Hoskins emerges victorious in crowded GOP race for Missouri Secretary of State

August 7, 2024 32

(MissouriNet) — Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) has won the GOP primary for Secretary of State. He beat a crowded field of seven other Republican candidates to emerge victorious. Hoskins told MissouriNet that he could not have done this without his supporters.

“It’s very humbling driving across the state and meeting new people that said they’ve been going door-to-door for me or they’re working the polls for me, or they walked in and prayed for me or seeing 4×8 signs go up across the state that I had no idea who put those up,” said Hoskins. “So, it’s been very humbling.”

The certified public accountant said that it’s the grassroots effort that resulted in him winning over seven other Republicans.

“I think my conservative message about saying that the most secure elections are in-person on election day with a photo ID and paper ballot and no, I don’t trust the election machines as well as defunding any public library that has X-rated material in the kid’s section, that really resonated with Missourians around the state,” he said.

Hoskins also supports a proposed constitutional amendment that would mandate that “only U.S. citizens” can vote in Missouri. Despite being illegal, he said that state law is a bit unclear.

“I think one of the biggest things that the Secretary of State’s office needs to help do is audit the voter rolls and compare the voter rolls without not only the death certificates that are issued in the state of Missouri to make sure dead people don’t vote in the state, but also compared with the list of illegals that are on the Department of Homeland Security List to make sure that we don’t have illegals that are registered to vote here in the state,” explained Hoskins.

He takes on Democrat Barb Phifer and Libertarian Carl Herman Freese in November.

Secretary of State			3566 of 3566 Precincts Reported
Valentina Gomez	Republican	47,931	7.449%
Shane Schoeller	Republican	108,289	16.829%
Denny Hoskins	Republican	157,116	24.418%
Adam J. Schwadron	Republican	32,335	5.025%
Jamie Corley	Republican	46,314	7.198%
Dean Plocher	Republican	86,659	13.468%
Mary Elizabeth Coleman	Republican	72,938	11.335%
Mike Carter	Republican	91,866	14.277%
	Party Total:	643,448

Monique Williams	Democratic	123,270	34.429%
Barbara Phifer	Democratic	146,284	40.856%
Haley Jacobson	Democratic	88,491	24.715%
	Party Total:	358,045

Carl Herman Freese	Libertarian	2,402	100.000%
	Party Total:	2,402

	Total Votes:	1,003,895

Anthony Morabith, MissouriNet

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Anthony Morabith is an anchor and reporter for the Missouri Radio Network, also known as Missourinet. Morabith is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace University.