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2010 Missouri State Auditor election

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Nominee	Tom Schweich	Susan Montee
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	974,517	871,867
Percentage	50.8%	45.5%

County results
Schweich: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Montee: 40–50% 50–60% 80–90%

State Auditor before election

Susan Montee
Democratic

Elected State Auditor

Tom Schweich
Republican

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The 2010 Missouri State Auditor election took place on November 2, 2010. Republican Ambassador Tom Schweich defeated incumbent Democratic State Auditor Susan Montee. It was only the third time in the last four decades that a sitting auditor in Missouri was unseated.^[1] Schweich's victory made him one of only two Republicans elected to Missouri's executive branch.^[1]

Democratic primary

Campaign

Incumbent Missouri State Auditor Susan Montee had token opposition. She easily defeated her lesser known opponent in the Democratic primary.

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Montee (incumbent)	267,960	90.06
	Democratic	Abdul Akram	29,579	9.94
Total votes			297,539	100.00

Republican primary

Campaign

Missouri State Representative Allen Icet announced his candidacy in June, 2009.^[3] Ambassador Tom Schweich joined the race in July, 2009, after having considered running for US Senator.^[4] The primary was a close race.^[4] Icet had experience as the chairman of the state house budget committee and he was supported by 95 state legislators.^[4] Schweich had experience managing audits and was supported by Lieutenant Governor of Missouri Peter Kinder, former United States Attorney General John Ashcroft, former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney, four Missouri state senators, and two former United States ambassadors.^[4]^[5]

Schweich criticized Icet for taking trips and meals from lobbyists and for the fact that the state budget rose from $19 billion to $23 billion while Icet was chairman of the house budget committee.^[4] Icet defended himself by saying that the trip he accepted was for educational purposes and by saying that most of the budget increases were due to increased federal spending and mandatory increases of things such as Medicare.^[4]

In spite of Icet's support from most of the state legislators, Schweich was able to gain a fundraising advantage and bigger name endorsements.^[4]

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Schweich	315,658	58.61
	Republican	Allen Icet	222,889	41.39
Total votes			538,547	100.00

Libertarian Primary

Results

Libertarian primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Charles W. Baum	3,354	100.00
Total votes			3,354	100.00

General election

Campaign

During the campaign Montee attacked Schweich for not being a Certified Public Accountant.^[4] Schweich defended himself by pointing to his experience managing audits.^[4] During the debate Schweich argued that the state auditor ought to be more of a law enforcement official; he pointed to the fact that he has law enforcement experience, while Montee did not.^[6] Montee argued that the state auditor should be a fiscal expert; she again pointed to the fact that she was a CPA, while Schweich was not.^[6]

In the end, Schweich defeated Montee with 50.8% of the vote. Schweich obtained strong leads in the rural parts of the state which was sufficient to overcome Montee's leads in urban St. Louis and Jackson County.

Results

2010 Missouri State Auditor election^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Schweich	974,517	50.8%
	Democratic	Susan Montee (incumbent)	871,867	45.5%
	Libertarian	Charles Baum	70,816	3.7%
Total votes			1,917,200	100.0%
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

^ ^a ^b "Schweich wins Mo. auditor race over incumbent - Neosho, MO - Neosho Daily News". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "State of Missouri Primary Election - 2010 Primary Election". sos.mo.gov. August 3, 2010. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
^ "CMH Politics: Rep. Icet to run for state auditor". June 15, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ vyoung@post-dispatch.com > 573-635-6178, VIRGINIA YOUNG •. "GOP race for state auditor still up for grabs". STLtoday.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Tom Schweich - Missouri State Auditor". Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Montee, Schweich differ over role of state auditor". Liberty Tribune. October 28, 2010. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
^ "State of Missouri | All Races". Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2012.?

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