Jeff Porter (politician)

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|name= Jeff Porter

|state_house= Missouri

|state= Missouri

|district= 42nd

|term_start= January 2019

|term_end= January 2023

|preceded= Bart Korman

|succeeded= Jeff Myers

|party= Republican

|birth_date=

|birth_place=

|education= University of Missouri{{cite news |url=https://themissouritimes.com/49887/jeff-porter-announces-campaign-for-state-representative-of-montgomery-warren-and-st-charles-counties/ |title=Jeff Porter announces campaign for state representative of Montgomery, Warren, and St. Charles Counties |newspaper=The Missouri Times |date=April 9, 2018 |access-date=December 9, 2018 }}

|residence= Montgomery City, Missouri, U.S.

|spouse= {{marriage|Julie|1985}}

|children= 2

}}

Jeff Porter is an American businessman and politician from the state of Missouri. A Republican, Porter was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives from the 42nd District in 2018. Having succeeded Bart Korman, who was term limited, he represented Montgomery County and adjacent portions of Warren and Saint Charles counties. In 2022, Porter ran for state senate from District 10, though lost in the primary to Travis Fitzwater.{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/elections/results/2022-08-02/state/missouri/ |title=2022 Missouri Election Results |date=August 3, 2022 |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=March 5, 2024}} He was succeeded in the house by Jeff Myers.{{cite web |url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/2022GeneralElection.pdf#page=9 |title=Election Results |date=December 9, 2022 |website=Missouri Secretary of State |page=9 |access-date=March 5, 2024}} Porter was previously the mayor of Montgomery City for 15 years. He is also a local insurance and real estate agent.

Election results

{{Election box begin|title=2022 Republican primary – Missouri Senate – District 10{{cite web |url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/PrimaryElectionAugust2_2022.pdf#page=7 |title=Election Results |date=August 26, 2022 |website=Missouri Secretary of State |page=7 |access-date=March 5, 2024}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Travis Fitzwater

|votes = 7,625

|percentage = 31.5%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Mike Carter

|votes = 6,948

|percentage = 28.7%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Bryan Spencer

|votes = 5,493

|percentage = 22.7%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Jeff Porter

|votes = 3,343

|percentage = 13.8%

|change =

}}

{{Election box begin|title=2020 General election – Missouri House of Representatives – District 42 – Montgomery and parts of Warren and St. Charles Counties{{cite web |url=https://enr.sos.mo.gov/ |title=General Election, November 3, 2020 |publisher=Missouri Secretary of State |date=December 8, 2020 |access-date=February 2, 2021 }}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Jeff Porter

|votes = 17,316

|percentage = 100.00%

|change = 30.38

}}

{{Election box begin|title=2018 General election – Missouri House of Representatives – District 42 – Montgomery and parts of Warren and St. Charles Counties{{cite web |url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/?eid=750004333 |title=General Election, November 6, 2018 |publisher=Missouri Secretary of State |date=November 30, 2018 |access-date=February 2, 2021 }}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Jeff Porter

|votes = 10,765

|percentage = 69.62%

|change = 13.92

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Joseph Widner

|votes = 4,698

|percentage = 30.38%

|change = –13.92

}}

{{Election box begin|title=2018 Republican primary – Missouri House of Representatives – District 42 – Montgomery and parts of Warren and St. Charles Counties{{cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Jeff_Porter |title=Jeff Porter |access-date=December 10, 2018 |publisher=Ballotpedia }}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Jeff Porter

|votes = 4,188

|percentage = 55.7%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Jessica Catron

|votes = 3,336

|percentage = 44.3%