A special election for Missouri's 8th congressional district was held on June 4, 2013, following the resignation of Jo Ann Emerson on January 22, 2013, to head the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.[2] The Republican and Democratic parties selected their own nominees without a primary.[3]
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The deadline to request an absentee ballot for the special election was May 29, 2013.[4] A televised candidates' forum took place on May 27, 2013, at Southeast Missouri State University-River Campus; all party candidates participated, while the write-in candidate did not attend.[5] In the general election on June 4, 2013, Republican Jason Smith received 67.1% of the vote, beating Democrat Steve Hodges (27.4%), Constitutional Doug Enyart (3.6%), and Libertarian Bill Slantz (1.5%).[6][1]
Candidates
editRepublican Party
edit- Jason Smith, speaker pro tem of the Missouri House of Representatives[7]
Declared/not selected
edit- Wendell Bailey, former state treasurer of Missouri and U.S. representative[8]
- Dan W. Brown, state senator[9]
- Jason Crowell, former state senator[10]
- Kevin P. Engler, state representative, former state senator, former mayor of Farmington[9]
- Peter Kinder, lieutenant governor of Missouri[11]
- Scott Lipke, former state representative[9]
- Bob Parker, local resident and landowner
- Todd Richardson, state representative[12]
- Lloyd Smith, State Republican Party executive director[13]
- Pedro Sotelo, businessman[14]
- Sarah Steelman, former state treasurer of Missouri[15]
- Clint Tracy, state representative and United States Navy lieutenant commander[9]
- John Tyrrell, attorney[9]
- Wayne Wallingford, state senator, United States Air Force lieutenant colonel and Silver Star recipient[9]
Declined
edit- John Jordan, Cape Girardeau County sheriff[11]
Democratic Party
edit- Steve Hodges, state representative, District 149[16][17]
Declared/not selected
edit- Todd Mahn, businessman[16][18]
- Linda Black, state representative[19]
- Jack Rushin, chiropractor and Democratic nominee for the seat in 2012[16]
- Terry Swinger, former state representative[19]
Declined
edit- Russ Carnahan, former U.S. representative[20]
Libertarian Party
editConstitution Party
edit- Doug Enyart, U.S. Marine and professional forester[22]
Independent/other
editGeneral election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Jason Smith | 42,141 | 67.14% | ||
| Democratic | Steve Hodges | 17,207 | 27.41% | ||
| Constitution | Doug Enyart | 2,265 | 3.61% | ||
| Libertarian | Bill Slantz | 968 | 1.54% | ||
| Write-in | 185 | 0.29% | |||
| Total votes | 62,766 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
By county
edit| County[1] | Jason Smith Republican |
Steve Hodges Democratic |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Bollinger | 979 | 74.6% | 229 | 17.5% | 104 | 7.9% | 750 | 57.1% | 1,312 |
| Butler | 2,572 | 75.3% | 668 | 19.6% | 175 | 5.2% | 1,904 | 55.7% | 3,415 |
| Cape Girardeau | 6,005 | 70.1% | 2,019 | 23.6% | 542 | 6.3% | 3,986 | 46.5% | 8,566 |
| Carter | 390 | 66.6% | 147 | 25.1% | 49 | 8.3% | 243 | 41.5% | 586 |
| Crawford | 1,276 | 82.9% | 244 | 15.9% | 19 | 1.2% | 1,032 | 67.0% | 1,539 |
| Dent | 2,385 | 86.1% | 351 | 12.7% | 33 | 1.2% | 2,034 | 73.4% | 2,769 |
| Douglas | 1,011 | 75.2% | 245 | 18.2% | 88 | 6.5% | 766 | 57.0% | 1,344 |
| Dunklin | 1,407 | 67.2% | 618 | 29.5% | 68 | 3.2% | 789 | 37.7% | 2,093 |
| Howell | 2,268 | 69.0% | 614 | 18.7% | 403 | 12.3% | 1,654 | 50.3% | 3,285 |
| Iron | 409 | 52.4% | 339 | 43.5% | 32 | 4.1% | 70 | 10.9% | 780 |
| Jefferson (part) | 1,863 | 57.7% | 1,244 | 38.5% | 121 | 3.7% | 619 | 19.2% | 3,228 |
| Madison | 608 | 59.8% | 323 | 31.8% | 85 | 8.4% | 285 | 28.0% | 1,016 |
| Mississippi | 693 | 39.2% | 1,028 | 58.2% | 46 | 2.6% | -335 | -19.0% | 1,767 |
| New Madrid | 891 | 45.8% | 1,008 | 51.9% | 45 | 2.3% | -117 | -6.1% | 1,944 |
| Oregon | 574 | 59.1% | 297 | 30.6% | 101 | 10.4% | 277 | 28.5% | 972 |
| Ozark | 639 | 72.0% | 173 | 19.5% | 75 | 8.5% | 466 | 52.5% | 887 |
| Pemiscot | 506 | 58.4% | 338 | 39.0% | 23 | 2.7% | 168 | 19.4% | 867 |
| Perry | 1,240 | 72.1% | 380 | 22.1% | 100 | 5.8% | 860 | 50.0% | 1,720 |
| Phelps | 3,084 | 74.0% | 1,022 | 24.5% | 62 | 1.5% | 2,062 | 49.5% | 4,168 |
| Reynolds | 451 | 65.0% | 209 | 30.1% | 34 | 4.9% | 242 | 34.9% | 694 |
| Ripley | 744 | 70.4% | 261 | 24.7% | 52 | 4.9% | 483 | 45.7% | 1,057 |
| Scott | 2,603 | 61.4% | 1,439 | 34.0% | 195 | 4.6% | 1,164 | 27.4% | 4,237 |
