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Via the Missouri Secretary of State:

Unofficial Election Returns

State of Missouri – General Election, Tuesday, November 06, 2012

U.S. Representative – District 8 (494 of 494 Precincts Reported)

Jack Rushin Democrat 73,755 24.6%

Jo Ann Emerson Republican 216,083 71.9%

Rick Vandeven Libertarian 10,553 3.5%

Total Votes 300,391

Apparently Representative Jo Ann Emerson (r) has announced, one month after running (and winning) reelection, that she is giving up her seat representing Missouri’s 8th Congressional District:

Missouri Rep. Jo Ann Emerson to resign from House

Posted by Sean Sullivan on December 3, 2012 at 11:17 am

Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) will resign from Congress next February to become President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, she announced on Monday….

Electricity? Oh, right (via the Federal Election Commission):

2012 House and Senate Campaign Finance

Election Cycle:  2011-2012

Other Committees Contributions – EMERSON, JOANN

ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATI RECEIPT ARLINGTON VA 22203 02/23/2011 $3,000

ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATI RECEIPT ARLINGTON VA 22203 11/30/2011 $2,000

ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PAC ARLINGTON VA 22203 03/30/2012 $1,000

AMEREN FED PAC WASHINGTON DC 20004 03/30/2012 $1,000

AMEREN FEDERAL PAC WASHINGTON DC 20004 07/30/2012 $2,000

AMEREN FEDERAL PAC WASHINGTON DC 20004 09/24/2012 $2,000

AMEREN FEDPAC RECEIPT WASHINGTON DC 20004 06/29/2011 $1,000

AMEREN FEDPAC RECEIPT WASHINGTON DC 20004 04/20/2011 $2,000

AMEREN FEDPAC RECEIPT WASHINGTON DC 20004 06/29/2011 $1,000

AMEREN FEDPAC RECEIPT WASHINGTON DC 20004 11/18/2011 $1,000

ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION PAC RECEIPT BETHESDA MD 20814 09/30/2011 $2,500

ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION PAC RECEIPT BETHESDA MD 20814 03/11/2011 $2,500

GROWTH ENERGY PAC WASHINGTON DC 20002 06/29/2012 $500

GROWTH ENERGY PAC RECEIPT WASHINGTON DC 20002 11/18/2011 $1,000

KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY PAC KANSAS CITY MO 64141 09/28/2012 $1,000

KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY PAC KANSAS CITY MO 64141 07/30/2012 $1,000

KCP&L POWER PAC RECEIPT KANSAS CITY MO 64141 11/18/2011 $1,000  

NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PAC ARLINGTON VA 22203 05/30/2012 $2,000

XCEL ENERGY EMPLOYEE PAC WASHINGTON DC 20004 09/24/2012 $1,000

[emphasis added]

According to the FEC, from January 1, 2011 to October 17, 2012 Representative Emerson (r) took in $1,407,909.00 and spent $1,319,012.00 getting reelected to Congress.

For one month in office.

Such a deal.

Her Democratic Party opponent, Jack Rushin, raised $24,217.00 and spent $16,352.00 for the election.