Missouri State Senate District 18 candidate surveys, 2022

Elections in Missouri, 2022

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This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Missouri State Senate District 18 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Missouri State Senate District 18

Incumbent Cindy O'Laughlin defeated Ayanna Shivers in the general election for Missouri State Senate District 18 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cindy O'Laughlin (R)	75.8	42,989
		Ayanna Shivers (D)	24.2	13,739

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,728
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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Ayanna Shivers (D)

I support public education and educators! I believe public education is the cornerstone of our democracy and we need to insure that a quality education is available to all.

Health care is a fundamental right and should be accessible and affordable, Rural health care and hospitals must become a priority of the state.

I believe in local control for our local governmental entities We the people, through our local government should be able to institute policies that directly impact our communities.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Ayanna Shivers (D)

I am very passionate about policies that help our rural communities thrive. This is why I focus on education, rural health care and hospitals, local governments and independent family farms. These issues also include policies regarding infrastructure, broadband and the ability of constituents to have jobs that pay livable wages.

See also

More about these elections:

• Missouri State Senate elections, 2022

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