Winnie Heartstrong

Winnie Heartstrong (Republican Party) (formerly Winnie Obike) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Missouri's 1st Congressional District. She lost in the Republican primary on August 4, 2020.

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Biography

Heartstrong earned a B.S. in political science in 2010 and a master's in communication in 2012, both from Northern Illinois University. She obtained a Ph.D. in political communication from the University of Maryland in 2019. Her professional experience includes working as an academic.^[1]

Elections

2020

Missouri's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)

Missouri's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 1

Cori Bush defeated Anthony Rogers, Alex Furman, and Martin Baker in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Cori Bush (D)	78.8	249,087
	Anthony Rogers (R)	19.0	59,940
	Alex Furman (L)	2.1	6,766
	Martin Baker (Independent) (Write-in)	0.1	378

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 316,171
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

Cori Bush defeated incumbent William Lacy Clay and Katherine Bruckner in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cori Bush	48.5	73,274
		William Lacy Clay	45.6	68,887
	Submit photo	Katherine Bruckner	5.9	8,850

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 151,011
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

Anthony Rogers defeated Winnie Heartstrong in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on August 4, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Anthony Rogers	61.5	6,979
	Winnie Heartstrong	38.5	4,367

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,346
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

Alex Furman advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alex Furman	100.0	337

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 337
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