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Hillary Shields
Hillary Shields (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Missouri State Senate to represent District 8. She lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Shields was previously a 2017 Democratic special election candidate for the same seat.
Elections
2018
See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Missouri State Senate District 8
Incumbent Mike Cierpiot defeated Hillary Shields in the general election for Missouri State Senate District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Cierpiot (R) | 54.7 | 41,150 |
 | Hillary Shields (D) | 45.3 | 34,127 | |
| Total votes: 75,277 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri State Senate District 8
Hillary Shields advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri State Senate District 8 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hillary Shields | 100.0 | 16,085 |
| Total votes: 16,085 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Missouri State Senate District 8
Incumbent Mike Cierpiot defeated Leonard Hughes IV in the Republican primary for Missouri State Senate District 8 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Cierpiot | 89.0 | 16,835 |
 | Leonard Hughes IV | 11.0 | 2,075 | |
| Total votes: 18,910 | |||
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2017
A special election for the position of Missouri State Senate District 8 was called for November 7, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 19, 2017.[1]
The seat became vacant on July 31, 2017, after Will Kraus (R) resigned. He was appointed by Gov. Eric Greitens (R) to the Missouri Tax Commission.[2]
State Rep. Mike Cierpiot (R) defeated Hillary Shields (D) and Jacob Turk (independent) in the special election.[3]
| Missouri State Senate, District 8, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mike Cierpiot |
50.3% | 12,852 | |
| Democratic | Hillary Shields | 42.6% | 10,872 | |
| Independent | Jacob Turk | 7.1% | 1,806 | |
| Total Votes | 25,530 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State | ||||
See also
- Missouri State Senate
- Missouri State Senate District 8
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Missouri State Senate elections, 2018
- Missouri state legislative special elections, 2017
- Missouri State Legislature
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Missouri State Senate
- Official campaign website
- Hillary Shields on Twitter
- Missouri Legislature
Footnotes
