A release from Governor Nixon’s office:

Gov. Nixon sets Nov. 3 as date for special elections to fill House seats for 29th District, 36th District and 89th District

July 28, 2015

Jefferson City, MO

Gov. Jay Nixon has set Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, as the date for special elections to fill vacant House seats in the 29th District, the 36th District and the 89th District.

The seat in the 29th District, located in Jackson County, became vacant after state Rep. Noel Torpey resigned. The seat in the 36th District, located in Kansas City, became vacant after state Rep. Kevin McManus resigned due to his election to the City Council of Kansas City. The seat in the 89th District, located in St. Louis County, became vacant when state Rep. John Diehl Jr. resigned.

These are currently the only vacant seats in the General Assembly.

From the Missouri Secretary of State:

State of Missouri – Special Election, June 04, 2013

U.S. Representative – District 8 462 of 462 Precincts Reported

Steve Hodges Democrat 17,203 27.4%

Jason Smith Republican 42,145 67.1%

Bill Slantz Libertarian 968 1.5%

Doug Enyart Constitution 2,265 3.6%

Robert W. George Write-in 73 0.1%

Thomas Brown Write-in 85 0.1%

Wayne L. Byington Write-in 25 0.0%

Theo (Ted) Brown, Sr. Write-in 0 0.0%

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Status quo.

Previously:

Jason Smith, freedom-fighter (for the wealthy) (February 11, 2013

Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (r): now she tells us (December 3, 2013)

Tracy McCreery (D) defeats the Democratic Party nominee, Jeff O’Connell, and the republican candidate.

From the Missouri Secretary of State:

Unofficial Election Returns

State of Missouri Special Election  – Legislative District 83

Tuesday, November 08, 2011

State Representative – District 83   Precincts Reporting 15 of 15

  OConnell, Jeff DEM 1,096 29.2%

  Brennan, Patrick REP 1,005 26.8%

  McCreery, Tracy IND 1,647 43.9%

Total Votes   3,748

At least Patrick Brennan (r) got to add still another proof to the General Theory of Crazification.

Update:

The St. Louis County republican web site reacts predictably.

Tracy McCreery wins 83rd.

Abortion activist, Tracy McCreery, wins Missouri 83rd District election.

While Missouri needs a government to support all of our businesses, identity politics will be the order of the day in the 83rd.

“…Missouri needs a government to support all of our businesses…” That world view would probably explain some of the result for the republican candidate.

“…identity politics will be the order of the day…” Project much?

St. Louis GOP is a publication from the St. Louis County Central Committee. This group is made up of elected committeemen and committeewoman from each township in St. Louis County. Their goal is to identify Republicans for office and help get them elected.

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And, apparently, to add even more proof to the General Theory of Crazification.

From the Missouri Secretary of State:

Unofficial Election Returns

State of Missouri Special Election  – Legislative District 39

Tuesday, November 08, 2011

State Representative – District 39   Precincts Reporting 13 of 13

  Morgan, Judy DEM 2,663 77.4%

  Landes, Jamie Barker REP 778 22.6%

Total Votes   3,441

Well, that wasn’t very close.

From the Missouri Secretary of State:

Unofficial Election Returns

State of Missouri Special Election  – Legislative District 15

Tuesday, November 08, 2011

State Representative – District 15   Precincts Reporting 13 of 13

  Paul Woody DEM 1,836 48.3%

  Sommer, Chrissy REP 1,874 49.3%

  Slantz, Bill LIB 94 2.5%

Total Votes   3,804

Thirty-eight votes. All of the battle is in showing up.

There’s a special election for the vacated 15th Legislative District seat on November 8th. Today, at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C111143 10/25/2011 CITIZENS FOR SOMMER HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC. P.O. BOX 1313 JEFFERSON CITY MO 65102 10/24/2011 $18,981.00

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Think there’ll be any robocalls?

