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Craig O'Dear

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Craig O'Dear
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Independent

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 6, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Law

Vanderbilt University School of Law

Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

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Craig O'Dear (independent) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Missouri. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Biography

O'Dear received his undergraduate degree in engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology and his law degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law. He is a partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP. O’Dear is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and is also involved with the Midwest Innocence Project.[1]

Elections

2018

See also: United States Senate election in Missouri, 2018

General election

Josh Hawley defeated incumbent Claire McCaskill, Craig O'Dear, Japheth Campbell, and Jo Crain in the general election for U.S. Senate Missouri on November 6, 2018.

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Missouri

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley (R)
 
51.4
 
1,254,927
Image of Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill (D)
 
45.6
 
1,112,935
Image of Craig O'Dear
Craig O'Dear (Independent)
 
1.4
 
34,398
Image of Japheth Campbell
Japheth Campbell (L) Candidate Connection
 
1.1
 
27,316
Image of Jo Crain
Jo Crain (G)
 
0.5
 
12,706
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
7

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,442,289
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Democratic primary election

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 7, 2018.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
 
82.6
 
500,162
Image of Carla Wright
Carla Wright
 
6.8
 
40,971
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John Hogan
 
2.6
 
15,928
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David Faust
 
2.6
 
15,902
Image of Angelica Earl
Angelica Earl
 
2.6
 
15,453
Image of Travis Gonzalez
Travis Gonzalez
 
1.6
 
9,453
Image of Leonard Steinman II
Leonard Steinman II
 
1.3
 
7,634

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 605,503
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Republican primary election

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 7, 2018.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
 
58.6
 
389,006
Image of Tony Monetti
Tony Monetti
 
9.8
 
64,718
Image of Austin Petersen
Austin Petersen
 
8.3
 
54,810
Image of Kristi Nichols
Kristi Nichols
 
7.5
 
49,554
Image of Christina Smith
Christina Smith
 
5.3
 
34,948
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Ken Patterson
 
2.9
 
19,537
Image of Peter Pfeifer
Peter Pfeifer
 
2.5
 
16,557
Image of Courtland Sykes
Courtland Sykes
 
2.1
 
13,862
Image of Fred Ryman
Fred Ryman
 
1.3
 
8,763
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Brian Hagg
 
1.0
 
6,913
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Bradley Krembs Candidate Connection
 
0.7
 
4,885

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 663,553
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Green Party primary election

Jo Crain defeated Jerome H. Bauer in the Green primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 7, 2018.

Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jo Crain
Jo Crain
 
57.5
 
902
Image of Jerome H. Bauer
Jerome H. Bauer
 
42.5
 
666

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,568
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Libertarian primary election

Japheth Campbell advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 7, 2018.

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Japheth Campbell
Japheth Campbell Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
5,357

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,357
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U.S. Senate election in Missouri, 2018
Poll Poll sponsor Josh Hawley (R) Claire McCaskill (D)Other/UndecidedMargin of errorSample size
Trafalgar Group
(October 29-November 4, 2018)		N/A 40%45%15%+/-2.31,791
Emerson College
(November 1-3, 2018)		N/A 49%46%5%+/-3.8732
Remington Research Group
(November 1-2, 2018)		Missouri Scout 47%47%6%+/-2.61,424
Marist University
(October 30-November 1, 2018)		NBC News 44%47%9%+/-5.2600
Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R)
(October 27-30, 2018)		Fox News 43%43%14%+/-3.5741
Cygnal
(October 26-27, 2018)		N/A 49%46%5%+/-4.38501
Remington Research Group
(October 24-25, 2018)		Missouri Scout 49%45%6%+/-2.61,376
OnMessage Inc.
(October 16-18, 2018)		Hawley campaign 49%42%9%+/-3.46800
Remington Research Group
(October 17-18, 2018)		Missouri Scout 47%46%7%+/-2.71,215
The Polling Company
(October 11-13, 2018)		Citizens United 50%47%3%+/-4.0600
1st Tuesday Campaigns
(October 5-6, 2018)		N/A 44%42%14%+/-3.021,052
Reuters/Ipsos/UVA Center for Politics
(September 27- October 7, 2018)		N/A 45%44%11%+/-3.01,111
McLaughlin & Associates
(September 29- October 2, 2018)		Missouri Rising Action 52%44%4%+/-4.0600
Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R)
(September 29- October 2, 2018)		Fox News 43%43%13%+/-3.5805
AVERAGES 46.5% 44.79% 8.64% +/-3.43 953.43
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.




Campaign themes

2018

Ballotpedia biographical submission form

The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:

“ What is your political philosophy?

Craig is running as an Independent for the U.S. Senate to bridge the political divide and break up the hyper-partisan warfare and gridlock in American politics. Craig’s ability to work with a diverse array of people on complex, emotionally charged issues—and move toward and achieve mutually acceptable solutions to problems—is a skill set we need in the Senate.[2]

”
—Craig O'Dear[3]

See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Email submission to Ballotpedia, September 24, 2018]
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on September 25, 2018


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