JoAnn Lawson

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JoAnn Lawson

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Nonpartisan

Clay County Commission Eastern District At large

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

2

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

August 6, 2024

JoAnn Lawson is a member of the Clay County Commission in Missouri, representing Eastern District-At large. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on January 1, 2029.

Lawson won re-election to the Clay County Commission to represent Eastern District-At large in Missouri outright in the primary on August 6, 2024, after the primary and general election were canceled.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Clay County, Missouri (2024)

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. JoAnn Lawson (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lawson in this election.

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Clay County, Missouri (2022)

General election

Special general election for Clay County Commission Eastern District At large

JoAnn Lawson defeated Steve Wolcott in the special general election for Clay County Commission Eastern District At large on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	JoAnn Lawson (Nonpartisan)	56.5	42,817
	Submit photo	Steve Wolcott (Nonpartisan)	42.7	32,375
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	632

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,824
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for Clay County Commission Eastern District At large

JoAnn Lawson and Steve Wolcott defeated James Shrimpton, Scott Hayes, and Noel Shull in the special primary for Clay County Commission Eastern District At large on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	JoAnn Lawson (Nonpartisan)	31.5	11,228
✔	Submit photo	Steve Wolcott (Nonpartisan)	23.4	8,362
	Submit photo	James Shrimpton (Nonpartisan)	17.5	6,246
	Submit photo	Scott Hayes (Nonpartisan)	16.1	5,749
		Noel Shull (Nonpartisan)	11.5	4,096

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,681
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sandy Baldwin (Nonpartisan)

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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JoAnn Lawson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

JoAnn Lawson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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