The republican candidate, Chrissy Sommer, previously had a desultory fundraising record:

REPORT SUMMARY

CITIZENS FOR SOMMER [pdf] 10/17/2011

1. Total Receipts For This Election Previously Reported $5,339.00

2. All Monetary Contributions Received This Period $11,635.00

10. Expenditures made by cash or check this period $4,697.73

27. Money On Hand at the close of this reporting period $11,626.88

34. Total Indebtedness at the Close of This Reporting Period $500.00

The Democratic Party candidate, Paul Woody:

REPORT SUMMARY

CITIZENS FOR PAUL WOODY [pdf] 10/17/2011

1. Total Receipts For This Election Previously Reported $15,073.54

2. All Monetary Contributions Received This Period $12,350.00

10. Expenditures made by cash or check this period $2,692.74

27. Money On Hand at the close of this reporting period $23,699.18

34. Total Indebtedness at the Close of This Reporting Period $2,079.54

There was a difference, until the HRCC stepped in.

Paul Woody (D) ran for the seat in 2010:

Official Election Returns

State of Missouri General Election  – November 2, 2010 General Election

Tuesday, November 02, 2010

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State Representative – District 15 – Summary

Precincts Reporting 16 of 16

Woody, Paul DEM 4,404 34.4%

Faith, Sally A. REP 7,632 59.6%

Slantz, Bill LIB 765 6.0%

Total Votes   12,801

And, yes, Bill Slantz, the Libertarian, is running again, too.

Back to the campaign finance reports. Some of the contributions to Chrissy Sommer’s (r) campaign:

CONTRIBUTIONS AND LOANS RECEIVED

CITIZENS FOR SOMMER [pdf] 10/17/2011

12. TOTAL ANONYMOUS CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSON GIVING $25 OR LESS $10.00

13. TOTAL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS GIVING $100 OR LESS $1,095.00

CITIZENS FOR HINSON SAINT CLAIR MO 63077 9/10/2011 $300.00

CITIZENS FOR TIMOTHY W. JONES EUEKA MO 63025 9/13/2011 $500.00

CITIZENS FOR DWIGHT SCHARNHORST MANCHESTER MO 63021 9/13/2011 $100.00

CITIZENS FOR MIKE THOMSON MARYVILLE MO 64468 9/13/2011 $200.00

CITIZENS FOR MYRON METH LIBERTY MO 64068 9/13/2011 $150.00

COMMITTEE TO ELECT TOM FLANIGAN CARTAGE MO 64836 9/13/2011 $100.00

PATRONS FOR LYLE E. ROWLAND CEDAR CREEK MO 65627 9/13/2011 $150.00

FRIENDS OF LINCOLN HOUGH SPRINGFIELD MO 65801 9/13/2011 $500.00

MISSOURI REPUBLICAN PARTY JEFFERSON CITY MO 65101 9/13/2011 $450.00

AMERISTAR CASINO ST CHARLES SAINT CHARLES MO 63301 9/22/2011 $1,000.00

POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FOR HEALTH (HEALTH PAC) JEFFERSON CITY MO 65102 9/27/2011 $350.00

And on and on. You get the picture.

Some of the contributions to Paul Woody’s (D) campaign:

CONTRIBUTIONS AND LOANS RECEIVED

CITIZENS FOR PAUL WOODY [pdf] 10/20/2011

Sarah Mullen-Dominguez St Louis MO 63116 Lewis Rice Fingersh 7/2/2011 $350.00

Judy Baker Columbia MO 65201 Dept of Health and Human Services 7/2/2011 $100.00

Gary McKiddy St Charles MO 63301 Retired 7/7/2011 $30.00

UTU PAC Jefferson City MO 65101 7/14/2011 $325.00

Kay Drey St Louis MO 63130 Retired 7/28/2011 $100.00

Harry Bixler St Charles MO 63303 Retired 7/25/2011 $20.00

Teamsters Local Union 541 Kansas City MO 64130 9/11/2011 $300.00

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There is a distinct difference.