C.W. Gardner

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C.W. Gardner

Republican Party

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Last election

August 2, 2022

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St. Louis, Mo.

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C.W. Gardner (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Missouri. Gardner lost in the Republican primary on August 2, 2022.

Gardner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

C.W. Gardner was born in St. Louis, Missouri.

Elections

2022

See also: United States Senate election in Missouri, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Missouri

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Missouri on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eric Schmitt (R)	55.4	1,146,966
		Trudy Busch Valentine (D)	42.2	872,694
		Jonathan Dine (L)	1.7	34,821
		Paul Venable (Constitution Party)	0.7	14,608
	Submit photo	Nathan Mooney (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	14
	Submit photo	Steve Price (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	9
		Rik Combs (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	6
		Gina Bufe (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	5
		Theodis Brown Sr. (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	4
	Submit photo	David Kirk (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	3
	Submit photo	Martin Lindstedt (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,069,130
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Nicholas Strauss (Independent)
• Ronald Deets (Independent)
• John Wood (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Trudy Busch Valentine	43.2	158,957
		Lucas Kunce	38.3	141,203
		Spencer Toder	4.7	17,465
		Carla Wright	3.9	14,438
		Gena Ross	2.4	8,749
		Jewel Kelly, Jr.	1.8	6,464
		Lewis Rolen	1.4	5,247
		Pat Kelly	1.4	5,002
		Ronald William Harris	1.1	4,074
		Joshua Shipp	0.9	3,334
		Clarence Taylor	0.9	3,322

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 368,255
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Timothy Shepard (D)
• Scott Sifton (D)
• Ronald Deets (D)
• MD Rabbi Alam (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eric Schmitt	45.6	299,282
		Vicky Hartzler	22.1	144,903
		Eric Greitens	18.9	124,155
		Billy Long	5.0	32,603
		Mark McCloskey	3.0	19,540
		Dave Schatz	1.1	7,509
	Submit photo	Patrick Lewis	0.9	6,085
		Curtis D. Vaughn	0.5	3,451
	Submit photo	Eric McElroy	0.4	2,805
	Submit photo	Robert Allen	0.3	2,111
		C.W. Gardner	0.3	2,044
	Submit photo	Dave Sims	0.3	1,949
		Bernie Mowinski	0.2	1,602
	Submit photo	Deshon Porter	0.2	1,574
		Darrell Leon McClanahan III	0.2	1,139
	Submit photo	Rickey Joiner	0.2	1,084
	Submit photo	Robert Olson	0.2	1,081
	Submit photo	Dennis Lee Chilton	0.1	755
		Russel Pealer Breyfogle Jr	0.1	685
	Submit photo	Kevin Schepers	0.1	681
	Submit photo	Hartford Tunnell	0.1	637

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 655,675
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Brinkmann (R)
• Dan McQueen (R)
• Ronald Deets (R)
• Rik Combs (R)

Constitution primary election

Constitution primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

Paul Venable advanced from the Constitution primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Venable	100.0	792

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 792
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

Jonathan Dine advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jonathan Dine	100.0	2,973

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,973
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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C.W. Gardner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gardner's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

C.W. Gardner was born in St. Louis, Missouri. C.W. attended Lindenwood University in the early 2000s and recently earned verified certificates of course completion from HarvardX and MITx. Gardner's career experience includes employment as a working-class doorman, notary, treasure hunter, and radio producer. He once placed sixth in a high school junior varsity cross country meet.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• C.W. will introduce his 'Pot for Potholes' legislation once he is in Washington D.C. The plan calls for legalizing marijuana at the federal level, collecting tax money from weed sales, and using the accrued funds to bankroll pothole eradication research and development.
• C.W. will make sure the U.S. government finally employs a carbon tax on emitters. Ideally, the money collected from the tax would be returned equally to the American public through a carbon dividend.
• C.W. will work to abolish the illogical and undemocratic Electoral College system.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

C.W. is committed to:

- Legalizing marijuana at the federal level
- Eradicating potholes
- Banning single-ply toilet paper
- Building high-speed rail across Missouri
- Abolishing the undemocratic Electoral College/Voting rights
- Universal healthcare
- Renewable energy (wind, water, and solar)
- Carbon tax/Carbon dividends
- Teaching Critical Race Theory (traditional and Dale Earnhardt Sr. versions)
- Legalizing sports betting across the U.S.
- Unions and working-class folks
- $20 federal minimum wage
- Pro-housing policies (YIMBY)
- Full governmental disclosure of UFO existence and extraterrestrial presence
- Expanding access to legal immigration

- Vitalizing the River des Peres

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Footnotes

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Missouri's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Josh Hawley (R)

Eric Schmitt (R)

Representatives

District 1

Wesley Bell (D)

District 2

Ann Wagner (R)

District 3

Bob Onder (R)

District 4

Mark Alford (R)

District 5

Emanuel Cleaver (D)

District 6

Sam Graves (R)

District 7

Eric Burlison (R)

District 8

Jason Smith (R)

Republican Party (8)

Democratic Party (2)