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Robin Smith (Missouri)
Robin Smith was the 2016 Democratic candidate for Missouri Secretary of State.[1] She was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Smith began working as a news anchor with KMOV-TV, a CBS affiliate, in 1978 and continued in that position until her retirement in 2015. She also hosted a number of special philanthropic telethons, including the Sammy Davis Jr. Memorial Variety Club Telethon, which benefited disabled children, and the United Negro College Fund Telethon. Over the course of her career, Smith won several awards including four Emmy awards and the Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence in reporting.[2]
Smith lives in St. Louis with her husband, Bud Stallworth, a basketball broadcaster and former N.B.A. player.
Education
- B.A. in communication arts and psychology, Lindenwood Colleges
- E.M.I.B. (Executive Master's in Business), St. Louis University[2]
Elections
2016
- Main article: Missouri Secretary of State election, 2016
Smith ran for Missouri Secretary of State in the 2016 elections as a Democrat.[1] She won the Democratic nomination on August 2, 2016. She will compete in the general election with Jay Ashcroft (R), a private practice attorney and the son of former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, who also won his party's nomination, and Libertarian Chris Morrill, who ran unopposed. Heading into the primary election, Smith was the only Democrat in the race to report significant fundraising activity.
Jay Ashcroft defeated Robin Smith and Chris Morrill in the Missouri secretary of state election.
| Missouri Secretary of State, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jay Ashcroft |
57.62% | 1,591,086 | |
| Democratic | Robin Smith | 38.45% | 1,061,788 | |
| Libertarian | Chris Morrill | 3.93% | 108,568 | |
| Total Votes | 2,761,442 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State | ||||
Robin Smith defeated Bill Clinton Young and MD Rabbi Alam in the Missouri Democratic primary for secretary of state.
| Missouri Democratic primary for secretary of state, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Robin Smith |
77.28% | 241,736 |
| Bill Clinton Young | 16.06% | 50,228 |
| MD Rabbi Alam | 6.66% | 20,836 |
| Total Votes (3214 of 3214 precincts reporting) | 312,800 | |
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State | ||
Campaign finance
| Robin Smith Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| 10/1/2015-12/31/2015 | 1/15/2016 | $81,709.83 | $68,756.00 | $(62,395.15) | $68,070.68 | ||||
| 1/1/2016-3/31/2016 | 4/15/2016 | $68,070.68 | $59,372.53 | $(31,513.12) | $95,570.09 | ||||
| Second quarter | 4/1/2016-6/30/2016 | $95,570.09 | $162,871.72 | $(29,579.62) | $226,812.19 | ||||
| Pre-primary | 7/1/2016-7/21/2016 | $226,812.19 | $10,845.00 | $(18,905.51) | $218,751.68 | ||||
| 30 days after primary | 9/1/2016 | $218,751.68 | $136,344.62 | $(41,006.17) | $314,090.13 | ||||
| October quarterly report | 10/17/2016 | $314,090.13 | $63,628.06 | $(35,682.89) | $349,641.78 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $501,817.93 | $(219,082.46) | ||||||||
Democratic primary endorsements
| Key endorsements, Democratic primary candidates | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD Rabbi Alam | Robin Smith | Bill Clinton Young | |||||||
| Know of any endorsements for this candidate? Tell us! | Missouri AFL-CIO | Know of any endorsements for this candidate? Tell us! | |||||||
| Missouri Teamsters | |||||||||
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Campaign themes
2016
Smith's website pointed to her career and civic experience as qualifications for the office of secretary of state:[3]
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Missouri Secretary of State, "Unofficial candidate filing list," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 With Robin Smith, "Meet Robin," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ With Robin Smith in 2016, accessed July 6, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