| Shannon | 538 | 59.6% | 276 | 30.6% | 88 | 9.8% | 262 | 29.0% | 903 |
| St. Francois | 1,850 | 61.8% | 1,001 | 33.4% | 142 | 4.8% | 849 | 28.4% | 2,993 |
| Ste. Genevieve | 579 | 54.7% | 451 | 42.6% | 29 | 2.7% | 128 | 12.1% | 1,059 |
| Stoddard | 1,968 | 67.3% | 787 | 26.9% | 168 | 5.8% | 1,181 | 40.4% | 2,923 |
| Texas | 1,648 | 71.3% | 510 | 22.1% | 153 | 6.6% | 1,138 | 49.2% | 2,311 |
| Washington | 732 | 65.4% | 356 | 31.8% | 32 | 2.9% | 376 | 33.6% | 1,120 |
| Wayne | 817 | 56.3% | 332 | 22.9% | 301 | 20.8% | 485 | 33.4% | 1,450 |
| Wright | 1,412 | 80.4% | 298 | 17.0% | 46 | 2.6% | 1,114 | 63.4% | 1,756 |
| Totals | 42,141 | 67.1% | 17,207 | 27.4% | 3,418 | 5.4% | 24,934 | 39.7% | 62,766 |
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kandar, Jason. "State of Missouri - Special Election, June 04, 2013". Official Government Publication. Missouri Secretary of State Office. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ↑ Izadi, Elahe. "Emerson Retiring to Head Up NRECA". Nationaljournal.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
- ↑ Sullivan, Sean (December 3, 2012). "Missouri Rep. Jo Ann Emerson to resign from House". The Fix. Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Deadline for absentee ballots in 8th District election is Wednesday". Southeast Missourian. May 26, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Front Page Videos: 8th Congressional District forum Part 1 and Part 2". Southeast Missourian. May 27, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Missouri House 8th District Special Election". Politico. June 4, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ↑ McClelland, Jacob (February 9, 2013). "Jason Smith Wins GOP Nomination For 8th Congressional District". KRCU 90.9 FM. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ↑ Mannies, Jo (December 21, 2012). "Blast from the past: Bailey proposes to serve as a temporary member of Congress in 8th District". St. Louis Beacon. Archived from the original on July 20, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 McDermott, Kevin (January 11, 2013). "13 GOP hopefuls jockey for positions in race to succeed Emerson". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ↑ Ragan, Erin (January 10, 2013). "Crowell tosses hat into 8th District ring". Southeast Missourian. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- 1 2 "House leader Smith, Lt. Gov. Kinder seek 8th District nomination". Southeast Missourian. January 4, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ↑ Waller, Sarabeth (December 13, 2012). "Poplar Bluff representative makes formal bid for 8th District nomination". Southeast Missourian. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Lloyd Smith will seek nomination in 8th District". Southeast Missourian. Associated Press. December 30, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Kansas City man seeking 8th District nomination". Southeast Missourian. December 31, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Steelman wants 8th District nomination". Southeast Missourian. January 3, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- 1 2 3 Ragan, Erin (December 5, 2012). "Emerson's seat draws interest from old, new blood". Southeast Missourian. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ↑ McClelland, Jacob (February 17, 2013). "Democrats Pick Rep. Steve Hodges For Congressional Election". KRCU 90.9 FM. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ↑ Hendricks, Christy (December 4, 2012). "DeSoto businessman to seek 8th District nomination". KFVS-TV. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- 1 2 "Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson Leaving Congress". KMOX. December 3, 2012. Archived from the original on January 7, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ↑ Mannies, Jo (December 12, 2012). "Russ Carnahan focuses on the present as he contemplates a new future". St. Louis Beacon. Archived from the original on July 20, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ↑ Rinehart, Samantha (February 10, 2013). "Libertarian Party taps Bill Slantz for 8th District race". Southeast Missourian. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ↑ Mannies, Jo (February 27, 2013). "Missouri Constitution Party selects Doug Enyart as 8th District nominee". St Louis Beacon. Archived from the original on July 20, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ↑ Ragan, Erin (March 27, 2013). "Cape Girardeau doctor to run as write-in for 8th District". Southeast Missourian. Retrieved May 24, 2013.