Nola Wood
Nola Wood (Republican Party) ran for election to the Missouri House of Representatives to represent District 36. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Wood was also a 2015 Republican special election candidate for District 36 of the Missouri House of Representatives.[1][2] Previously, Wood was a 2014 Republican candidate for the same seat.[3]
Elections
2020
See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 36
Incumbent Mark Sharp defeated Nola Wood in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 36 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Sharp (D) | 68.0 | 11,320 |
| Nola Wood (R) | 32.0 | 5,326 | ||
| Total votes: 16,646 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 36
Incumbent Mark Sharp defeated Laura Loyacono in the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 36 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Sharp | 64.1 | 3,268 |
 | Laura Loyacono | 35.9 | 1,832 | |
| Total votes: 5,100 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 36
Nola Wood advanced from the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 36 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nola Wood | 100.0 | 1,376 | |
| Total votes: 1,376 | |||
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2015
A special election for the position of Missouri House of Representatives District 36 was called for November 3.[1] The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 15.[2]
The seat was vacant following Kevin McManus' (D) resignation after he was elected to the Kansas City Council.[4]
Daron McGee (D) defeated Nola Wood (R), Timothy Peterman (L) and Mary Ann Drape (I) in the special election.[2][5]
| Missouri House of Representatives, District 36, Special Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Daron McGee |
56.8% | 1,486 | |
| Republican | Nola Wood | 25.5% | 668 | |
| Independent | Mary Ann Drape | 17% | 445 | |
| Libertarian | Timothy Peterman | 0.6% | 16 | |
| Total Votes | 2,615 | |||
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 Kevin McManus was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Nola Wood was unopposed in the Republican primary. McManus defeated Wood in the general election.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kevin McManus Incumbent |
60% | 4,715 | |
| Republican | Nola Wood | 40% | 3,146 | |
| Total Votes | 7,861 | |||
2012
Wood ran in the 2012 election for Missouri House of Representatives, District 37. Wood ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary ad was defeated by Joe Runions (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Runions |
58% | 9,813 | |
| Republican | Nola Wood | 42% | 7,110 | |
| Total Votes | 16,923 | |||
2011
Wood lost to Shalonn Curls (D) in the Senate special election for District 9.[10]
2010
Wood was defeated in the November 2 general election by incumbent Jason Holsman (D).
| Missouri House of Representatives, District 45 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Jason Holsman (D)
|
6,595 | |||
| Nola Wood (R) | 4,348 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Nola Wood did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2011
Wood's 2011 special election emphasized several key policy positions and campaign themes:[11]
- "Reform taxes to grow good jobs"
- "Respect and protect each human life"
- "Value and support the traditional family"
- "Cut red tape to boost the economy"
- "Offer educational freedom, local control"
- "Pursue health care freedom and choices"
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Office of the Missouri Governor, "Gov. Nixon sets Nov. 3 as date for special elections to fill House seats for 29th District, 36th District and 89th District," accessed July 29, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Missouri Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Special Elections November 3, 2015," accessed August 24, 2015
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Elections: Offices Filed in Candidate Filing," accessed April 11, 2014
- ↑ ktrs.com, "Gov. Nixon sets special election to fill Missouri House vacancies," accessed July 28, 2015
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - Special - Legislative District 36 (ENR) - November 3, 2015," accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ 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, "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
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "February 22, 2011, Special Election," accessed September 16, 2015
- ↑ Official campaign website, "Issues," accessed September 15, 2015(Dead link)
