Courtland Sykes

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Courtland Sykes (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Missouri. He lost in the Republican primary on August 7, 2018.

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Sykes' academic, professional, and political career:^[1]^[2]

January 2017 - Present: Managing Director of Talosorion
2002 - 2010: Served in the U.S. Navy
Education: Graduated from Harvard University Extension School with an ALB in government

Elections

2018

See also: United States Senate election in Missouri, 2018

General election

Josh Hawley defeated incumbent Claire McCaskill, Craig O'Dear, Japheth Campbell, and Jo Crain in the general election for U.S. Senate Missouri on November 6, 2018.

General election for U.S. Senate Missouri

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Josh Hawley (R)	51.4	1,254,927
	Claire McCaskill (D)	45.6	1,112,935
	Craig O'Dear (Independent)	1.4	34,398
	Japheth Campbell (L)	1.1	27,316
	Jo Crain (G)	0.5	12,706
	Other/Write-in votes	0.0	7

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,442,289
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Democratic primary election

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 7, 2018.

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Claire McCaskill	82.6	500,162
	Carla Wright	6.8	40,971
	John Hogan	2.6	15,928
	David Faust	2.6	15,902
	Angelica Earl	2.6	15,453
	Travis Gonzalez	1.6	9,453
	Leonard Steinman II	1.3	7,634

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 605,503
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Republican primary election

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 7, 2018.

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Josh Hawley	58.6	389,006
	Tony Monetti	9.8	64,718
	Austin Petersen	8.3	54,810
	Kristi Nichols	7.5	49,554
	Christina Smith	5.3	34,948
	Ken Patterson	2.9	19,537
	Peter Pfeifer	2.5	16,557
	Courtland Sykes	2.1	13,862
	Fred Ryman	1.3	8,763
	Brian Hagg	1.0	6,913
	Bradley Krembs	0.7	4,885

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 663,553
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Camille Lombardi-Olive (R)
Robert Marshner (R)

Green Party primary election

Jo Crain defeated Jerome H. Bauer in the Green primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 7, 2018.

Green primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jo Crain	57.5	902
	Jerome H. Bauer	42.5	666

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,568
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Libertarian primary election

Japheth Campbell advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 7, 2018.

Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Japheth Campbell	100.0	5,357

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,357
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U.S. Senate election in Missouri, 2018
Poll	Poll sponsor	Josh Hawley (R)	Claire McCaskill (D)	Other/Undecided	Margin of error	Sample size

Trafalgar Group (October 29-November 4, 2018)	N/A	40%	45%	15%	+/-2.3	1,791
Emerson College (November 1-3, 2018)	N/A	49%	46%	5%	+/-3.8	732
Remington Research Group (November 1-2, 2018)	Missouri Scout	47%	47%	6%	+/-2.6	1,424
Marist University (October 30-November 1, 2018)	NBC News	44%	47%	9%	+/-5.2	600
Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R) (October 27-30, 2018)	Fox News	43%	43%	14%	+/-3.5	741
Cygnal (October 26-27, 2018)	N/A	49%	46%	5%	+/-4.38	501
Remington Research Group (October 24-25, 2018)	Missouri Scout	49%	45%	6%	+/-2.6	1,376
OnMessage Inc. (October 16-18, 2018)	Hawley campaign	49%	42%	9%	+/-3.46	800
Remington Research Group (October 17-18, 2018)	Missouri Scout	47%	46%	7%	+/-2.7	1,215
The Polling Company (October 11-13, 2018)	Citizens United	50%	47%	3%	+/-4.0	600
1st Tuesday Campaigns (October 5-6, 2018)	N/A	44%	42%	14%	+/-3.02	1,052
Reuters/Ipsos/UVA Center for Politics (September 27- October 7, 2018)	N/A	45%	44%	11%	+/-3.0	1,111
McLaughlin & Associates (September 29- October 2, 2018)	Missouri Rising Action	52%	44%	4%	+/-4.0	600
Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R) (September 29- October 2, 2018)	Fox News	43%	43%	13%	+/-3.5	805
AVERAGES		46.5%	44.79%	8.64%	+/-3.43	953.43
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected].

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U.S. Senate election in Missouri, 2018
Poll	Poll sponsor	Josh Hawley (R)	Claire McCaskill (D)	Other/Undecided	Margin of error	Sample size

SRSS Research (September 25- 29, 2018)	CNN	44%	47%	9%	+/-4.3	756
Remington Research (September 26- 27, 2018)	Missouri Scout	48%	46%	6%	+/-2.5	1,555
YouGov (September 10- 14, 2018)	CBS News	45%	45%	10%	+/-3.3	1,104
Trafalgar Group September 11-13, 2018	N/A	47%	44%	8%	+/-2.4	1,724
Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R) September 8-11, 2018	Fox News	41%	44%	15%	+/-3.5	675
Marist University August 25-28, 2018	NBC News	40%	44%	16%	+/-4.8	568
WPA Intelligence August 12-14, 2018	Club for Growth	48%	41%	11%	+/-4.4	501
TJP Strategies August 8-9, 2018	Missouri Scout	47%	47%	6%	+/-2.3	1,785
Remington Research July 7-8, 2018	The Missouri Times	48%	46%	6%	+/-3.2	1,034
Gravis May 16, 2018	Petersen campaign	50%	43%	7%	+/-3.4	822
OnMessage Inc. April 16-18, 2018	Hawley campaign	46%	47%	7%	+/-4.0	600
Mason-Dixon Poll April 4-6, 2018	N/A	44%	45%	11%	+/-4.0	625
Public Policy Polling January 8-9, 2018	The Majority Institute	44%	45%	11%	+/-3.2	965
Remington Research January 3-4, 2018	Missouri Scout	49%	45%	6%	+/-2.9	1,112
AVERAGES		45.79%	44.93%	9.21%	+/-3.44	987.57
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected].

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Footnotes

↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form on October 11, 2017
↑ The Kansas City Star, "Pro-Trump candidate in Missouri pairs images of a riot with warnings on immigration," January 25, 2018

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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)

[bio18-1] Information submitted on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form on October 11, 2017

[2] The Kansas City Star, "Pro-Trump candidate in Missouri pairs images of a riot with warnings on immigration," January 25, 2018

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Courtland Sykes

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