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Samantha Deaton
Samantha Deaton (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Missouri House of Representatives to represent District 134. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.
Elections
2026
See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 134
Incumbent Alex Riley, Samantha Deaton, and Emily Florence are running in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 134 on November 3, 2026.
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 | Alex Riley (R) | |
 | Samantha Deaton (D) | |
| Emily Florence (D) | ||
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2022
See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 134
Incumbent Alex Riley defeated Samantha Deaton in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 134 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alex Riley (R) | 63.0 | 8,876 |
| Samantha Deaton (D) | 37.0 | 5,206 | |
| Total votes: 14,082 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 134
Samantha Deaton advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 134 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Samantha Deaton | 100.0 | 1,579 |
| Total votes: 1,579 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 134
Incumbent Alex Riley advanced from the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 134 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alex Riley | 100.0 | 4,465 |
| Total votes: 4,465 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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2022
Samantha Deaton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Deaton's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Taking care of our children with a quality education through public schools is one of the most important duties of the state. We are currently sending 25% of Missouri's kids to school 4 days per week in lieu of providing competitive teacher salaries. We rank 49th in the country on state education spending. The Republican supermajority continually modifies school funding models in order to decrease state spending on schools, forcing local governments and school boards to make up the difference through ever-increasing property taxes. All this, when we have a $4.5 billion surplus in the budget.
- The state government manipulates local control through legislation all the time but they also put enormous pressure on local communities and their governments through their inaction. When they refuse to fund important programs that benefit all communities, those communities are left to foot the bill on their own. This creates and contributes to the huge disparity in resources between cities and rural areas in our state. In Missouri, we have seen many decisions influenced by special interests, circumventing the will of local communities on local issues by preempting local ordinances with state law or by diluting local opposition to matters by including state-wide votes.
- Quality, accessible, and affordable healthcare is every Missourian’s right. But every year Missouri families must make increasingly difficult decisions for how they prioritize spending on prescription drugs and medical bills over the basic costs of living. I know firsthand how families can be set back over unexpected medical bills and it's time for the state to begin providing the safety net that Missourians have shown overwhelming support for. It is unacceptable that Missourians, both with and without insurance, intentionally avoid medical care because they can't afford it. As a voter I supported the Medicaid expansion and will work to see it continue to include more of the folks who need it.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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