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Daniel Elder (Missouri)
Daniel Elder (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Missouri House of Representatives to represent District 79. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Elder graduated from Hazelwood Central High School in 2001. He later studied aviation at the University of Central Missouri.
In 2000, Elder joined the United States Air Force, Missouri Air National Guard. At the time of his candidacy, Elder held the rank of Master Sergeant. He is assigned to the 239th Combat Communications Squadron at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.
His professional experience includes working as a Network Engineer. He also holds his F.A.A. private pilot's license.[1]
Elections
2018
See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 79
LaKeySha Bosley defeated Daniel Elder in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 79 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | LaKeySha Bosley (D) | 89.7 | 11,937 | |
 | Daniel Elder (L) | 10.3 | 1,372 | |
| Total votes: 13,309 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 79
LaKeySha Bosley defeated J.P. Johnson, Maxine Johnson, and Reign Harris in the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 79 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | LaKeySha Bosley | 50.2 | 3,385 | |
 | J.P. Johnson | 30.3 | 2,043 | |
| Maxine Johnson | 12.9 | 872 | ||
| Reign Harris | 6.5 | 440 | ||
| Total votes: 6,740 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 79
Daniel Elder advanced from the Libertarian primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 79 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel Elder | 100.0 | 12 |
| Total votes: 12 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Missouri House of Representatives 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 Michael Butler defeated Dan Elder in the Missouri House of Representatives District 79 general election.[2]
| Missouri House of Representatives, District 79 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Michael Butler Incumbent |
89.25% | 12,971 | |
| Libertarian | Dan Elder | 10.75% | 1,562 | |
| Total Votes | 14,533 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Michael Butler ran unopposed in the Missouri House of Representatives District 79 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Missouri House of Representatives, District 79 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Michael Butler Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2015
The city of St. Louis, Missouri, held elections for Board of Aldermen on April 7, 2015. A primary election took place on March 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 2, 2015.[5]
In the Democratic primary election for Ward 6, incumbent Christine Ingrassia ran unopposed. Daniel Elder ran unopposed in the Republican primary, while Johnathan McFarland ran unopposed in the Green Party primary. Ingrassia defeated Elder and McFarland in the general election on April 7.[6][7]
| St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 6 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Christine Ingrassia Incumbent |
77% | 879 | |
| Green | Johnathan McFarland | 16.1% | 184 | |
| Republican | Daniel Elder | 6.9% | 79 | |
| Total Votes | 1,142 | |||
| Source: St. Louis Board of Elections, "General Election Results," accessed May 18, 2015 | ||||
2014
Elder ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Missouri's 1st District. He won the nomination in the Republican primary on August 5, 2014.[8] He was defeated by incumbent William Lacy Clay (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William Lacy Clay Incumbent |
73% | 119,315 | |
| Republican | Daniel Elder | 21.6% | 35,273 | |
| Libertarian | Robb E. Cunningham | 5.4% | 8,906 | |
| Total Votes | 163,494 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Daniel Elder |
39.3% | 4,196 | ||
| Martin Baker | 34.2% | 3,659 | ||
| David Koehr | 26.5% | 2,833 | ||
| Total Votes | 10,688 | |||
| Source: State of Missouri Official Results |
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Campaign themes
2014
Elder submitted the following statement to Ballotpedia:[1]
| “ | I hope to expand and further protect the individual liberties inherent to our humanity. This can be accomplished in a number of ways, but by maintaining a policy of fiscal responsibility and social tolerance on all issues, it is very achievable.[9] | ” |
See also
- Missouri House of Representatives
- Missouri House of Representatives District 79
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Missouri State Legislature
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Missouri House of Representatives
- St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners - Official 2015 Primary Candidate List
- Daniel Elder official campaign website
- Profile by Vote-USA
- Social Media
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on June 4, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners, "Municipal Elections," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ KSDK, "Unofficial election results," accessed April 8, 2015
- ↑ St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners, "Primary Election Candidate List," accessed January 5, 2015
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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