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Mike Bernskoetter

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Mike Bernskoetter
Republican Party
Missouri State Senate District 6
Tenure
2019 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
7
Prior offices:
Missouri House of Representatives District 59
Years in office: 2011 - 2019
Compensation
Base salary
$41,770/year
Per diem
$142.40/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Contact
Official website
Campaign website
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Mike Bernskoetter (Republican Party) is a member of the Missouri State Senate, representing District 6. He assumed office in 2019. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.

Bernskoetter (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Missouri State Senate to represent District 6. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Bernskoetter's professional experience includes working as the owner and manager of Arts Pest Control.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Bernskoetter was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Bernskoetter was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Bernskoetter was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Bernskoetter was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Missouri committee assignments, 2017
• Administration and Accounts, Chair
• Agriculture Policy
• Joint Committee on Legislative Research
• Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bernskoetter served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Bernskoetter served on the following committees:

Missouri committee assignments, 2013
• Agri-Business
• Ethics
• Small Business
• Utilities
• Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Bernskoetter served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2022

See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Missouri State Senate District 6

Incumbent Mike Bernskoetter won election in the general election for Missouri State Senate District 6 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Bernskoetter
Mike Bernskoetter (R)
 
100.0
 
56,424

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 56,424
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Missouri State Senate District 6

Incumbent Mike Bernskoetter defeated Scott Riedel in the Republican primary for Missouri State Senate District 6 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Bernskoetter
Mike Bernskoetter
 
55.5
 
17,441
Image of Scott Riedel
Scott Riedel
 
44.5
 
13,991

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 31,432
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2018

See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Missouri State Senate District 6

Mike Bernskoetter defeated Nicole Thompson and Steven Wilson in the general election for Missouri State Senate District 6 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Bernskoetter
Mike Bernskoetter (R)
 
73.3
 
53,004
Image of Nicole Thompson
Nicole Thompson (D)
 
24.6
 
17,808
Image of Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson (L)
 
2.1
 
1,525
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
19

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 72,356
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Missouri State Senate District 6

Nicole Thompson defeated Mollie Freebairn and Bryan Struebig in the Democratic primary for Missouri State Senate District 6 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Nicole Thompson
Nicole Thompson
 
54.1
 
4,775
Image of Mollie Freebairn
Mollie Freebairn
 
23.9
 
2,114
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Bryan Struebig
 
22.0
 
1,938

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,827
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Missouri State Senate District 6

Mike Bernskoetter advanced from the Republican primary for Missouri State Senate District 6 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Bernskoetter
Mike Bernskoetter
 
100.0
 
27,682

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 27,682
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Missouri State Senate District 6

Steven Wilson advanced from the Libertarian primary for Missouri State Senate District 6 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson
 
100.0
 
104

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 104
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2016

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Missouri House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 29, 2016.

Incumbent Mike Bernskoetter ran unopposed in the Missouri House of Representatives District 59 general election.[1]

Missouri House of Representatives, District 59 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mike Bernskoetter Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Missouri Secretary of State



Incumbent Mike Bernskoetter defeated Randy Dinwiddie in the Missouri House of Representatives District 59 Republican primary.[2][3]

Missouri House of Representatives, District 59 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mike Bernskoetter Incumbent 87.32% 6,643
     Republican Randy Dinwiddie 12.68% 965
Total Votes 7,608

2014

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Missouri House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 25, 2014. Incumbent Mike Bernskoetter was unopposed in the Republican primary. Michael Eberle was unopposed in the Constitution Party primary. Bernskoetter defeated Eberle in the general election.[4][5]

Missouri House of Representatives District 59, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Bernskoetter Incumbent 88.5% 8,824
     Constitution Michael Eberle 11.5% 1,146
Total Votes 9,970

2012

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2012

Bernskoetter won re-election in the 2012 election for Missouri House of Representatives, District 59. Bernskoetter ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Vonnieta E. Trickey (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]

Missouri House of Representatives, District 59, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Bernskoetter Incumbent 80.6% 13,406
     Democratic Vonnieta Trickey 19.4% 3,230
Total Votes 16,636

2010

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Bernskoetterwon election to the Missouri House of Representatives. Bernskoetter's opponent in the August 3 primary was Dan Klindt.

Missouri House of Representatives, District 113 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Mike Bernskoetter (R) 7,744
Cy Dashtaki (D) 4,369

Campaign finance summary

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Mike Bernskoetter campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Missouri State Senate District 6Won general$301,731 $351,828
2018Missouri State Senate District 6Won general$264,901 N/A**
2016Missouri House of Representatives, District 59Won $79,726 N/A**
2014Missouri House of Representatives, District 59Won $56,466 N/A**
2012Missouri House of Representatives, District 59Won $63,774 N/A**
2010Missouri House of Representatives, District 113Won $88,195 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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During his time in office, Bernskoetter and his wife, Jeanette, had four children.

Scorecards

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Campaign themes

2022

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed December 20, 2016
    2. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List," accessed April 28, 2016
    3. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - Primary 2016 - August 2, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
    4. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "All Results - State of Missouri - Primary Election - August 5, 2014," accessed August 26, 2014
    5. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List - Primary Election," accessed July 24, 2014
    6. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Nov 6, 2012 General Election - All Results," accessed February 13, 2014
    7. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Aug 7, 2012 Primary - All Results," accessed February 13, 2014

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