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Herschel Young
Herschel L. Young (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Missouri's 5th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on August 2, 2022.
Herschel L. Young was a 2016 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to the U.S. Senate from Missouri Young was defeated by Jonathan Dine in the Libertarian primary.[1]
Young was a 2014 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Missouri. He was defeated by incumbent Vicky Hartzler (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Young ran for the same office in 2012 but was defeated by Thomas Holbrook in the Libertarian primary on August 7, 2012.[2]
Biography
Young is a small business owner in Harrisonville, Missouri.[3]
Elections
2022
See also: Missouri's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Missouri District 5
Incumbent Emanuel Cleaver defeated Jacob Turk and Robin Dominick in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Emanuel Cleaver (D) | 61.0 | 140,688 |
 | Jacob Turk (R)  | 36.4 | 84,008 | |
 | Robin Dominick (L) | 2.5 | 5,859 | |
| Total votes: 230,555 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5
Incumbent Emanuel Cleaver defeated Maite Salazar in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emanuel Cleaver | 85.6 | 60,399 |
| Maite Salazar | 14.4 | 10,147 | ||
| Total votes: 70,546 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5
Jacob Turk defeated Jerry Barham and Herschel L. Young in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacob Turk | 51.8 | 20,475 |
 | Jerry Barham | 33.5 | 13,246 | |
 | Herschel L. Young | 14.7 | 5,833 | |
| Total votes: 39,554 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5
Robin Dominick advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robin Dominick | 100.0 | 589 |
| Total votes: 589 | |||
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2016
Ballotpedia rated the race for Missouri's U.S. Senate seat as a battleground, in part, because of the Democratic Party's effort to turn a state that leaned Republican into Democratic territory. However, incumbent Roy Blunt (R) won re-election, defeating Jason Kander (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Blunt also defeated Jonathan Dine (L), Fred Ryman (Constitution Party), Johnathan McFarland (G), and write-in candidates Gina Bufe and Patrick Lee.
Kander's strategy was to run as a political outsider and try to paint Blunt as a Washington insider. According to The Kansas City Star, “Kander labels Blunt the 'consummate Washington insider' and insists Blunt has lost touch with voters who sent him to the Capitol. Kander further contends that Blunt is far too cozy with lobbyists and is in fact married to one while three of his children are lobbyists.” In response, Blunt tried to tie Kander to "Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama, both of whom are unpopular in the state.”[4]
Satellite groups also sought to influence the race by spending $44,961,510. In the last weeks of the race, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee planned to spend $3.5 million to support Kander's bid to unseat Blunt. Republicans also spent money on the race to protect Blunt's seat and their majority in the Senate. The Senate Leadership Fund invested $2.5 million in Missouri in September.[5][6][7]
In his concession speech, Kander encouraged his supporters, especially his young supporters, to stay involved in politics despite the results. He said, "They need to know that I'm not OK with them stepping away, that this country is a place you've got to stay invested in. This generation is not going anywhere."[8]
In his victory speech, Blunt said, "What a great moment for our state." Blunt, who distanced himself from Trump during the campaign, was optimistic about Republican control of the presidency and Congress. He said, "A Republican president and a Republican Senate and a Republican House can do things to change this country and focus again on opportunity."[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Roy Blunt Incumbent |
49.2% | 1,378,458 | |
| Democratic | Jason Kander | 46.4% | 1,300,200 | |
| Libertarian | Jonathan Dine | 2.4% | 67,738 | |
| Green | Johnathan McFarland | 1.1% | 30,743 | |
| Constitution | Fred Ryman | 0.9% | 25,407 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 95 | |
| Total Votes | 2,802,641 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jason Kander |
69.9% | 223,492 | ||
| Cori Bush | 13.3% | 42,453 | ||
| Chief Wana Dubie | 9.5% | 30,432 | ||
| Robert Mack | 7.3% | 23,509 | ||
| Total Votes | 319,886 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Roy Blunt |
72.6% | 481,444 | ||
| Kristi Nichols | 20.2% | 134,025 | ||
| Ryan Luethy | 4.4% | 29,328 | ||
| Bernie Mowinski | 2.8% | 18,789 | ||
| Total Votes | 663,586 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State |
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2014
Young ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Missouri's 4th District. Young won the Libertarian nomination in the primary on August 5, 2014, defeating Randy Langkraehr. He was defeated by incumbent Vicky Hartzler (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Vicky Hartzler Incumbent |
68.1% | 120,014 | |
| Democratic | Nate Irvin | 26.4% | 46,464 | |
| Libertarian | Herschel Young | 5.6% | 9,793 | |
| Write-in | Gregory A. Cowan | 0% | 15 | |
| Total Votes | 176,286 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Herschel Young |
53% | 567 | ||
| Randy Langkraehr | 47% | 503 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,070 | |||
| Source: State of Missouri Official Results |
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2012
Young ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Missouri's 4th District. He was defeated by Thomas Holbrook in the Libertarian primary on August 7, 2012.[2][9]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Thomas Holbrook |
58% | 232 |
| Herschel L. Young | 42% | 168 |
| Total Votes | 400 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Herschel L. Young did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedprimaryresults16 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 AP Results, "Missouri U.S. House Results," accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ Columbia Missourian, "Six candidates file to represent 4th District," April 5, 2012
- ↑ Kansas City Star, "Roy Blunt the insider vs. Jason Kander the outsider sums up U.S. Senate contest in Missouri," accessed September 27, 2016
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed November 12, 2016
- ↑ St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Missouri Senate race unique in complex national cross-currents of 2016," accessed September 30, 2016
- ↑ National Review, "Missouri’s Senate Race Wasn’t Supposed to Be This Close," accessed September 30, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Military Times, "Incumbent Blunt defeats Kander in Missouri Senate race," accessed November 12, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Nov 6, 2012 General Election," accessed March 26, 2014
