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Jonathan Dine
Jonathan Dine (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Missouri. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Dine was a 2012 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Missouri. He lost in the general election.[1]
Biography
Jonathan Dine's career experience includes working as a personal fitness trainer with Results Training & Nutrition.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: United States Senate election in Missouri, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Missouri
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Missouri on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eric Schmitt (R) | 55.4 | 1,146,966 | |
| Trudy Busch Valentine (D) | 42.2 | 872,694 | ||
| Jonathan Dine (L) | 1.7 | 34,821 | ||
| Paul Venable (Constitution Party) | 0.7 | 14,608 | ||
| Nathan Mooney (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 14 | ||
| Steve Price (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 9 | ||
| Rik Combs (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 6 | ||
| Gina Bufe (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 5 | ||
| Theodis Brown Sr. (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 4 | ||
| David Kirk (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | ||
| Martin Lindstedt (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Total votes: 2,069,130 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nicholas Strauss (Independent)
- Ronald Deets (Independent)
- John Wood (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Missouri
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Trudy Busch Valentine | 43.2 | 158,957 | |
| Lucas Kunce | 38.3 | 141,203 | ||
| Spencer Toder | 4.7 | 17,465 | ||
| Carla Wright | 3.9 | 14,438 | ||
| Gena Ross | 2.4 | 8,749 | ||
| Jewel Kelly, Jr. | 1.8 | 6,464 | ||
| Lewis Rolen | 1.4 | 5,247 | ||
| Pat Kelly | 1.4 | 5,002 | ||
| Ronald William Harris | 1.1 | 4,074 | ||
| Joshua Shipp | 0.9 | 3,334 | ||
| Clarence Taylor | 0.9 | 3,322 | ||
| Total votes: 368,255 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Timothy Shepard (D)
- Scott Sifton (D)
- Ronald Deets (D)
- MD Rabbi Alam (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Missouri
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eric Schmitt | 45.6 | 299,282 | |
| Vicky Hartzler | 22.1 | 144,903 | ||
| Eric Greitens | 18.9 | 124,155 | ||
| Billy Long | 5.0 | 32,603 | ||
| Mark McCloskey | 3.0 | 19,540 | ||
| Dave Schatz | 1.1 | 7,509 | ||
| Patrick Lewis | 0.9 | 6,085 | ||
| Curtis D. Vaughn | 0.5 | 3,451 | ||
| Eric McElroy | 0.4 | 2,805 | ||
| Robert Allen | 0.3 | 2,111 | ||
| C.W. Gardner | 0.3 | 2,044 | ||
| Dave Sims | 0.3 | 1,949 | ||
| Bernie Mowinski | 0.2 | 1,602 | ||
| Deshon Porter | 0.2 | 1,574 | ||
| Darrell Leon McClanahan III | 0.2 | 1,139 | ||
| Rickey Joiner | 0.2 | 1,084 | ||
| Robert Olson | 0.2 | 1,081 | ||
| Dennis Lee Chilton | 0.1 | 755 | ||
| Russel Pealer Breyfogle Jr | 0.1 | 685 | ||
| Kevin Schepers | 0.1 | 681 | ||
| Hartford Tunnell | 0.1 | 637 | ||
| Total votes: 655,675 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Brinkmann (R)
- Dan McQueen (R)
- Ronald Deets (R)
- Rik Combs (R)
Constitution primary election
Constitution primary for U.S. Senate Missouri
Paul Venable advanced from the Constitution primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Paul Venable | 100.0 | 792 | |
| Total votes: 792 | ||||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Missouri
Jonathan Dine advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jonathan Dine | 100.0 | 2,973 | |
| Total votes: 2,973 | ||||
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2016
Ballotpedia rated the race for Missouri's U.S. Senate seat as a battleground, in part, because of the Democratic Party's effort to turn a state that leaned Republican into Democratic territory. However, incumbent Roy Blunt (R) won re-election, defeating Jason Kander (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Blunt also defeated Jonathan Dine (L), Fred Ryman (Constitution Party), Johnathan McFarland (G), and write-in candidates Gina Bufe and Patrick Lee.
