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A special election for Missouri's 8th congressional district was held on June 4, 2013, following the resignation of Jo Ann Emerson on January 22, 2013, to head the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.[2] The Republican and Democratic parties selected their own nominees without a primary.[3]
The deadline to request an absentee ballot for the special election was May 29, 2013.[4] A televised candidate's forum took place on May 27, 2013, at Southeast Missouri State University-River Campus; all party candidates participated while the write-in candidate did not attend.[5] In the general election on June 4, 2013, Republican Jason Smith received 67.1% of the vote, beating Democrat Steve Hodges (27.4%), Constitutional Doug Enyart (3.6%), and Libertarian Bill Slantz (1.5%).[6][1]
- ^ a b c Kandar, Jason. "State of Missouri - Special Election, June 04, 2013". Official Government Publication. Missouri Secretary of State Office. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ^ Izadi, Elahe. "Emerson Retiring to Head Up NRECA". Nationaljournal.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
- ^ Sullivan, Sean (December 3, 2012). "Missouri Rep. Jo Ann Emerson to resign from House". The Fix. Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
- ^ "Deadline for absentee ballots in 8th District election is Wednesday". Southeast Missourian. May 26, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "Front Page Videos: 8th Congressional District forum Part 1 and Part 2". Southeast Missourian. May 27, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- ^ "2013 Missouri House 8th District Special Election". Politico. June 4, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2013.