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David Faust
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David Faust (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Missouri. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 7, 2018.
Biography
Faust earned his MBA from Avila University in 1990. His professional experience includes working for the U.S Post Office and for the IRS. He served in the U.S. military from 1971 to 1975 and from 1982 to 2012.[1]
Elections
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Josh Hawley (R) | 51.4 | 1,254,927 |
 | Claire McCaskill (D) | 45.6 | 1,112,935 | |
 | Craig O'Dear (Independent) | 1.4 | 34,398 | |
 | Japheth Campbell (L)  | 1.1 | 27,316 | |
 | Jo Crain (G) | 0.5 | 12,706 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 7 | ||
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Claire McCaskill | 82.6 | 500,162 |
 | Carla Wright | 6.8 | 40,971 | |
| John Hogan | 2.6 | 15,928 | ||
| David Faust | 2.6 | 15,902 | ||
 | Angelica Earl | 2.6 | 15,453 | |
 | Travis Gonzalez | 1.6 | 9,453 | |
 | Leonard Steinman II | 1.3 | 7,634 | |
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Hawley | 58.6 | 389,006 |
 | Tony Monetti | 9.8 | 64,718 | |
 | Austin Petersen | 8.3 | 54,810 | |
 | Kristi Nichols | 7.5 | 49,554 | |
 | Christina Smith | 5.3 | 34,948 | |
| Ken Patterson | 2.9 | 19,537 | ||
 | Peter Pfeifer | 2.5 | 16,557 | |
 | Courtland Sykes | 2.1 | 13,862 | |
 | Fred Ryman | 1.3 | 8,763 | |
| Brian Hagg | 1.0 | 6,913 | ||
| Bradley Krembs | 0.7 | 4,885 | ||
| 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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 | ||
| ✔ | | Jo Crain | 57.5 | 902 |
 | Jerome H. Bauer | 42.5 | 666 | |
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Japheth Campbell | 100.0 | 5,357 |
| Total votes: 5,357 | |||
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| U.S. Senate election in Missouri, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Poll sponsor | Josh Hawley (R) | Claire McCaskill (D) | Other/Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| Trafalgar Group (October 29-November 4, 2018) | N/A | 40% | 45% | 15% | +/-2.3 | 1,791 | |||||||||||||
| Emerson College (November 1-3, 2018) | N/A | 49% | 46% | 5% | +/-3.8 | 732 | |||||||||||||
| Remington Research Group (November 1-2, 2018) | Missouri Scout | 47% | 47% | 6% | +/-2.6 | 1,424 | |||||||||||||
| Marist University (October 30-November 1, 2018) | NBC News | 44% | 47% | 9% | +/-5.2 | 600 | |||||||||||||
| Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R) (October 27-30, 2018) | Fox News | 43% | 43% | 14% | +/-3.5 | 741 | |||||||||||||
| Cygnal (October 26-27, 2018) | N/A | 49% | 46% | 5% | +/-4.38 | 501 | |||||||||||||
| Remington Research Group (October 24-25, 2018) | Missouri Scout | 49% | 45% | 6% | +/-2.6 | 1,376 | |||||||||||||
| OnMessage Inc. (October 16-18, 2018) | Hawley campaign | 49% | 42% | 9% | +/-3.46 | 800 | |||||||||||||
| Remington Research Group (October 17-18, 2018) | Missouri Scout | 47% | 46% | 7% | +/-2.7 | 1,215 | |||||||||||||
| The Polling Company (October 11-13, 2018) | Citizens United | 50% | 47% | 3% | +/-4.0 | 600 | |||||||||||||
| 1st Tuesday Campaigns (October 5-6, 2018) | N/A | 44% | 42% | 14% | +/-3.02 | 1,052 | |||||||||||||
| Reuters/Ipsos/UVA Center for Politics (September 27- October 7, 2018) | N/A | 45% | 44% | 11% | +/-3.0 | 1,111 | |||||||||||||
| McLaughlin & Associates (September 29- October 2, 2018) | Missouri Rising Action | 52% | 44% | 4% | +/-4.0 | 600 | |||||||||||||
| Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R) (September 29- October 2, 2018) | Fox News | 43% | 43% | 13% | +/-3.5 | 805 | |||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 46.5% | 44.79% | 8.64% | +/-3.43 | 953.43 | ||||||||||||||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
David Faust participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 20, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and David Faust's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) National Debt |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | National Debt, the Environment, Education, Health Care Immigration. Because they all have huge impacts on the future of the next generationCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. David Faust answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
| “ | Harry Truman[4] | ” |
| “ | "Truman" or "Give em hell, Harry"[4] | ” |
| “ | Honesty, Integrity, plain Speaking, dependability, deep sense of service to others and the country.[4] | ” |
| “ | Frankness, Folksy sense of humor, Courage, stable family man[4] | ” |
| “ | Represent the interest of the common people Act as a role model for youth to follow[4] | ” |
| “ | Love of country and dedicated family man[4] | ” |
| “ | Launch of Alan Shepard 10[4] | ” |
| “ | Fast Food[4] | ” |
| “ | Poked the pin of the corsage to my dates breast.[4] | ” |
| “ | Thanksgiving Family Gathering and giving thanks to God for our Liberty[4] | ” |
| “ | Bible. It inspires and teaches me how I should serve God[4] | ” |
| “ | Superman[4] | ” |
| “ | Piano- love to play and practice[4] | ” |
| “ | "Great Balls of Fire- Jerry Lee Lewis"[4] | ” |
| “ | Raising Children[4] | ” |
| “ | As a check on The Executive and Judicial Branch[4] | ” |
| “ | Yes[4] | ” |
| “ | Obstructionist[4] | ” |
| “ | Integrity, experience, competence, maturity[4] | ” |
| “ | National Debt-Defense-Immigration-Educatiom[4] | ” |
| “ | Absolutley[4] | ” |
| “ | Armed Services, Judiciary[4] | ” |
| “ | Advisor[4] | ” |
| “ | Harry Truman[4] | ” |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on April 20, 2018.
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "David Faust's responses," April 20, 2018
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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