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Missouri state legislative special elections, 2013
Two special elections were held for the Missouri State Legislature in 2013. These elections were called to fill vacancies in Missouri House of Representatives District 76 and 157.
How vacancies are filled
If there is a vacancy in the Missouri General Assembly, the governor of Missouri must call for a special election without delay. The election mandate is sent to the county or counties in the legislative district.[1]
See sources: Missouri Cons. Art. III, §14 and Missouri Rev. Stat. tit. III Ch. 21 §110
Special elections
April 2, 2013
☑ Missouri House of Representatives District 76 | |
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Chris Carter (D) resigned his seat in the Missouri House of Representatives after he was elected to succeed his uncle on the St. Louis board of aldermen. A special election to fill the vacancy was held on April 2, which Joshua Peters won.[2][3][4]
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☑ Missouri House of Representatives District 157 | |
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Don Ruzicka (R) resigned his seat in the Missouri House of Representatives after he was appointed to the Board of Probation and Parole by Gov. Jay Nixon. A special election to fill the vacancy was held on April 2, which Mike Moon won.[2][5][6]
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See also
- State legislative special elections, 2013
- Missouri State Senate elections, 2012
- Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2012
- Missouri State Senate elections, 2010
- Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2010
- Missouri State Legislature
Footnotes
- ↑ Missouri General Assembly, "Missouri Constitution," accessed February 4, 2021 (Article 3, Section 14)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 CBS St. Louis, "Nixon Sets Elections for Vacant Mo. House Seats," January 17, 2013
- ↑ sos.mo.gov, "Missouri Secretary of State," accessed April 1, 2013
- ↑ wgem.com, "GOPs, Dems hold own in Mo. House elections," April 3, 2013
- ↑ KTTS, "Candidates Named In Special House Election," February 6, 2013
- ↑ ozarksfirst.com, "Republican Mike Moon Wins Special Election in Lawrence County," April 2, 2013 (dead link)