Johnathan McFarland

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Johnathan McFarland

Green Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2016

Johnathan D. McFarland was a Green candidate for mayor of St. Louis in Missouri. McFarland was defeated in the general election on April 4, 2017.

McFarland unsuccessfully sought election to the city's board of aldermen Ward 6 seat in 2015. In 2016, McFarland lost a bid for the U.S. Senate.

Elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in St. Louis, Missouri (2017)

The city of St. Louis, Missouri, held elections for mayor, comptroller, board of aldermen, and the St. Louis Community College in 2017. Fourteen of the 29 seats on the board were up for general election. Additionally, the Ward 16 seat held by Donna Baringer (D) was up for special election, following her successful election to the state house of representatives in 2016. Partisan primary elections took place on March 7, 2017. The general election between the primary winners took place on April 4, 2017. The following candidates ran in the general election for mayor of St. Louis.

St. Louis Mayor, General Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Lyda Krewson	67.53%	39,471
	Republican	Andrew Jones Jr.	17.30%	10,112
	Independent	Larry Rice	10.48%	6,126
	Green	Johnathan McFarland	2.14%	1,251
	Libertarian	Robert E. Cunningham	0.88%	515
	Independent	Tyrone Austin	0.41%	241
		Write-in votes	1.26%	737
Total Votes				58,453
Source: St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners, "April 4, 2017 General Municipal Election -- April 4th, 2017 General Municipal Election Final Official Results Summary," April 12, 2017

St. Louis Mayor, Green Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Johnathan McFarland  (unopposed)	100.00%	46
Total Votes		46
Source: St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners, "March 7, 2017 Primary Municipal Election -- March 7th, 2017 Final Official Results," March 13, 2017

2016

See also: United States Senate election in Missouri, 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.”

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.

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."

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."

U.S. Senate, Missouri General Election, 2016

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

U.S. Senate, Missouri Democratic Primary, 2016

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

U.S. Senate, Missouri Republican Primary, 2016

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

2015

See also: St. Louis, Missouri municipal elections, 2015

The city of St. Louis, Missouri, held elections for Board of Aldermen on April 7, 2015. A primary election took place on March 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 2, 2015.

In the Democratic primary election for Ward 6, incumbent Christine Ingrassia ran unopposed. Daniel Elder ran unopposed in the Republican primary, while Johnathan McFarland ran unopposed in the Green Party primary. Ingrassia defeated Elder and McFarland in the general election on April 7.

St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 6 General Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Christine Ingrassia Incumbent	77%	879
	Green	Johnathan McFarland	16.1%	184
	Republican	Daniel Elder	6.9%	79
Total Votes				1,142
Source: St. Louis Board of Elections, "General Election Results," accessed May 18, 2015

See also

St. Louis, Missouri	Missouri	Municipal government	Other local coverage

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