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St. Louis on the Air
12:19 pm
Mon October 29, 2012

A Conversation With Mo. Gubernatorial Candidate Dave Spence

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Dave Spence

Missourians have an opportunity to elect a new governor next Tuesday. 

Host Don Marsh talks with Dave Spence, the Republican candidate for Governor.  Spence is a businessman from St. Louis.  He faces Democratic incumbent Governor Jay Nixon and Libertarian candidate Jim Higgins.

Programming Notes:

At this time, Jay Nixon’s campaign has not made the Governor available for an interview.

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Spence rally in Mo. capital city
8:11 pm
Mon October 22, 2012

Spence Rallies Jeff City Supporters Without Walker

Updated 10/23/2012, 11:12 a.m., to include response from the Mo. Democratic Party.


The Republican challenger trying to unseat Democratic Governor Jay Nixon took his campaign to Missouri’s capital city Monday.


Dave Spence went forward with his campaign stop despite losing his big-name keynote speaker:  Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) was supposed to introduce Spence in Jefferson City and headline fundraisers in St. Louis and Kansas City, but canceled following a deadly shooting in the Milwaukee area.  Spence agreed with Walker’s decision and carried on without him.


“He absolutely did the right thing," Spence told the crowd of around 150.  "He put people before politics.”

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Politics
4:28 pm
Fri October 19, 2012

Spence Puts $500K More Into Mo. Governor's Bid

Credit Marshall Griffin/St. Louis Public Radio

Republican gubernatorial candidate Dave Spence has put an additional $500,000 into his campaign to unseat Democratic Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon.

The Missouri Ethics Commission website shows that Spence made the loan earlier this week. He has now given and loaned his campaign a total of $4.5 million.

The latest loan comes after finance reports released Monday showed Spence's campaign with less cash than Nixon's. The incumbent governor reported more than $4.9 million in his campaign account as of the start of October, compared with $1.5 million for Spence.

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St. Louis on the Air
3:18 pm
Thu October 18, 2012

A Conversation With Mo. Gubernatorial Candidate Jim Higgins

Credit (Provided By: Jim Higgins)
Missouri Gubernatorial candidate Jim Higgins
  • Interview with Jim Higgins

Host Don Marsh talks with Jim Higgins, a computer systems analyst from Creve Coeur.  Higgins is the Libertarian candidate for Missouri Governor.  He faces incumbent Democratic Governor Jay Nixon and Republican Dave Spence.

Programming Note: Republican Dave Spence will be a guest on “St. Louis on the Air” on Monday, October 29. Governor Jay Nixon has not yet confirmed a date.

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