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Bill Randles
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Bill Randles was a 2012 Republican candidate for Governor of Missouri in the 2012 elections. He lost to Dave Spence in the August 7th primary election.[1]
Biography
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Randles was born in Springdale, AR in 1963. He left Arkansas in the fall of 1981 to attend Southwest Baptist University on a speech and debate scholarship. He went on to study at Baylor University and later earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School.[2]
Education
- B.A., Southwest Baptist University
- MS, Communication studies, Baylor University
- J.D., Harvard Law School
Elections
2012
- See also: Missouri gubernatorial election, 2012
Randles ran for the Republican nomination for Governor of Missouri. He lost to Dave Spence in the Republican primary on August 7, 2012 for Governor of Missouri.[3]
- Primary
| Missouri Governor Republican Primary, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Dave Spence |
59.9% | 333,682 | ||
| Bill Randles | 16.3% | 90,686 | ||
| Fred Sauer | 15.1% | 84,019 | ||
| John D. Weiler | 8.8% | 49,019 | ||
| Total Votes | 557,406 | |||
| Election results via Missouri Secretary of State. | ||||
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