James Baker (Missouri)

James O. Baker

Republican Party

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Elections
* 2.1 2012
* 3 Recent news
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

James O. Baker was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Missouri. Baker was defeated by Ann Wagner in the Republican primary on August 7, 2012.[1]

Politico listed the 2nd District race as one of the top five primaries in the list 5 primaries to watch in 2012.[2]

## Biography[edit]

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Baker is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and small business owner. He is a member of Grace Church-St. Louis, where he teaches Bible classes.[3]

## Elections[edit]

### 2012[edit]

See also: Missouri's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012

Baker ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Missouri's 2nd District. Baker faced Ann Wagner, John Morris and Randy Jotte in the Republican primary. Baker was defeated by Ann Wagner in the Republican primary on August 7, 2012.[4]

Politico listed the 2nd District race as one of the top five primaries in the list 5 primaries to watch in 2012.[5]

U.S. House, Missouri District 2 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Ann Wagner | 65.8% | 53,583
Randy Jotte  | 22.9% | 18,644
John Morris  | 7.4% | 6,041
James O. Baker  | 3.9% | 3,185
Total Votes | 81,453

## Recent news[edit]

This section links to a Google news search for the term "James + Baker + Missouri + House"

James O. Baker News Feed

## See also[edit]

* Missouri's 2nd Congressional District
* Missouri's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012
* United States House of Representatives

## External links[edit]

* Twitter Account
* Missourian Voters Guide
* Moberly Monitor article featuring O. Baker (dead link)

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ AP Results, "U.S. House in Missouri Results" accessed August 7, 2012
2. ↑ Politico, "5 primaries to watch" accessed April 18, 2012
3. ↑ Missourian, "Voters Guide: James O. Baker" April 4, 2012
4. ↑ AP Results, "U.S. House in Missouri Results" accessed August 7, 2012
5. ↑ Politico, "5 primaries to watch" accessed April 18, 2012

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Missouri's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Roy Blunt (R)

Josh Hawley (R)

Representatives

District 1

Cori Bush (D)

District 2

Ann Wagner (R)

District 3

Blaine Luetkemeyer (R)

District 4

Vicky Hartzler (R)

District 5

Emanuel Cleaver (D)

District 6

Sam Graves (R)

District 7

Billy Long (R)

District 8

Jason Smith (R)

Republican Party (8)

Democratic Party (2)

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