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John Miller
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1
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4
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Lilburn Boggs
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November 19, 1832
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September 30, 1836
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Democratic
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Daniel Dunklin
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1⁄2
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Vacant
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September 30, 1836
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November 21, 1836
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Lilburn Boggs
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1⁄2[D]
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5
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Franklin Cannon
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November 21, 1836
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November 16, 1840
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Democratic
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Lilburn Boggs
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1
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6
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Meredith Miles Marmaduke
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November 16, 1840
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February 9, 1844
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Democratic
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Thomas Reynolds
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1⁄2
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Vacant
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February 9, 1844
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November 20, 1844
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Meredith Miles Marmaduke
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1⁄2[D]
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7
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James Young
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November 20, 1844
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November 20, 1848
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Democratic
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John C. Edwards
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1
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8
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Thomas Lawson Price
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November 20, 1848
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January 3, 1853
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Democratic
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Austin Augustus King
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1
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9
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Wilson Brown
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January 3, 1853
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August 27, 1855
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Democratic
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Sterling Price
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1⁄2[E]
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Vacant
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August 27, 1855
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January 5, 1857
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Sterling Price
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1⁄2[F]
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10
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Hancock Lee Jackson
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January 5, 1857
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February 27, 1857
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Democratic
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Trusten Polk
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1⁄12
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Vacant
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February 27, 1857
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October 22, 1857
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Hancock Lee Jackson
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1⁄6[G]
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10
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Hancock Lee Jackson
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October 22, 1857
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January 3, 1861
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Democratic
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Robert Marcellus Stewart
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3⁄4
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11
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Thomas Caute Reynolds
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January 3, 1861
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July 23, 1861
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Democratic
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Claiborne Fox Jackson
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1⁄6[H]
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12
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Willard Preble Hall
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July 31, 1861
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January 31, 1864
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Republican
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Hamilton Rowan Gamble
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2⁄3[I]
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Vacant
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January 31, 1864
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January 2, 1865
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Willard Preble Hall
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1⁄4[D]
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13
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George Smith
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January 2, 1865
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January 12, 1869
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Republican
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Thomas Clement Fletcher
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1
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14
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Edwin Obed Stanard
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January 12, 1869
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January 4, 1871
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Republican
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Joseph W. McClurg
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1
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15
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Joseph J. Gravely
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January 4, 1871
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April 28, 1872
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Liberal Republican
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B. Gratz Brown
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1⁄2[E]
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Vacant
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April 28, 1872
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January 3, 1873
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B. Gratz Brown
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1⁄2[F]
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16
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Charles Phillip Johnson
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January 3, 1873
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January 12, 1875
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Liberal Republican
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Silas Woodson
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1
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17
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Norman Jay Coleman
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January 12, 1875
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January 8, 1877
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Democratic
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Charles Henry Hardin
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1
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18
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Henry Clay Brockmeyer
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January 8, 1877
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January 10, 1881
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Democratic
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John Smith Phelps
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1
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19
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Robert Alexander Campbell
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January 10, 1881
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January 12, 1885
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Democratic
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Thomas Theodore Crittenden
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1
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20
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Albert P. Morehouse
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January 12, 1885
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December 28, 1887
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Democratic
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John S. Marmaduke
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1⁄2
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Vacant
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December 28, 1887
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January 14, 1889
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Albert P. Morehouse
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1⁄2[D]
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21
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Stephen Hugh Claycomb
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January 14, 1889
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January 9, 1893
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Democratic
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David R. Francis
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1
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22
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John Baptiste O'Meara
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January 9, 1893
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January 11, 1897
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Democratic
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William Joel Stone
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1
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23
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August Bolte
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January 11, 1897
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January 14, 1901
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Democratic
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Lawrence Vest Stephens
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1
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24
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John Adams Lee
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January 14, 1901
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April 25, 1903
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Democratic
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Alexander Monroe Dockery
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1⁄2[B]
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25
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Thomas Lewis Rubey
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April 25, 1903
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January 9, 1905
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Democratic
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Alexander Monroe Dockery
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1⁄2[J]
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26
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John C. McKinley
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January 9, 1905
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January 11, 1909
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Republican
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Joseph W. Folk
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1
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27
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Jacob Friedrich Gmelich
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January 11, 1909
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January 13, 1913
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Republican
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Herbert S. Hadley
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1
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28
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William Rock Painter
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January 13, 1913
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January 8, 1917
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Democratic
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Elliot Woolfolk Major
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1
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29
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Wallace Crossley
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January 8, 1917
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January 10, 1921
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Democratic
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Frederick D. Gardner
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1
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30
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Hiram Lloyd
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January 10, 1921
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January 12, 1925
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Republican
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Arthur M. Hyde
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31
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Philip Allen Bennett
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January 12, 1925
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January 14, 1929
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Republican
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Samuel Aaron Baker
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1
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32
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Edward Henry Winter
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January 14, 1929
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January 9, 1933
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Republican
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Henry S. Caulfield
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1
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33
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Frank Gaines Harris
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January 9, 1933
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December 30, 1944
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Democratic
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Guy Brasfield Park
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2 1⁄2[E]
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Lloyd C. Stark
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Forrest C. Donnell
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Vacant
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December 30, 1944
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January 8, 1945
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Forrest C. Donnell
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1⁄2[F]
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34
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Walter Naylor Davis
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January 8, 1945
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January 10, 1949
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Democratic
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Phil M. Donnelly
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1
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35
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James T. Blair Jr.
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January 10, 1949
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January 14, 1957
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Democratic
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Forrest Smith
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2
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Phil M. Donnelly
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36
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Edward V. Long
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January 14, 1957
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September 23, 1960
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Democratic
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James T. Blair Jr.
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1⁄2[K]
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Vacant
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September 23, 1960
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January 9, 1961
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James T. Blair Jr.
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1⁄2[C]
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37
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Hilary A. Bush
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January 9, 1961
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January 11, 1965
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Democratic
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John M. Dalton
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1
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38
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Thomas Eagleton
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January 11, 1965
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December 27, 1968
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Democratic
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Warren E. Hearnes
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1
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Vacant
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December 27, 1968
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January 13, 1969
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Warren E. Hearnes
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1⁄48 [c]
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39
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William S. Morris
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January 13, 1969
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January 8, 1973
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Democratic
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Warren E. Hearnes
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1
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40
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William C. Phelps
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January 8, 1973
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January 12, 1981
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Republican
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Kit Bond
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2
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Joseph P. Teasdale
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41
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Kenneth Rothman
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January 12, 1981
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January 14, 1985
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Democratic
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Kit Bond
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1
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42
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Harriett Woods
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January 14, 1985
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January 9, 1989
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Democratic
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John Ashcroft
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1
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43
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Mel Carnahan
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January 9, 1989
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January 11, 1993
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Democratic
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John Ashcroft
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1
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44
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Roger B. Wilson
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January 11, 1993
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October 16, 2000
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Democratic
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Mel Carnahan
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1⁄3
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Vacant
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October 16, 2000
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November 15, 2000
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Roger B. Wilson
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1⁄3[D]
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45
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Joe Maxwell
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November 15, 2000
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January 10, 2005
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Democratic
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Roger B. Wilson
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1 1⁄3[L]
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Bob Holden
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46
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Peter Kinder
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January 10, 2005
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January 9, 2017
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Republican
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Matt Blunt
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3
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Jay Nixon
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47
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Mike Parson
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January 9, 2017
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June 1, 2018
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Republican
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Eric Greitens
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1⁄3
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48
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Mike Kehoe
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June 18, 2018
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Incumbent
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Republican
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Mike Parson
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1⁄3
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References
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