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He&#8217;d never faced a close race before, but polls showed this election was tight from the outset as Kander, Missouri&#8217;s 35-year-old secretary of state and a former Army intelligence officer who served in Afghanistan, emerged as one of the surprise candidates in any Senate race.  <\/div> <div> <br\/> <\/div> <div>   &#8220;&#8221;What a great moment for our state,&#8221; Blunt told supporters early Wednesday in Springfield.   <br\/> <br\/> <\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blunt has said little about Donald Trump over the campaign, but he said the prospect of putting a Republican in the White House holds great hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;A Republican president and a Republican Senate and a Republican House can do things to change this country and focus again on opportunity,&#8221; Blunt said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the end, Blunt dominated the rural areas of the state, and that was enough to offset Kander&#8217;s advantage in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas. His win was part of a GOP sweep in Missouri in statewide offices mostly dominated previously by Democrats. Republicans also won races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a short concession speech, Kander urged people of his generation to stick with politics despite the somber election results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;They need to know that I&#8217;m not OK with them stepping away, that this country is a place you&#8217;ve got to stay invested in,&#8221; Kander told supporters in Kansas City. &#8220;This generation is not going anywhere.&#8221; <br\/> <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">National senatorial committees for both parties and a wide array of political action committees and other groups combined to spend millions of dollars on the Missouri race, which some thought might decide control of the Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kander ran on the need for a new generation of leadership, often seeking to portray Blunt as a Washington insider with a wife and three children who are lobbyists. The message resonated with many voters, including Jim Moore, 75, a retired management consultant from Chesterfield who said he voted for Kander because &#8220;we need to have a new voice in Washington representing Missouri.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Mary Beck, a 61-year-old assistant nursing professor from Columbia, said she voted for Blunt because of his experience. She said it takes time to &#8220;have influence and to understand how to work with the other players at the U.S. Capitol.&#8221; <br\/> <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1454\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sen-roy-blunt.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sen-roy-blunt.jpg.jpg 2200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sen-roy-blunt.jpg.jpg?resize=300,198 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sen-roy-blunt.jpg.jpg?resize=768,508 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sen-roy-blunt.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,677 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sen-roy-blunt.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1015 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sen-roy-blunt.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1354 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2200px) 100vw, 2200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt speaks to supporters along side his wife, Abigail, at his campaign office Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, in Valley Park, Mo. Blunt is seeking a second term in a tight race with Democratic challenger Jason Kander.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Photo Credit: Jeff Roberson\/AP<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kander spent the campaign playing up his military experience, most notably with a TV ad showing him putting together an assault rifle while blindfolded and daring Blunt to do the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blunt campaigned on such core believes as a need for more and better jobs and the elimination of unnecessary regulations and the Affordable Care Act. He also criticized Kander&#8217;s handling of election problems as secretary of state, including a ballot shortage at some St. Louis County precincts in the April election and a state legislative primary in St. Louis city in August that had to be redone because of absentee ballot concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blunt was elected Missouri secretary of state in 1984 and re-elected four years later. After a failed gubernatorial bid in 1992, he was elected to the House in 1996 and re-elected six times, winning by wide majorities each time. He was House majority whip from 2003 to 2007. He defeated Democrat Robin Carnahan by a 54 percent to 41 percent vote in 2010 to win a seat in the Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kander served two terms in the Missouri House before winning election as secretary of state in 2012. 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