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Neal Boyd
Neal E. Boyd was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 149 of the Missouri House of Representatives.[1]
Biography
Boyd, an opera singer and Decca recording artist, was the winner of the 2008 season of the NBC television program America's Got Talent. At the time of his 2014 bid for the Missouri House of Representatives, he worked as Vice President of Voluntary Benefit Services, an insurance company. He died on June 10, 2018, at the age of 42.[2][3][4]
Campaign themes
2012
Boyd's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[5]
- Excerpt: "FIGHT for businesses by cutting job-killing regulations"
- Excerpt: "FIGHT to protect taxpayers by making government more transparent"
- Excerpt: "FIGHT for our children's future by empowering them with a quality education"
- Excerpt: "FIGHT for Southeast Missouri farmers - the backbone of our rural economy"
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. Bill Burlison defeated Diedra Freeman in the Democratic primary. Don Rone defeated Neal Boyd in the Republican primary. Burlison faced Rone in the general election.[6][7] Rone defeated Burlison in the general election.[8]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | ![]() |
57.9% | 3,802 | |
Democratic | Bill Burlison | 42.1% | 2,770 | |
Total Votes | 6,572 |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
---|---|---|
![]() |
54.6% | 2,043 |
Diedra Freeman | 45.4% | 1,701 |
Total Votes | 3,744 |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
---|---|---|
![]() |
75.6% | 1,063 |
Neal Boyd | 24.4% | 344 |
Total Votes | 1,407 |
2012
Boyd ran in the 2012 election for Missouri House of Representatives, District 149. Boyd ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and was defeated by District 161 incumbent Steve Hodges (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | ![]() |
66.4% | 8,707 | |
Republican | Neal Boyd | 33.6% | 4,403 | |
Total Votes | 13,110 |
Recent news
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See also
- Missouri House of Representatives
- Missouri House of Representatives District 149
- Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Missouri State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Neal Boyd on Twitter
- Neal Boyd on LinkedIn
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Profile from Vote-USA
Footnotes
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Elections: Offices Filed in Candidate Filing," accessed April 11, 2014
- ↑ Southeast Missourian, "Singer Neal E. Boyd to run for Missouri House seat," September 13, 2011
- ↑ Voluntary Benefit Services, "Meet Our Team," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ CNN, "'America's Got Talent' winner Neal E. Boyd dead," June 11, 2018
- ↑ "nealeboydformissouri," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "All Results - State of Missouri - Primary Election - August 5, 2014," accessed August 26, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List - Primary Election," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "All Results-State of Missouri-General-November 4, 2014: Unofficial Results," November 8, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Nov 6, 2012 General Election - All Results," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Aug 7, 2012 Primary - All Results," accessed February 13, 2014