Bruce Cantwell
Bruce Cantwell (Democratic Party) ran for election for Clay County Assessor in Missouri. Cantwell lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Cantwell was a Democratic candidate for Clay County recorder of deeds in 2018. He lost the general election on November 6, 2018.
Cantwell was a candidate for at-large representative on the Liberty Public Schools school board in Missouri. Cantwell was defeated in the at-large general election on April 4, 2017. Cantwell ran for the board unsuccessfully in 2014.
Biography
Cantwell is a United States Postal Service employee and also works as a substitute teacher at Liberty Public Schools. He was previously a children's worker with the state of Missouri. He received his bachelor's degree from Park College and his master's degree from Grand Canyon University.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Clay County, Missouri (2020)
General election
General election for Clay County Assessor
Tracy Baldwin defeated Bruce Cantwell in the general election for Clay County Assessor on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tracy Baldwin (R) | 57.8 | 70,156 | |
| Bruce Cantwell (D) | 42.2 | 51,306 | ||
| Total votes: 121,462 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Clay County Assessor
Bruce Cantwell advanced from the Democratic primary for Clay County Assessor on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bruce Cantwell | 100.0 | 18,195 | |
| Total votes: 18,195 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Clay County Assessor
Tracy Baldwin defeated Chris Lonsdale and Bill Keefer in the Republican primary for Clay County Assessor on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tracy Baldwin | 48.5 | 9,455 | |
 | Chris Lonsdale | 31.8 | 6,204 | |
| Bill Keefer | 19.6 | 3,821 | ||
| Total votes: 19,480 | |||
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2018
See also: Municipal elections in Clay County, Missouri (2018)
General election
General election for Clay County Recorder of Deeds
Incumbent Katee Porter defeated Bruce Cantwell in the general election for Clay County Recorder of Deeds on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Katee Porter (R) | 57.2 | 53,687 | |
| Bruce Cantwell (D) | 42.7 | 40,095 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 139 | ||
| Total votes: 93,921 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Clay County Recorder of Deeds
Bruce Cantwell advanced from the Democratic primary for Clay County Recorder of Deeds on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bruce Cantwell | 100.0 | 20,144 | |
| Total votes: 20,144 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Clay County Recorder of Deeds
Incumbent Katee Porter advanced from the Republican primary for Clay County Recorder of Deeds on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Katee Porter | 100.0 | 19,111 | |
| Total votes: 19,111 | |||
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2017
- See also: Liberty Public Schools elections (2017)
Four seats on the Liberty Public Schools school board were up for at-large general election on April 4, 2017. Three seats were up for three-year terms, and one seat was up for a special election for a one-year term. Board incumbents Angela Reed and Kim-Marie Graham filed for the three-year terms and were joined on the ballot by newcomers Nick Bartlow and AJ Byrd. Incumbents Reed and Graham and newcomer Byrd won the election. Board incumbent Kent Peterson filed for the one-year term and defeated former candidate Bruce Cantwell.[2]
Results
| Liberty Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 1-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kent Peterson Incumbent |
53.69% | 2,145 |
| Bruce Cantwell | 45.28% | 1,809 |
| Write-in votes | 1.03% | 41 |
| Total Votes | 3,995 | |
| Source: Clay County Board of Election Commissioners, "Election Summary Report - General Municipal Election - Clay County, Missouri," accessed May 25, 2017 | ||
2014
- See also: Liberty Public Schools elections (2014)
Cantwell faced incumbents Kim-Marie Graham and Lori Tritz and fellow challengers Don Hubbs, Jesse Leimkuehler, and Angela Reed for the three at-large seats on April 8, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Kim-Marie Graham Incumbent |
25.4% | 1,294 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lori Tritz Incumbent |
25.3% | 1,286 | |
| Nonpartisan | Angela Reed |
19.5% | 990 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jesse Leimkuehler | 11.3% | 576 | |
| Nonpartisan | Don Hubbs | 10.5% | 536 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bruce Cantwell | 7.3% | 372 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 31 | |
| Total Votes | 5,085 | |||
| Source: Clay County, Missouri, "General Municipal Election," April 9, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Cantwell did not file a campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission for this election.[3]
Endorsements
Cantwell did not receive any endorsements in this election.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bruce Cantwell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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