Vincent Jennings
Vincent Jennings (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Missouri's 7th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 7, 2018.
Jennings was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 157 of the Missouri House of Representatives.[1]
Jennings was an Independent candidate for election to the U.S. House representing the 7th Congressional District of Missouri. He dropped out of the race on November 20, 2013, and gave his endorsement to Jim Evans.[2]
Biography
Early life
Jennings is the son of an Air Force family.[3] In 1973, he graduated from Washburn Rural High School in Topeka, Kansas. Following graduation, he worked as a missionary until 1977. He then worked in the pizza business and attended the Longview campus of Metropolitan Community College in Missouri in 1981.
Career
In 1983, Jennings moved to Springfield, Missouri, where he served on the board of the Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation in 1986. He opened an antique shop in 1992 and began attending Missouri State University in 1993. In 1997, he graduated with a B.S. in economics and a minor in business. Jennings then ran in Missouri state and local elections. He also worked for the Springfield-News Leader for two years, eBay in 1999 and Amazon.com in 2001. Jennings wrote, directed and produced the movie Abbey of Thelema in St. Louis, Missouri. In this film, Jennings detailed his seven-year inovlvement with a religious cult and subsequent time as a cult exit counselor.[4][5]
Elections
2018
General election
Incumbent Billy Long defeated Jamie Schoolcraft and Benjamin Brixey in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 7 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for U.S. House Missouri District 7
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Billy Long (R) | 66.2 | 196,343 |
 | Jamie Schoolcraft (D) | 30.1 | 89,190 | |
| Benjamin Brixey (L) | 3.7 | 10,920 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 296,455 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Jamie Schoolcraft defeated Kenneth Hatfield, John Farmer de la Torre, and Vincent Jennings in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 7 on August 7, 2018.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 7
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jamie Schoolcraft | 40.6 | 12,499 |
| Kenneth Hatfield | 22.3 | 6,854 | ||
 | John Farmer de la Torre | 21.7 | 6,685 | |
 | Vincent Jennings | 15.4 | 4,738 | |
| Total votes: 30,776 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Natalie Faucett (D)
Republican primary election
Incumbent Billy Long defeated Jim Evans, Lance Norris, and Benjamin Holcomb in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 7 on August 7, 2018.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 7
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Billy Long | 65.1 | 68,438 |
 | Jim Evans | 17.5 | 18,383 | |
| Lance Norris | 10.4 | 10,884 | ||
 | Benjamin Holcomb | 7.1 | 7,416 | |
| Total votes: 105,121 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Benjamin Brixey advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 7 on August 7, 2018.
Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 7
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Benjamin Brixey | 100.0 | 697 | |
| Total votes: 697 | |||
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2014
Missouri House
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. Vince Jennings was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Mike Moon defeated Julie Ruzicka in the Republican primary. Moon faced Jennings in the general election.[6][7] Incumbent Moon defeated Jennings in the general election.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Mike Moon Incumbent |
76.1% | 6,407 | |
| Democratic | Vince Jennings | 23.9% | 2,011 | |
| Total Votes | 8,418 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Mike Moon Incumbent |
55.1% | 3,308 |
| Julie Ruzicka | 44.9% | 2,696 |
| Total Votes | 6,004 | |
U.S. House
Jennings dropped out of the race in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Missouri's 7th District. Jennings ran as an Independent.
2000
Jennings ran unsuccessfully for county assessor in 2000.[4]
1996
Jennings ran unsuccessfully in the 1996 election for the Missouri House of Representatives, representing District 142.[4]
Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Missouri's 7th Congressional District election, 2018
- Missouri's 7th Congressional District
- Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Missouri's 7th Congressional District elections, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Elections: Offices Filed in Candidate Filing," accessed April 11, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "Vincent Jennings for Congress," November 20, 2013
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on October 12, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Facebook, "Vince Jennings for Congress," accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ IMDb, "Abbey of Thelema," accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ 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
