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Jack Truman
Jack Truman (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Missouri's 4th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
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Jack Truman was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Missouri.[1] Truman was defeated by Gordon Christensen in the Democratic primary.[2]
Biography
Jack Truman was born in Pekin, Illinois. He earned a high school diploma from Lamar High School, a bachelor's degree from Missouri Southern State University in 1994, and a graduate degree from Minnesota State University in 2022.[3]
Elections
2022
See also: Missouri's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Missouri District 4
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Alford (R) | 71.3 | 181,890 |
 | Jack Truman (D)  | 26.3 | 67,069 | |
 | Randy Langkraehr (L) | 2.4 | 6,117 | |
 | Darrell Leon McClanahan III (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | |
| David Haave (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
 | Wyatt Parsons (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | |
| Total votes: 255,079 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4
Jack Truman advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jack Truman | 100.0 | 25,641 |
| Total votes: 25,641 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- JD Leathers (D)
- Anthony Osborne (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Alford | 35.2 | 36,981 |
 | Rick Brattin | 21.4 | 22,509 | |
 | Kalena Bruce | 15.9 | 16,677 | |
 | Taylor Burks | 10.1 | 10,624 | |
 | William Irwin | 9.2 | 9,648 | |
 | Jim Campbell | 4.4 | 4,642 | |
 | Kyle LaBrue | 3.8 | 4,026 | |
| Total votes: 105,107 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ryan Johnson (R)
- Sara Walsh (R)
Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4
Randy Langkraehr advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randy Langkraehr | 100.0 | 426 |
| Total votes: 426 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Vicky Hartzler (R) defeated Gordon Christensen (D) and Mark Bliss (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Hartzler defeated John Webb in the Republican primary, while Christensen defeated Jack Truman to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 2, 2016. Hartzler won re-election in the November 8 election.[4][2][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Vicky Hartzler Incumbent |
67.8% | 225,348 | |
| Democratic | Gordon Christensen | 27.8% | 92,510 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Bliss | 4.3% | 14,376 | |
| Total Votes | 332,234 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gordon Christensen |
62.7% | 17,160 | ||
| Jack Truman | 37.3% | 10,196 | ||
| Total Votes | 27,356 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Vicky Hartzler Incumbent |
72.5% | 73,853 | ||
| John Webb | 27.5% | 28,037 | ||
| Total Votes | 101,890 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State |
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Recent news
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jack Truman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Truman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- My first priority is protecting our children's health, safety and education. Children are our future. Period.
- I support a woman's right to choose. Period.
- I represent the ordinary person. The little man trying to make it in this world. It's going to take a political outsider, someone who has nothing to do with politics, to go to Washington and shake up this system.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "UNOFFICIAL Candidate Filing List," accessed March 30, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, "Missouri House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 7, 2022
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "UNOFFICIAL Candidate Filing List," accessed March 30, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Missouri House 04 Results," November 8, 2016
