Bill White (Missouri politician)

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix =

| name = Bill White

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| state_senate = Missouri

| district = 32nd

| term_start = January 3, 2019

| term_end = January 3, 2023

| successor = Jill Carter

| state_house1 = Missouri

| district1 = 161st

| predecessor1 = Ron Richard

| successor1 = Lane Roberts

| term_start1 = January 5, 2011

| term_end1 = January 3, 2019

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|6|16}}

| birth_place = Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| residence = Joplin, Missouri

| party = Republican

}}

Bill White (born June 16, 1953) is an American politician. He served a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019, and a member of the Missouri Senate from 2019 to 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party.{{cite web|title=Bill White|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/124834/bill-white|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 27, 2015}} White ran for reelection in 2022 for a second term in the Senate, but lost the Republican primary to challenger Jill Carter.{{cite web|title=Jill Carter upsets incumbent White in Republican primary|first=Matthew|last=McFarland|publisher=The Missouri Times|date=August 2, 2022|url= https://themissouritimes.com/jill-carter-upsets-incumbent-white-in-republican-primary/|accessdate=January 3, 2023}}

Electoral history

=State representative=

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 3, 2010, district 129{{cite web|title=All Results; Official Election Returns|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/AllRacesAugust2010Primary.pdf|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State| accessdate=April 25, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = William (Bill) White

|votes = 3,163

|percentage = 71.11%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Shelly Dreyer

|votes = 1,285

|percentage = 28.89%

|change =

}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 2, 2010, District 129{{cite web|title=All Results; Official Election Returns|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/AllRacesGeneralNovember2010.pdf|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate= April 25, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = William (Bill) White

|votes = 6,341

|percentage = 70.69%

|change = -29.31

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Jim West

|votes = 2,629

|percentage = 29.31%

|change = +29.31

}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 6, 2012, District 161{{cite web|title=All Results; Official Results| url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750002497|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=April 25, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = William (Bill) White

|votes = 11,115

|percentage = 100.00%

|change = +29.31

}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 4, 2014, District 161{{cite web|title=All Results; Official Results| url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750003143|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=April 25, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = William (Bill) White

|votes = 4,593

|percentage = 73.84%

|change = -26.16

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Charles (Hugh) Shields

|votes = 1,627

|percentage = 26.16%

|change = +26.16

}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 8, 2016, District 161{{cite web|title=All Results; Official Results| url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750003949|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=April 25, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = William (Bill) White

|votes = 12,292

|percentage = 100.00%

|change = +26.16

}}

=State Senate=

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate Primary Election, August 7, 2018, District 32{{cite web|title=All Results; Official Results|accessdate= April 25, 2020|url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750004535|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = William (Bill) White

|votes = 17,478

|percentage = 64.16%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Rob O'Brian

|votes = 9,765

|percentage = 35.84%

|change =

}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate Election, November 6, 2018, District 32{{cite web|url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/?eid=750004333 |title=All Results; Official Results|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=April 25, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = William (Bill) White

|votes = 48,412

|percentage = 73.72%

|change = -26.28

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Carolyn McGowan

|votes = 15,140

|percentage = 23.06%

|change = +23.06

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party (United States)

|candidate = Colon Gillis

|votes = 2,117

|percentage = 3.22%

|change = +3.22

}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate Primary Election, August 2, 2022, District 32{{cite web|title=Election Results; Official Election Returns|date=August 26, 2022|url= https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/PrimaryElectionAugust2_2022.pdf|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=January 8, 2023}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Jill Carter

|votes = 13,440

|percentage = 52.24%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = William (Bill) White

|votes = 12,286

|percentage = 47.76%

}}