Kander's strategy was to run as a political outsider and try to paint Blunt as a Washington insider. According to The Kansas City Star, “Kander labels Blunt the 'consummate Washington insider' and insists Blunt has lost touch with voters who sent him to the Capitol. Kander further contends that Blunt is far too cozy with lobbyists and is in fact married to one while three of his children are lobbyists.” In response, Blunt tried to tie Kander to "Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama, both of whom are unpopular in the state.”[3]
Satellite groups also sought to influence the race by spending $44,961,510. In the last weeks of the race, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee planned to spend $3.5 million to support Kander's bid to unseat Blunt. Republicans also spent money on the race to protect Blunt's seat and their majority in the Senate. The Senate Leadership Fund invested $2.5 million in Missouri in September.[4][5][6]
In his concession speech, Kander encouraged his supporters, especially his young supporters, to stay involved in politics despite the results. He said, "They need to know that I'm not OK with them stepping away, that this country is a place you've got to stay invested in. This generation is not going anywhere."[7]
In his victory speech, Blunt said, "What a great moment for our state." Blunt, who distanced himself from Trump during the campaign, was optimistic about Republican control of the presidency and Congress. He said, "A Republican president and a Republican Senate and a Republican House can do things to change this country and focus again on opportunity."[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 49.2% | 1,378,458 | ||
| Democratic | Jason Kander | 46.4% | 1,300,200 | |
| Libertarian | Jonathan Dine | 2.4% | 67,738 | |
| Green | Johnathan McFarland | 1.1% | 30,743 | |
| Constitution | Fred Ryman | 0.9% | 25,407 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 95 | |
| Total Votes | 2,802,641 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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69.9% | 223,492 | ||
| Cori Bush | 13.3% | 42,453 | ||
| Chief Wana Dubie | 9.5% | 30,432 | ||
| Robert Mack | 7.3% | 23,509 | ||
| Total Votes | 319,886 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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72.6% | 481,444 | ||
| Kristi Nichols | 20.2% | 134,025 | ||
| Ryan Luethy | 4.4% | 29,328 | ||
| Bernie Mowinski | 2.8% | 18,789 | ||
| Total Votes | 663,586 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jonathan Dine did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
The following issues were listed on Dine's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Jonathan Dine's campaign website, http://www.vote4dine.com/issues/ | ||
2012
Dine ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Missouri. Dine ran as the Libertarian candidate and lost in the general election on November 6, 2012.[1]
Since Todd Akin's controversial comments, Dine looked to Republican voters who were either undecided or unwilling to vote for Akin as a potential source of votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 54.8% | 1,494,125 | ||
| Republican | Todd Akin | 39.1% | 1,066,159 | |
| Libertarian | Jonathan Dine | 6.1% | 165,468 | |
| Write-in | Ted Kimzey | 0% | 15 | |
| Write-in | Bernard J. "Spark" Duraski, Jr. | 0% | 9 | |
| Write-in | William Dean | 0% | 6 | |
| Write-in | Bernie Mowinksi | 0% | 5 | |
| Write-in | Charlie L. Bailey | 0% | 4 | |
| Write-in | Arnie C. "AC" Dienoff | 0% | 2 | |
| Total Votes | 2,725,793 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Recent news
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CNN "Missouri Senate Race - 2012 Election Center"
- ↑ Facebook, "Jonathan Dine," accessed June 27, 2022
- ↑ Kansas City Star, "Roy Blunt the insider vs. Jason Kander the outsider sums up U.S. Senate contest in Missouri," accessed September 27, 2016
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed November 12, 2016
- ↑ St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Missouri Senate race unique in complex national cross-currents of 2016," accessed September 30, 2016
- ↑ National Review, "Missouri’s Senate Race Wasn’t Supposed to Be This Close," accessed September 30, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Military Times, "Incumbent Blunt defeats Kander in Missouri Senate race," accessed November 12, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The New Republic, " Meet Jonathan Dine, the Libertarian Who Could Swing the McCaskill-Akin Race," September 10, 2012