Jonathan Lee Shell

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Jonathan Lee Shell

Libertarian Party

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Last election

November 6, 2018

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Jonathan Lee Shell (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Missouri's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Shell was a 2016 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Missouri.

Elections

2018

See also: Missouri's 8th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

Incumbent Jason Smith defeated Kathy Ellis and Jonathan Lee Shell in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 8 on November 6, 2018.

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 8

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jason Smith (R)	73.4	194,042
		Kathy Ellis (D)	25.0	66,151
		Jonathan Lee Shell (L)	1.6	4,206

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 264,399
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Democratic primary election

Kathy Ellis advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 8 on August 7, 2018.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 8

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kathy Ellis	100.0	33,799

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,799
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Republican primary election

Incumbent Jason Smith advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 8 on August 7, 2018.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 8

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jason Smith	100.0	91,809

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Libertarian primary election

Jonathan Lee Shell advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 8 on August 7, 2018.

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 8

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jonathan Lee Shell	100.0	361

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2016

See also: Missouri's 8th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Jason Smith (R) defeated Dave Cowell (D) and Jonathan Lee Shell (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Smith defeated Todd Mahn, Phillip Smith, and Hal Brown in the Republican primary on August 2, 2016. Smith won re-election in the November 8 election.

U.S. House, Missouri District 8 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jason Smith Incumbent	74.4%	229,792
	Democratic	Dave Cowell	22.7%	70,009
	Libertarian	Jonathan Lee Shell	2.9%	9,070
Total Votes				308,871
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

U.S. House, Missouri District 8 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jason Smith Incumbent	67.5%	65,450
Hal Brown	15.8%	15,342
Todd Mahn	11.9%	11,564
Phillip Smith	4.7%	4,602
Total Votes		96,958
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Missouri's 8th Congressional District election, 2016
• Missouri's 8th Congressional District
• Missouri's 8th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

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Footnotes

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Missouri's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Josh Hawley (R)

Eric Schmitt (R)

Representatives

District 1

Wesley Bell (D)

District 2

Ann Wagner (R)

District 3

Bob Onder (R)

District 4

Mark Alford (R)

District 5

Emanuel Cleaver (D)

District 6

Sam Graves (R)

District 7

Eric Burlison (R)

District 8

Jason Smith (R)

Republican Party (8)

Democratic Party (2)