LaDonna Appelbaum
{{short description|American politician}}
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| district = 71st
| term_start = 9 January 2019
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| preceded = Sue Meredith
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| party =Democratic
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|2|10}}
| birth_place = Harrison, Arkansas, U.S.
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LaDonna Lynn Appelbaum (born February 10, 1967) is a Democratic member of the Missouri General Assembly, representing the state's 71st House district which covers portions of St. Louis County, Missouri.
Career
Appelbaum won the election on 6 November 2018 from the platform of Democratic Party. She secured seventy-seven percent of the vote while her closest rival Libertarian LaDonna Higgins secured twenty-three percent.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-missouri-elections.html|title=Missouri Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times|newspaper=The New York Times|date=6 November 2018|access-date=12 November 2018}}
Electoral history
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 7, 2018, District 71{{cite web|title=Election Results; Official Election Returns|date= August 27, 2018|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/2018PrimaryElection.pdf|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=January 11, 2023}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = LaDonna Appelbaum
|votes = 5,030
|percentage = 85.23%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Boris Abadzhyan
|votes = 872
|percentage = 14.77%}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 5,902
|percentage = 100.00%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 6, 2018, District 71{{cite web|title=Election Results; Official Election Returns|date=November 30, 2018|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/2018GeneralElection.pdf|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=January 11, 2023}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = LaDonna Appelbaum
|votes = 10,752
|percentage = 77.11%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Libertarian Party (US)
|candidate = LaDonna Higgins
|votes = 3,191
|percentage = 22.89%}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 13,943
|percentage = 100.00%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 4, 2020, District 71{{cite web|title=Election Results; Official Election Returns|date= August 24, 2020|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/All_Results_2020_Primary_8_4_2020.pdf|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=January 11, 2023}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = LaDonna Appelbaum
|votes = 5,269
|percentage = 83.41%
|change = -1.82}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Boris Abadzhyan
|votes = 1,048
|percentage = 16.59%
|change = +1.82}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 6,317
|percentage = 100.00%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 3, 2020, District 71{{cite web|title=Election Results; Official Election Returns|publisher= Missouri Secretary of State|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/November3_2020GeneralElection.pdf|accessdate=January 11, 2023}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = LaDonna Appelbaum
|votes = 14,404
|percentage = 100.00%
|change = +22.99}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 14,404
|percentage = 100.00%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 8, 2022, District 71{{cite web|title=Election Results; Official Election Returns|date=December 9, 2022| url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/2022GeneralElection.pdf|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=January 11, 2023}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = LaDonna Appelbaum
|votes = 10,199
|percentage = 64.00%
|change = -36.00}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Karan Pujji
|votes = 5,736
|percentage = 36.00%
|change = +36.00}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 15,935
|percentage = 100.00%}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- {{CongLinks |votesmart=183247}}
- {{Ballotpedia|LaDonna_Appelbaum|LaDonna Appelbaum}}
- [https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?district=071&year=2023 State legislature bio]
{{Missouri House of Representatives}}
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives
Category:Women state legislators in Missouri
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:People from Harrison, Arkansas
Category:21st-century members of the Missouri General Assembly
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