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Edward Van Deventer Jr.
Edward Van Deventer Jr. (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Missouri's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on August 7, 2018.
Van Deventer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2018
General election
Incumbent William Lacy Clay defeated Robert Vroman and Robb Cunningham in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for U.S. House Missouri District 1
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | William Lacy Clay (D) | 80.1 | 219,781 |
 | Robert Vroman (R)  | 16.7 | 45,867 | |
 | Robb Cunningham (L) | 3.2 | 8,727 | |
| Total votes: 274,375 | |||
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Democratic primary
Incumbent William Lacy Clay defeated Cori Bush, Joshua Shipp, and Demarco Davidson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on August 7, 2018.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Lacy Clay | 56.7 | 81,812 |
 | Cori Bush | 36.9 | 53,250 | |
 | Joshua Shipp | 3.4 | 4,974 | |
 | Demarco Davidson | 2.9 | 4,243 | |
| Total votes: 144,279 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Susan Bolhafner (D)
Republican primary
Robert Vroman defeated Edward Van Deventer Jr. and Camille Lombardi-Olive in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on August 7, 2018.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Vroman | 34.5 | 5,101 |
 | Edward Van Deventer Jr. | 32.9 | 4,876 | |
 | Camille Lombardi-Olive | 32.6 | 4,829 | |
| Total votes: 14,806 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Robb Cunningham advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on August 7, 2018.
Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robb Cunningham | 100.0 | 478 |
| Total votes: 478 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Edward Van Deventer participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 11, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Edward Van Deventer's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1. Jobs 2. Immigration 3. Taxes[2][3] | ” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | 1. Balanced budget. 2. E Verify. 3. Voter ID. 4. Term Limits. 5. No legislation from the bench.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Edward Van Deventer answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy, Donald Trump and Calvin Coolidge. Donald Trump, successful entrepreneur, not beholden to special interest or lobbyist, not afraid to be bold.[3] | ” |
| “ | The Good Shepherd.[3] | ” |
| “ | Integrity and Truthfulness.[3] | ” |
| “ | Integrity, Truthfulness and Leadership.[3] | ” |
| “ | To maintain ones integrity. Fulfill ones campaign promises.[3] | ” |
| “ | To inspire future generations to serve for a short time in public service.[3] | ” |
| “ | Cuban missile crisis I was 21 years old in 1962.[3] | ” |
| “ | Working on a truck farm for 4 years.[3] | ” |
| “ | N/A[3] | ” |
| “ | Drag Racing.[3] | ” |
| “ | N/A[3] | ” |
| “ | N/A[3] | ” |
| “ | N/A[3] | ” |
| “ | N/A[3] | ” |
| “ | None[3] | ” |
| “ | Diverse viewpoints.[3] | ” |
| “ | No.[3] | ” |
| “ | Deficit[3] | ” |
| “ | Budget, Energy and Commerce, Ethics, Homeland Security, Science, Space, and Technology.[3] | ” |
| “ | N/A[3] | ” |
| “ | No, 4 years with a term limit of 2 terms / 8 years.[3] | ” |
| “ | Mandatory.[3] | ” |
| “ | Everyone need to have a voice.[3] | ” |
| “ | N/A[3] | ” |
| “ | Jim Jordan[3] | ” |
| “ | N/A[3] | ” |
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Missouri's 1st Congressional District election, 2018
- Missouri's 1st Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Edward Van Deventer's responses," May 11, 2018
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
