David Martin (Missouri)

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David Martin

Republican Party

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Last election

August 6, 2024

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Seventh Day Adventist

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Truck driver

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David Martin (Republican Party) ran for election to the Missouri State Senate to represent District 11. He lost in the Republican primary on August 6, 2024.

Martin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

David Martin's career experience includes working as a truck driver.

Elections

2024

See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Missouri State Senate District 11

Joe Nicola defeated Robert Sauls in the general election for Missouri State Senate District 11 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Nicola (R)	52.4	37,008
		Robert Sauls (D)	47.6	33,680

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,688
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Missouri State Senate District 11

Robert Sauls advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri State Senate District 11 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Sauls	100.0	9,777

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,777
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Missouri State Senate District 11

Joe Nicola defeated Aaron McMullen and David Martin in the Republican primary for Missouri State Senate District 11 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Nicola	48.5	6,211
		Aaron McMullen	39.4	5,043
		David Martin	12.0	1,540

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,794
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Martin in this election.

2022

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 29

Aaron Crossley defeated David Martin in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 29 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Aaron Crossley (D)	52.1	6,378
		David Martin (R)	47.9	5,864

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,242
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 29

Aaron Crossley advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 29 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Aaron Crossley	100.0	2,814

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,814
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sonia Nizami (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 29

David Martin defeated James Lowman and Gloria Stone in the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 29 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Martin	48.1	1,454
		James Lowman	30.9	935
	Submit photo	Gloria Stone	21.1	637

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,026
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2020

See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Missouri State Senate District 9

Barbara Anne Washington defeated David Martin in the general election for Missouri State Senate District 9 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Barbara Anne Washington (D)	82.4	51,463
		David Martin (R)	17.6	11,026

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,489
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Missouri State Senate District 9

Barbara Anne Washington defeated Ryan Myers in the Democratic primary for Missouri State Senate District 9 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Barbara Anne Washington	88.3	17,937
		Ryan Myers	11.7	2,383

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,320 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Missouri State Senate District 9

David Martin advanced from the Republican primary for Missouri State Senate District 9 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Martin	100.0	2,637

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,637 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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2018

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 23

Incumbent Barbara Anne Washington defeated David Martin and Jeff Francis in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 23 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Barbara Anne Washington (D)	88.3	6,634
		David Martin (R)	7.6	573
		Jeff Francis (Independent)	4.0	303

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,510
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 23

Incumbent Barbara Anne Washington advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 23 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Barbara Anne Washington	100.0	2,874

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,874
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 23

David Martin advanced from the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 23 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Martin	100.0	140

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 140
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2017

MO House District 23

See also: Missouri state legislative special elections, 2017

A special election for the position of Missouri House of Representatives District 23 was called for November 7, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 19, 2017.

The seat became vacant on May 31, 2017, after Randy Dunn (D) resigned to accept a job in Omaha, Nebraska.

Barbara Anne Washington (D) defeated David Martin (R) and Daniel Trott (Green) in the special election.

Missouri House of Representatives, District 23, Special Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Barbara Anne Washington	88%	1,796
	Republican	David Martin	9.1%	186
	Green	Daniel Trott	1.9%	39
	Other	Jeff Francis (write-in)	1%	21
Total Votes				2,042
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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David Martin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Martin'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.

I'm not a politician- I am a father, a truck driver, and a conservative, running to be a voice for our community and get things done in Jefferson City.

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?

• No more property tax hikes. I will defend the American Dream by fighting to put an end to the unfair property tax assessment increases that have been imposed on citizens of Jackson County.
• Education, I believe that parents - not politicians - should make decisions about their child's education. I will fight for more options and transparency, and less "woke" indoctrination in our schools.
• Reduce Crime - Our police officers and first responders work hard to keep our communities safe As your Senator I will support law enforcement by making sure they have the tools they need to stop crime, and fight back against woke Liberals who want to defund them.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Education Reform

Parental Rights

Protecting the Unborn

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Someone that will stand to Make America Great Again

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I grew up on a farm working hard everyday. That's something I will continue to do for my community.

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2022

David Martin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

David Martin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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David Martin campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Missouri State Senate District 11	Lost primary	$10,567	$9,606
2022	Missouri House of Representatives District 29	Lost general	$12,986	$17,388
2020	Missouri State Senate District 9	Lost general	$2,430	N/A**
2018	Missouri House of Representatives District 23	Lost general	$638	N/A**
Grand total			$26,621	$26,994
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Missouri State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Tony Luetkemeyer

Minority Leader:Doug Beck

Senators

District 1

Doug Beck (D)

District 2

Nick Schroer (R)

District 3

Mike Henderson (R)

District 4

Karla May (D)

District 5

Steve Roberts (D)

District 6

Mike Bernskoetter (R)

District 7

Patty Lewis (D)

District 8

Mike Cierpiot (R)

District 9

Barbara Washington (D)

District 10

Travis Fitzwater (R)

District 11

Joe Nicola (R)

District 12

Rusty Black (R)

District 13

Angela Mosley (D)

District 14

Brian Williams (D)

District 15

David Gregory (R)

District 16

Justin Brown (R)

District 17

Maggie Nurrenbern (D)

District 18

Cindy O'Laughlin (R)

District 19

Stephen Webber (D)

District 20

Curtis Trent (R)

District 21

Kurtis Gregory (R)

District 22

Mary Coleman (R)

District 23

Adam Schnelting (R)

District 24

Tracy McCreery (D)

District 25

Jason Bean (R)

District 26

Ben Brown (R)

District 27

Jamie Burger (R)

District 28

Sandy Crawford (R)

District 29

Mike Moon (R)

District 30

Lincoln Hough (R)

District 31

Rick Brattin (R)

District 32

Jill Carter (R)

District 33

Brad Hudson (R)

District 34

Tony Luetkemeyer (R)

Republican Party (24)

Democratic Party (10)