Don Fitz

Don Fitz (Green Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Missouri's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

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After earning his doctorate degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1974, Fitz taught psychology at a variety of colleges and universities and worked as a research psychologist at St. Louis State Hospital for 25 years. He has served on the editorial board of Green Social Thought, as editor of the Compost-Dispatch Newsletter, and produced Green Time on KNLC-TV.^[1]

Education

Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin (1974)

Elections

2024

Missouri's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)

Missouri's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 1

Wesley Bell defeated Andrew Jones Jr., Rochelle Riggins, Don Fitz, and Blake Ashby in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Wesley Bell (D)	75.9	233,312
	Andrew Jones Jr. (R)	18.4	56,453
	Rochelle Riggins (L)	3.3	10,070
	Don Fitz (G)	1.7	5,151
	Blake Ashby (Better Party)	0.7	2,279

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 307,265
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

Wesley Bell defeated incumbent Cori Bush, Maria Chappelle-Nadal, and Ron Harshaw in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on August 6, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Wesley Bell	51.1	63,521
	Cori Bush	45.6	56,723
	Maria Chappelle-Nadal	2.6	3,279
	Ron Harshaw	0.6	735

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 124,258
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

Andrew Jones Jr. defeated Stan Hall, Michael J. Hebron Sr., Laura Mitchell-Riley, and Timothy Gartin in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on August 6, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Andrew Jones Jr.	26.9	4,209
	Stan Hall	25.6	4,008
	Michael J. Hebron Sr.	20.7	3,247
	Laura Mitchell-Riley	20.5	3,215
	Timothy Gartin	6.4	996

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,675
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

Rochelle Riggins advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rochelle Riggins	100.0	272

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 272
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Endorsements

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