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Bill Burlison
Bill Burlison (Democratic Party) was a member of the U.S. House, representing Missouri District 10.
Burlison (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Missouri House of Representatives to represent District 149. Burlison lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Burlison was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 25 of the Missouri State Senate. He ran unsuccessfully for District 149 of the Missouri House of Representatives in 2014.[1]
Burlison served in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Missouri's 10th district from 1969 to 1981.[2]
Elections
2018
See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 149
Incumbent Don Rone defeated Bill Burlison and Jackie Townes McGee in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 149 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Don Rone (R) | 65.5 | 6,633 |
| Bill Burlison (D) | 29.0 | 2,938 | ||
| Jackie Townes McGee (Independent) | 5.4 | 550 | ||
| Total votes: 10,121 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 149
Bill Burlison advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 149 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bill Burlison | 100.0 | 1,644 | |
| Total votes: 1,644 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 149
Incumbent Don Rone advanced from the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 149 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Don Rone | 100.0 | 2,300 |
| Total votes: 2,300 | |||
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2016
- See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Missouri State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 29, 2016.
Incumbent Doug Libla defeated Bill Burlison in the Missouri State Senate District 25 general election.[3]
| Missouri State Senate, District 25 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Doug Libla Incumbent |
69.35% | 44,373 | |
| Democratic | Bill Burlison | 30.65% | 19,607 | |
| Total Votes | 63,980 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State | ||||
Bill Burlison ran unopposed in the Missouri State Senate District 25 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Missouri State Senate, District 25 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Bill Burlison (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Doug Libla ran unopposed in the Missouri State Senate District 25 Republican primary.[6][7]
| Missouri State Senate, District 25 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Doug Libla Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Missouri House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 25, 2014. Bill Burlison defeated Diedra Freeman in the Democratic primary. Don Rone defeated Neal Boyd in the Republican primary. Burlison faced Rone in the general election.[8][9] Rone defeated Burlison in the general election.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Don Rone |
57.9% | 3,802 | |
| Democratic | Bill Burlison | 42.1% | 2,770 | |
| Total Votes | 6,572 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Bill Burlison |
54.6% | 2,043 |
| Diedra Freeman | 45.4% | 1,701 |
| Total Votes | 3,744 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Don Rone |
75.6% | 1,063 |
| Neal Boyd | 24.4% | 344 |
| Total Votes | 1,407 | |
2010
Burlison was a Democratic candidate for District 159 of the Missouri House of Representatives. The primary election was on August 3, 2010 and the general election was on November 2, 2010. Burlison was unopposed in the August 3rd Democratic primary. He was defeated by incumbent Billy Pat Wright (R) in the November 2 general election.[11]
| Missouri House of Representatives, District 159 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Billy Pat Wright (R)
|
8,847 | |||
| Bill Burlison (D) | 3,741 | |||
See also
- Missouri House of Representatives
- Missouri House of Representatives District 149
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Missouri State Legislature
- Missouri State Senate
- Missouri State Senate District 25
- Missouri State Senate elections, 2016
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Missouri House of Representatives
- Historical profile from the Cape Girardeau County Prosecutor's Office
- Profile from Vote-USA
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Elections: Offices Filed in Candidate Filing," accessed April 11, 2014
- ↑ Southeast Missourian, "Democrat Burlison to run for Missouri House in '14," September 12, 2013
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List," accessed April 28, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - Primary 2016 - August 2, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List," accessed April 28, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - Primary 2016 - August 2, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "All Results - State of Missouri - Primary Election - August 5, 2014," accessed August 26, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List - Primary Election," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "All Results-State of Missouri-General-November 4, 2014: Unofficial Results," November 8, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State - 2010 general election results
