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Mike Carter (Missouri)

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Mike Carter
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Republican Party

Candidate, Missouri State Auditor

Elections and appointments
Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

High school

Hazelwood West High School, 1990

Bachelor's

University of Missouri, St. Louis, 2000

Graduate

University of Missouri, Columbia, 2004

Law

University of Missouri, Columbia, 2004

Contact

Personal website

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Mike Carter (Republican Party) is running for election for Missouri State Auditor. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

Biography

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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

2026

See also: Missouri Auditor election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Missouri State Auditor

Incumbent Scott Fitzpatrick and Mike Carter are running in the general election for Missouri State Auditor on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
Image of Scott Fitzpatrick
Scott Fitzpatrick (R)
Image of Mike Carter
Mike Carter (R)

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2024

See also: Missouri Secretary of State election, 2024

General election

General election for Missouri Secretary of State

Denny Hoskins defeated Barbara Phifer, Carl Herman Freese, and Jerome H. Bauer in the general election for Missouri Secretary of State on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Denny Hoskins
Denny Hoskins (R)
 
57.7
 
1,677,902
Image of Barbara Phifer
Barbara Phifer (D) Candidate Connection
 
39.7
 
1,154,090
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Carl Herman Freese (L)
 
1.7
 
49,113
Image of Jerome H. Bauer
Jerome H. Bauer (G)
 
1.0
 
29,012

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,910,117
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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
✔
Image of Barbara Phifer
Barbara Phifer Candidate Connection
 
40.9
 
146,562
Image of Monique Williams
Monique Williams Candidate Connection
 
34.4
 
123,386
Image of Haley Jacobson
Haley Jacobson Candidate Connection
 
24.7
 
88,670

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 358,618
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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
✔
Image of Denny Hoskins
Denny Hoskins
 
24.4
 
157,284
Image of Shane Schoeller
Shane Schoeller
 
16.8
 
108,435
Image of Mike Carter
Mike Carter
 
14.3
 
91,956
Image of Dean Plocher
Dean Plocher Candidate Connection
 
13.5
 
86,757
Image of Mary Coleman
Mary Coleman Candidate Connection
 
11.3
 
73,024
Image of Valentina Gomez
Valentina Gomez Candidate Connection
 
7.5
 
48,003
Image of Jamie Corley
Jamie Corley
 
7.2
 
46,383
Image of Adam Schwadron
Adam Schwadron
 
5.0
 
32,388

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 644,230
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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
✔
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Carl Herman Freese
 
100.0
 
2,412

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,412
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Endorsements

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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
✔
Image of Travis Fitzwater
Travis Fitzwater (R)
 
77.6
 
44,169
Image of Catherine Dreher
Catherine Dreher (L) Candidate Connection
 
22.4
 
12,728

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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
✔
Image of Travis Fitzwater
Travis Fitzwater
 
31.5
 
7,625
Image of Mike Carter
Mike Carter
 
28.7
 
6,948
Image of Bryan Spencer
Bryan Spencer
 
22.7
 
5,493
Image of Jeff Porter
Jeff Porter
 
13.8
 
3,343
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Joshua Price
 
3.4
 
827

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 24,236
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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
✔
Image of Catherine Dreher
Catherine Dreher Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
105

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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
✔
Image of Mike Kehoe
Mike Kehoe (R)
 
58.4
 
1,731,263
Image of Alissia Canady
Alissia Canady (D) Candidate Connection
 
38.8
 
1,150,231
Image of Bill Slantz
Bill Slantz (L)
 
1.8
 
53,789
Image of Kelley Dragoo
Kelley Dragoo (G) Candidate Connection
 
1.0
 
28,183
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Jeremy Gundel (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
26

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

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
✔
Image of Alissia Canady
Alissia Canady Candidate Connection
 
73.5
 
371,802
Image of Gregory Upchurch
Gregory Upchurch Candidate Connection
 
26.5
 
133,751

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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
✔
Image of Mike Kehoe
Mike Kehoe
 
59.4
 
362,442
Image of Mike Carter
Mike Carter
 
26.0
 
158,914
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Aaron Wisdom
 
8.7
 
52,810
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Arnie Dienoff
 
5.9
 
35,929

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

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
✔
Image of Kelley Dragoo
Kelley Dragoo Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
860

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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
✔
Image of Bill Slantz
Bill Slantz
 
100.0
 
4,103

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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 Green check mark transparent.png 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 Green check mark transparent.png 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 Green check mark transparent.png 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

See also: Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, 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
Green check mark transparent.pngPeter 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."

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2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Mike Carter campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Missouri Secretary of StateLost primary$0 $0
2022Missouri State Senate District 10Lost primary$543,811 $532,670
Grand total$543,811 $532,670
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Southeast Missourian, "Candidate questionnaire: Mike Carter," June 13, 2012
    2. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed December 20, 2016
    3. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List," accessed April 28, 2016
    4. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - Primary 2016 - August 2, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
    5. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List," accessed April 28, 2016
    6. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - Primary 2016 - August 2, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
    7. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named primaryresults
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