Mike Kehoe

Republican. Governor of Missouri.

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Age on Election Day 2028: 66; On November 7, 2028. Born January 17, 1962.
Lean: R+9; Lean Republican. Statewide, 2025 Cook PVI.
Governor since: 2025; Took office January 13, 2025.5
Approval: 50%; 33% disapprove. Morning Consult.3
Survey dates April 1 to June 30, 2026

Reviewed November 5, 2026

Overview

Cash on hand: Not in our data; Governors report to their state, not the Federal Election Commission.
Last election: 59.1%; Share of the vote.11; Election held in 2024

The state in 2024: Trump won Missouri in 2024.
Earlier offices: Lieutenant governor, 2018 to 2025
Missouri Senate, 2011 to 2018
Lieutenant governor: David Wasinger (R)
2028 plans: Said he will seek a second term in 2028. Source: News Tribune (opens in a new tab), June 24, 2026.

Lean is the state’s 2025 Cook Partisan Voting Index (PVI): R+5 to R+9 is lean Republican, R+10 and up solidly Republican, and D+ leans Democratic. Approval is the latest published Morning Consult rating, from its quarterly survey of registered voters in each state. Last election is the share of the vote the governor won. Cash on hand is the campaign’s money at the end of the reporting period named.

Sources (5)

1Mike Kehoe, official page Open the source (opens in a new tab) https://governor.mo.gov/about
22025 Cook PVI, state list (Cook Political Report), checked against the 2020 and 2024 presidential results Open the source (opens in a new tab) https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2025-partisan-voting-index/state-map-and-list
3Morning Consult, approval, April 1 to June 30, 2026 Open the source (opens in a new tab) https://pro-assets.morningconsult.com/wp-uploads/2026/07/State-Leader-Pulse-Q2-2026.pdf
4News Tribune, June 24, 2026 Open the source (opens in a new tab) https://www.newstribune.com/news/2026/jun/24/gov-kehoe-announces-intention-to-run-for-second/
5National Governors Association biography Open the source (opens in a new tab) https://www.nga.org/governor/mike-kehoe/

Term limit and tenure

Whether the state’s term limit lets the governor run in 2028, how many more terms the governor could win, and the latest date the governor could serve to.

Can the governor run in 2028?

Can run in 2028

Missouri allows two elections as governor. Elected in 2024, he can run again in 2028.

Terms left from 2028: 1 more term; Further terms the governor could still win, from the 2028 election on.
Could serve to: January 10, 2033; 4 years past January 2029, winning every race allowed.

The rule

‘No person shall be elected governor ... more than twice’ (Mo. Const. Art. IV, Sec. 17), with four-year terms.

Read the rule at its source (opens in a new tab)

Sources (1)

6The state’s term-limit rule Open the source (opens in a new tab) https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=IV%20%20%2017&bid=31879

The state’s rules for governor

What Missouri’s own constitution or statutes ask of a candidate for governor, each from the official page that was opened.

Minimum age: 30 years oldStated in Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 3 (opens in a new tab).
Citizenship: A U.S. citizen for at least 15 years.Stated in Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 3 (opens in a new tab).
Residency: A resident of Missouri for at least 10 years before the election.Stated in Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 3 (opens in a new tab).
Qualified voter: Not listed as a requirementThe cited section does not list this.Not stated in Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 3 (opens in a new tab).
Governor elections: The next is November 7, 2028.
Where candidates file: Missouri Secretary of State, Elections Division (opens in a new tab)Confirmed by 2026 Candidate Filing Information: all candidates for state offices must file in person with the Secretary of State (opens in a new tab).
State government: mo.gov (opens in a new tab)

In the state’s own words

“The governor shall be at least thirty years old and shall have been a citizen of the United States for at least fifteen years and a resident of this state at least ten years next before election.”

Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 3

Stated: the cited text says it. Follows from: it follows from two cited provisions, named in the note. Not stated: the cited text lists the rules and this is not among them. Not verified: the source could not be opened, so nothing is recorded. Pages opened October 3, 2026.

Sources (4)

7Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 3 Open the source (opens in a new tab) https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=IV%20%20%203&bid=-1
8Missouri Secretary of State, Elections Division Open the source (opens in a new tab) https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections
92026 Candidate Filing Information: all candidates for state offices must file in person with the Secretary of State Open the source (opens in a new tab) https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionCandidates/2026FilingDocuments/2026CandidateFilingInformation.pdf
10Missouri state government Open the source (opens in a new tab) https://mo.gov/

Election history

2024 election: Won with 59.1% of the voteOfficial results (opens in a new tab)
2028: The governor’s race is on the ballot November 7, 2028.

Sources (1)

11Official results, 2024 Open the source (opens in a new tab) https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/ActualResults-November52024.pdf

Financial records

Cash on hand: Not reported

Governors report campaign money to their own state, not the Federal Election Commission. The site shows it only where the state’s latest report could be checked.

Scorecards

Cato Institute fiscal report card (opens in a new tab) 2024 edition, before this governor took office: No score published

The Cato Institute’s Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors, a letter grade with its score out of 100. Its latest edition (2024) grades only governors then in office. The group’s name links to its scorecard.

“No score published” means the group published none, not zero.

Sources (1)

12Cato Institute fiscal report card scorecard Open the source (opens in a new tab) https://www.cato.org/white-paper/fiscal-policy-report-card-americas-governors-2024

Endorsements

By the groups the House field tracks for Republicans: Donald Trump, Club for Growth, Turning Point Action and MAHA PAC.

2028 race so far

None on record: Donald Trump, Club for Growth, Turning Point Action, MAHA PAC.

Sources: ballotpedia.org (opens in a new tab); clubforgrowth.org (opens in a new tab); tpaction.com (opens in a new tab); themahapac.com (opens in a new tab).

2024 race

Endorsed: Donald Trump.

None on record: Club for Growth, Turning Point Action, MAHA PAC.

Sources: ballotpedia.org (opens in a new tab); missouriindependent.com (opens in a new tab); kcur.org (opens in a new tab); clubforgrowth.org (opens in a new tab).

Endorsed: the group endorsed the officeholder in that race. None on record: no endorsement found in the sources listed.

Sources (7)

13Endorsements, 2028 race so far: ballotpedia.org Open the source (opens in a new tab) https://ballotpedia.org/Endorsements_by_Donald_Trump
14Endorsements, 2028 race so far: clubforgrowth.org Open the source (opens in a new tab) https://www.clubforgrowth.org/elections/pac-endorsed-candidates/
15Endorsements, 2028 race so far: tpaction.com Open the source (opens in a new tab) https://www.tpaction.com/endorsements
16Endorsements, 2028 race so far: themahapac.com Open the source (opens in a new tab) https://www.themahapac.com/endorsements
17Endorsements, 2024 race: missouriindependent.com Open the source (opens in a new tab) https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/donald-trump-endorses-all-three-major-republican-candidates-for-missouri-governor/
18Endorsements, 2024 race: kcur.org Open the source (opens in a new tab) https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2024-08-02/missouri-republican-governor-candidates-kehoe-ashcroft-eigel
19Endorsements, 2024 race: clubforgrowth.org Open the source (opens in a new tab) https://www.clubforgrowth.org/2024-election-results/