Bernie Mowinski

Bernie Mowinski (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Missouri. He lost in the Republican primary on August 2, 2022.

Biography

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Mowinski lives in Sunrise Beach and is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.^[1]

Elections

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

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 368,255
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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

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 655,675
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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

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,973
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2020

General election

General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 124

Lisa Thomas won election in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 124 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Thomas (R)	100.0	17,736

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,736
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 124

Lisa Thomas defeated Benny Earl Thomas, Luke Hagedorn, Duell Lauderdale, and Bernie Mowinski in the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 124 on August 4, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Lisa Thomas	31.1	2,304
	Benny Earl Thomas	26.2	1,944
	Luke Hagedorn	20.4	1,515
	Duell Lauderdale	18.9	1,401
	Bernie Mowinski	3.4	252

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,416
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2016

See also: United States Senate election in Missouri, 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.”^[2]

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.^[3]^[4]^[5]

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."^[6]

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."^[6]

**U.S. Senate, Missouri General Election, 2016**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Roy Blunt Incumbent	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

**U.S. Senate, Missouri Democratic Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jason Kander	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

**U.S. Senate, Missouri Republican Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Roy Blunt	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

2014

See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Missouri State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, followed by a general election on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 25, 2014. Incumbent Dan Brown defeated Bernie Mowinski in the Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election.^[7]^[8]

2012

See also: Missouri's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012

Mowinski ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Missouri's 4th District. He was defeated by incumbent Vicky Hartzler in the Republican primary.^[9]

Republican Primary

The primary took place on August 7.^[10]

**Missouri's 4th Congressional District Republican Primary, 2012**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Vicky Hartzler	84%	71,615
Bernie Mowinski	16%	13,645
Total Votes		85,260

2010

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2010

Mowinski ran in the 2010 election for Missouri House of Representatives District 155. He was defeated by Diane Franklin in the August 3 Republican primary.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

Bernie Mowinski did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Bernie Mowinski did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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Footnotes

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Missouri's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Josh Hawley (R)

Eric Schmitt (R)

Representatives

District 1

Cori Bush (D)

District 2

Ann Wagner (R)

District 3

Blaine Luetkemeyer (R)

District 4

Mark Alford (R)

District 5

Emanuel Cleaver (D)

District 6

Sam Graves (R)

District 7

Eric Burlison (R)

District 8

Jason Smith (R)

Republican Party (8)

Democratic Party (2)

[1] Columbia Missourian “Six candidates file to represent 4th District” April 5, 2012

[invout-2] Kansas City Star, "Roy Blunt the insider vs. Jason Kander the outsider sums up U.S. Senate contest in Missouri," accessed September 27, 2016

[3] OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed November 12, 2016

[4] St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Missouri Senate race unique in complex national cross-currents of 2016," accessed September 30, 2016

[5] National Review, "Missouri’s Senate Race Wasn’t Supposed to Be This Close," accessed September 30, 2016

[mt-6] 6.0 ^6.1 The Military Times, "Incumbent Blunt defeats Kander in Missouri Senate race," accessed November 12, 2016

[7] Missouri Secretary of State, "All Results - State of Missouri - Primary Election - August 5, 2014," accessed August 26, 2014

[8] Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List - Primary Election," accessed July 24, 2014

[9] AP Results, "Missouri U.S. House Results" accessed August 7, 2012

[10] ttp://enr.sos.mo.gov/ENR/Views/TabularData.aspx

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Bernie Mowinski

Biography

Elections

2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Missouri

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Constitution primary election

Constitution primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

2020

General election

General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 124

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 124

2016

2014

2012

Republican Primary

2010

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

2020

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