Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life

2012 Missouri Primary

 

Candidates for the Primary Election August 7, 2012

This is a list of major party women candidates who have filed for federal and statewide office and seats for the Missouri General Assembly. Information and results for this table are taken from the unofficial candidate filing list on the Missouri Secretary of State's website.

All candidates and parties are listed in ballot order. Bolded names indicate incumbents.

Last updated: 09/25/2012

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Federal and Statewide
Name Hometown Office Party Won/Lost
Claire McCaskill St. Louis US Senate D Won
Sarah Steelman Rolla US Senate R Lost
Susan Montee Jefferson City Lt. Governor D Won
Becky Lee Plattner St. Louis Lt. Governor D Lost
Judy Baker Columbia Lt. Governor D Lost
Sara Lampe St. Louis Lt. Governor D Lost
Jackie Townes McGee Hayti Lt. Governor D Lost
Candice Britton St. Louis US Rep District 1 D Lost
Robyn Hamlin St. Louis US Rep District 1 R Won
Ann Wagner Ballwin US Rep District 2 R Won
Teresa Hensley Raymore US Rep District 4 D Won
Vicky Hartzler Harrisonville US Rep District 4 R Won
Jo Ann Emerson Cape Girardeau US Rep District 8 R Won

Currently: 1/2 U.S. Senators = 50% D=1
2/9 U. S. Representatives = 22% R=2

1/6 Statewide offices = 17% D=1
2011 National average of women in statewide offices = 22.5%
State Senate
Name Hometown Office Party Won/Lost
Sue Schoemehl St. Louis MO Sen-1 D Lost
Robin Wright-Jones St. Louis MO Sen-5 D Lost
Jamilah Nasheed St. Louis MO Sen-5 D Won
Jeanette Mott Oxford St. Louis MO Sen-5 D Lost
Crystal Williams St. Louis MO Sen-7 D Lost
Shalonn "Kiki" Curls Kansas City MO Sen-9 D Won
Gina Walsh St. Louis MO Sen-13 D Won
Jacquelyn Thomas Florissant MO Sen-13 R Won
Sandra Reeves Liberty Mo Sen-17 D Won
Mary Wynne Still Columbia MO Sen-19 D Won
Ellen Brandom Sikeston MO Sen-27 R Lost
Gayle (Abigayle) Wridge Branson MO Sen-29 R Lost
Currently:6/34 State Senators: 17.6% D=4 / R=2
2011 National average of women in the State Senate: 21.3%
State Representative
Name Hometown Office Party Won/Lost
Rebecca McClanahan Kirksville MO Rep-3 D Won
Diana Scott La Plata MO Rep-6 D Won
Carol Suter Gladstone MO Rep-15 D Lost
Vicki Riley Independence MO Rep-21 R Won
Judy Morgan Kansas City MO Rep-24 D Won
Sarah Gillooly Kansas City MO Rep-24 D Lost
Sally Miller Kansas City MO Rep-25 R Won
Gail McCann Beatty Kansas City MO Rep-26 D Won
Bonnaye V. Mims Kansas City MO Rep-27 D Won
Sheila Solon Blue Springs MO Rep-31 R Won
Jeanie Lauer Blue Springs MO Rep-32 R Won
Donna Pfautsch Harrisonville MO Rep-33 R Won
Nola Wood Kansas City MO Rep-37 R Won
Beverly Steiniger Troy Mo Rep-41 R Won
Nancy Copenhaver Moberly MO Rep-47 D Lost
Stephanie Feummeler Glasgow MO Rep-48 R Withdrew
Pamela (Pam) Murray Holts Summit MO Rep-49 D Won
Jeanie Riddle Mokane MO Rep-49 R Won
Phyllis Sue Domann Sedalia MO Rep-52 D Won
Nancy Maxwell Holden MO Rep-54 D Won
Patty Johnson Raymore MO Rep-56 D Won
Wanda Brown Taylor MO Rep-57 R Won
Vonnieta Trickey Russellville MO Rep-59 D Won
Anne Zerr St. Charles MO Rep-65 R Won
Rekha Sharma Florissant MO Rep-68 R Won
Margo McNeil Florissant MO Rep-69 D Won
Susan Meredith St. Louis MO Rep-71 D Won
Tracy McCreery St. Louis MO Rep-71 D Lost
Eileen Grant McGeoghegan St. Ann MO Rep-72 D Lost
Mary Nichols Maryland Heights MO Rep-72 D Won
Sharon Pace St. Louis MO Rep-74 D Won
CM Spreng Florissant MO Rep-74 D Lost
Rochelle Walton Gray Florissant MO Rep-75 D Won
Ethel Mae Young St. Louis MO Rep-75 D Withdrew
Kimberly Gardner St. Louis MO Rep-77 D Won
Penny Hubbard St. Louis MO Rep-78 D Won
Ruth Ehresman St. Louis MO Rep-78 D Lost
Michele Kratky St. Louis MO Rep-82 D Won
Gina Mitten St. Louis MO Rep-83 D Won
Hope Whitehead St. Louis MO Rep-84 D Lost
Karla May St. Louis MO Rep-84 D Won
Susan Carlson St. Louis MO Rep-87 D Lost
Stacey Newman St. Louis MO Rep-87 D Won
Jill Schupp St. Louis MO Rep-88 D Won
Linda Rallo St. Louis MO Rep-89 R Withdrew
Deb Lavender St. Louis MO Rep-90 D Won
Jeanne Kirkton St. Louis MO Rep-91 D Won
Elizabeth Deal St. Louis MO Rep-91 R Won
Genise Montecillo St. Louis MO Rep-92 D Won
Vicki Lorenz Englund St. Louis MO Rep-94 D Won
Cloria Brown St. Louis MO Rep-94 R Won
Marsha Haefner St. Louis MO Rep-95 R Won
Sue Allen Chesterfield MO Rep-100 R Won
Kathie Conway St. Charles MO Rep-104 R Won
Debbie Bixler St. Charles MO Rep-105 D Won
Chrissy Sommer St. Charles MO Rep-106 R Won
Ann Schroeder Union MO Rep-109 D Won
Becky Ruth Festus MO Rep-114 R Won
Elaine Freeman Gannon De Soto MO Rep-115 R Won
Linda Black Bonne Terre MO Rep-117 D Won
Twlya Cordry Waynesville MO Rep-122 R Lost
Diane Franklin Camdenton MO Rep-123 R Won
Carolyn Loraine Four Seasons MO Rep-124 R Lost
Barbara York El Dorado MO Rep-126 R Lost
Sue Entlicher Bolivar MO Rep-128 R Won
Sandy Crawford Buffalo MO Rep-129 R Won
Sonya Anderson Springfield MO Rep-131 R Won
Melissa Leach Springfield MO Rep-132 R Won
Shelley (White) Keeney Marble Hill MO Rep-145 R Won
Donna Lichtenegger Jackson MO Rep-146 R Won
Kathy Swan Cape Girardeau MO Rep-147 R Won
Holly Rehder Sikeston MO Rep-148 R Won
Kathleen Hensley West Plains MO Rep-154 R Lost

Currently: 41/163 State Representatives: 25.1% D=22/ R=18/I=1
2011 National average of women in the House: 24.2%

Current total of women in the General Assembly, 47/197 = 23.8%
2011 National average of women in the General Assembly = 23.4%