Don Fitz
Don Fitz (Green Party) ran for election for Missouri State Auditor. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Fitz was a Green Party candidate for Governor of Missouri in 2016.[1] He was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
After earning his doctorate degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1974, Fitz taught psychology at a variety of colleges and universities and worked as a research psychologist at St. Louis State Hospital for 25 years. He has served on the editorial board of Green Social Thought, as editor of the Compost-Dispatch Newsletter, and produced Green Time on KNLC-TV.[2]
Education
- Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin (1974)
Elections
2018
See also:
General election
General election for Missouri State Auditor
Incumbent Nicole Galloway defeated Saundra McDowell, Sean O'Toole, Jacob Luetkemeyer, and Don Fitz in the general election for Missouri State Auditor on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nicole Galloway (D) | 50.4 | 1,209,881 |
 | Saundra McDowell (R) | 44.6 | 1,070,701 | |
 | Sean O'Toole (L) | 2.1 | 51,304 | |
 | Jacob Luetkemeyer (Constitution Party) | 2.1 | 50,951 | |
 | Don Fitz (G) | 0.7 | 17,106 | |
| Total votes: 2,399,943 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri State Auditor
Incumbent Nicole Galloway advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri State Auditor on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nicole Galloway | 100.0 | 515,398 |
| Total votes: 515,398 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Missouri State Auditor
Saundra McDowell defeated David Wasinger, Kevin M. Roach, and Paul Curtman in the Republican primary for Missouri State Auditor on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Saundra McDowell | 32.6 | 192,814 |
 | David Wasinger | 26.7 | 158,071 | |
 | Kevin M. Roach | 24.3 | 143,745 | |
 | Paul Curtman | 16.4 | 97,055 | |
| Total votes: 591,685 | |||
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Constitution primary election
Constitution primary for Missouri State Auditor
Jacob Luetkemeyer advanced from the Constitution primary for Missouri State Auditor on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacob Luetkemeyer | 100.0 | 1,088 |
| Total votes: 1,088 | |||
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Green primary election
Green primary for Missouri State Auditor
Don Fitz advanced from the Green primary for Missouri State Auditor on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Don Fitz | 100.0 | 1,485 |
| Total votes: 1,485 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Missouri State Auditor
Sean O'Toole advanced from the Libertarian primary for Missouri State Auditor on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sean O'Toole | 100.0 | 5,421 |
| Total votes: 5,421 | |||
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2016
- Main article: Missouri gubernatorial election, 2016
Fitz filed to run as a Green Party candidate in the 2016 election for Missouri governor. He competed in the November 8, 2016, general election with Democrat Chris Koster, Republican Eric Greitens, Libertarian Cisse Spragins, and independent Lester Turilli Jr.[1]
Eric Greitens defeated Chris Koster, Cisse Spragins, Lester Turilli, and Don Fitz in the Missouri governor election.
| Missouri Governor, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Eric Greitens |
51.29% | 1,424,730 | |
| Democratic | Chris Koster | 45.40% | 1,261,110 | |
| Libertarian | Cisse Spragins | 1.47% | 40,718 | |
| Independent | Lester Turilli Jr. | 1.07% | 29,774 | |
| Green | Don Fitz | 0.75% | 20,785 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.03% | 737 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,777,854 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2016
Fitz provided the following statement on the Missouri Green Party website:
| “ | Don supports organic food free of contamination by pesticides, herbicides and GMOs. The other side of good health is a single payer system and Medicaid expansion. Don opposes fossil fuels and nuclear power. We cannot live safely with concealed guns, especially in schools, or by allowing automatic firearms. Instead, we should advocate forgiving student loans and free university education.
Don understands that civilian oversight boards, police body cameras and ending mass incarceration are first steps in overcoming injustice in law enforcement. Confronting systemic racism also requires a massive jobs program. Unfortunately, the US is experiencing a frenzy of privatizing and eliminating jobs that are a mainstay of black employment. In addition to bringing back civil service jobs that have been outsourced, Don supports a shorter work week in order to reach full employment.[2][3] |
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See also
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- Missouri Auditor
- Missouri Auditor election, 2018
- Governor of Missouri
- Missouri state executive offices
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Missouri Secretary of State, "Candidates and Issues," accessed October 18, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Missouri Green Party, "Candidate for Governor," accessed October 18, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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