JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe said Monday he won't jump in the race for Missouri's open U.S. Senate seat next year, announcing he would instead run for governor in 2024.
Kehoe, 59, said in a statement "my true calling remains to work on behalf of Missourians in Missouri as lieutenant governor and as a candidate for governor in 2024."
The state's No. 2 official expressed interest in the race after Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., announced earlier this month he wouldn't seek a third term — prompting a long list of Republicans and Democrats to say they were weighing the possibility of entering the 2022 Senate contest.