Carla Wright

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Carla Wright

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

April 4, 2023

Carla Wright (also known as Coffee) ran for election to the St. Louis Board of Aldermen to represent Ward 11 in Missouri. She lost in the general election on April 4, 2023.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in St. Louis, Missouri (2023)

General election

General election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 11

Incumbent Laura Keys defeated Carla Wright in the general election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 11 on April 4, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Laura Keys (Nonpartisan)	69.4	782
		Carla Wright (Nonpartisan)	29.8	335
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	9

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,126
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 11

Incumbent Laura Keys and Carla Wright advanced from the primary for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 11 on March 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Laura Keys (Nonpartisan)	64.5	568
✔		Carla Wright (Nonpartisan)	35.5	312

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 880
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2022

See also: United States Senate election in Missouri, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Missouri

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Missouri on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eric Schmitt (R)	55.4	1,146,966
		Trudy Busch Valentine (D)	42.2	872,694
		Jonathan Dine (L)	1.7	34,821
		Paul Venable (Constitution Party)	0.7	14,608
		Nathan Mooney (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	14
		Steve Price (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	9
		Rik Combs (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	6
		Gina Bufe (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	5
		Theodis Brown Sr. (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	4
		David Kirk (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	3
		Martin Lindstedt (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,069,130
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Nicholas Strauss (Independent)
• Ronald Deets (Independent)
• John Wood (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Trudy Busch Valentine	43.2	158,957
		Lucas Kunce	38.3	141,203
		Spencer Toder	4.7	17,465
		Carla Wright	3.9	14,438
		Gena Ross	2.4	8,749
		Jewel Kelly, Jr.	1.8	6,464
		Lewis Rolen	1.4	5,247
		Pat Kelly	1.4	5,002
		Ronald William Harris	1.1	4,074
		Joshua Shipp	0.9	3,334
		Clarence Taylor	0.9	3,322

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 368,255
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Timothy Shepard (D)
• Scott Sifton (D)
• Ronald Deets (D)
• MD Rabbi Alam (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eric Schmitt	45.6	299,282
		Vicky Hartzler	22.1	144,903
		Eric Greitens	18.9	124,155
		Billy Long	5.0	32,603
		Mark McCloskey	3.0	19,540
		Dave Schatz	1.1	7,509
		Patrick Lewis	0.9	6,085
		Curtis D. Vaughn	0.5	3,451
		Eric McElroy	0.4	2,805
		Robert Allen	0.3	2,111
		C.W. Gardner	0.3	2,044
		Dave Sims	0.3	1,949
		Bernie Mowinski	0.2	1,602
		Deshon Porter	0.2	1,574
		Darrell Leon McClanahan III	0.2	1,139
		Rickey Joiner	0.2	1,084
		Robert Olson	0.2	1,081
		Dennis Lee Chilton	0.1	755
		Russel Pealer Breyfogle Jr	0.1	685
		Kevin Schepers	0.1	681
		Hartford Tunnell	0.1	637

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 655,675
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Brinkmann (R)
• Dan McQueen (R)
• Ronald Deets (R)
• Rik Combs (R)

Constitution primary election

Constitution primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

Paul Venable advanced from the Constitution primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Venable	100.0	792

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 792
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

Jonathan Dine advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jonathan Dine	100.0	2,973

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,973
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2018

See also: United States Senate election in Missouri, 2018

General election

Josh Hawley defeated incumbent Claire McCaskill, Craig O'Dear, Japheth Campbell, and Jo Crain in the general election for U.S. Senate Missouri on November 6, 2018.

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Missouri

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Josh Hawley (R)	51.4	1,254,927
		Claire McCaskill (D)	45.6	1,112,935
		Craig O'Dear (Independent)	1.4	34,398
		Japheth Campbell (L)	1.1	27,316
		Jo Crain (G)	0.5	12,706
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	7

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,442,289
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Democratic primary election

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 7, 2018.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Claire McCaskill	82.6	500,162
		Carla Wright	6.8	40,971
		John Hogan	2.6	15,928
		David Faust	2.6	15,902
		Angelica Earl	2.6	15,453
		Travis Gonzalez	1.6	9,453
		Leonard Steinman II	1.3	7,634

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 605,503
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Republican primary election

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 7, 2018.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Josh Hawley	58.6	389,006
		Tony Monetti	9.8	64,718
		Austin Petersen	8.3	54,810
		Kristi Nichols	7.5	49,554
		Christina Smith	5.3	34,948
		Ken Patterson	2.9	19,537
		Peter Pfeifer	2.5	16,557
		Courtland Sykes	2.1	13,862
		Fred Ryman	1.3	8,763
		Brian Hagg	1.0	6,913
		Bradley Krembs	0.7	4,885

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 663,553
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Camille Lombardi-Olive (R)
• Robert Marshner (R)

Green Party primary election

Jo Crain defeated Jerome H. Bauer in the Green primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 7, 2018.

Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jo Crain	57.5	902
		Jerome H. Bauer	42.5	666

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,568
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Libertarian primary election

Japheth Campbell advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 7, 2018.

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Japheth Campbell	100.0	5,357

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,357
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U.S. Senate election in Missouri, 2018
Poll	Poll sponsor	Josh Hawley (R)	Claire McCaskill (D)	Other/Undecided	Margin of error	Sample size
Trafalgar Group (October 29-November 4, 2018)	K.A.	40%	45%	15%	+/-2.3	1,791
Emerson College (November 1-3, 2018)	K.A.	49%	46%	5%	+/-3.8	732
Remington Research Group (November 1-2, 2018)	Missouri Scout	47%	47%	6%	+/-2.6	1,424
Marist University (October 30-November 1, 2018)	NBC News	44%	47%	9%	+/-5.2	600
Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R) (October 27-30, 2018)	Fox News	43%	43%	14%	+/-3.5	741
Cygnal (October 26-27, 2018)	K.A.	49%	46%	5%	+/-4.38	501
Remington Research Group (October 24-25, 2018)	Missouri Scout	49%	45%	6%	+/-2.6	1,376
OnMessage Inc. (October 16-18, 2018)	Hawley campaign	49%	42%	9%	+/-3.46	800
Remington Research Group (October 17-18, 2018)	Missouri Scout	47%	46%	7%	+/-2.7	1,215
The Polling Company (October 11-13, 2018)	Citizens United	50%	47%	3%	+/-4.0	600
1st Tuesday Campaigns (October 5-6, 2018)	K.A.	44%	42%	14%	+/-3.02	1,052
Reuters/Ipsos/UVA Center for Politics (September 27- October 7, 2018)	K.A.	45%	44%	11%	+/-3.0	1,111
McLaughlin & Associates (September 29- October 2, 2018)	Missouri Rising Action	52%	44%	4%	+/-4.0	600
Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R) (September 29- October 2, 2018)	Fox News	43%	43%	13%	+/-3.5	805
AVERAGES		46.5%	44.79%	8.64%	+/-3.43	953.43
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected].

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U.S. Senate election in Missouri, 2018 Poll Poll sponsor Josh Hawley (R) Claire McCaskill (D) Other/Undecided Margin of error Sample size SRSS Research (September 25- 29, 2018) CNN 44% 47% 9% +/-4.3 756 Remington Research (September 26- 27, 2018) Missouri Scout 48% 46% 6% +/-2.5 1,555 YouGov (September 10- 14, 2018) CBS News 45% 45% 10% +/-3.3 1,104 Trafalgar Group September 11-13, 2018 K.A. 47% 44% 8% +/-2.4 1,724 Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R) September 8-11, 2018 Fox News 41% 44% 15% +/-3.5 675 Marist University August 25-28, 2018 NBC News 40% 44% 16% +/-4.8 568 WPA Intelligence August 12-14, 2018 Club for Growth 48% 41% 11% +/-4.4 501 TJP Strategies August 8-9, 2018 Missouri Scout 47% 47% 6% +/-2.3 1,785 Remington Research July 7-8, 2018 The Missouri Times 48% 46% 6% +/-3.2 1,034 Gravis May 16, 2018 Petersen campaign 50% 43% 7% +/-3.4 822 OnMessage Inc. April 16-18, 2018 Hawley campaign 46% 47% 7% +/-4.0 600 Mason-Dixon Poll April 4-6, 2018 K.A. 44% 45% 11% +/-4.0 625 Public Policy Polling January 8-9, 2018 The Majority Institute 44% 45% 11% +/-3.2 965 Remington Research January 3-4, 2018 Missouri Scout 49% 45% 6% +/-2.9 1,112 AVERAGES 45.79% 44.93% 9.21% +/-3.44 987.57 Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected].

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Carla Wright completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wright's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am  Carla (Coffee) Wright and I am running for the open

U. S. Senate seat in Missouri’s August 2, 2022 democratic primary election. Our campaign is fighting for economic empowerment, social justice, equality, education equity and access to adequate healthcare.

I am not a politician but I have been fighting for decades and I have been a voice for all Missourians. I was born and raised  in Missouri and  I was educated in public schools.

I am committed to keeping people safe in a raging pandemic as the owner of a COVID testing business that has trained and certified more than 25 independent contractors.

I am a state certified childcare facility director.

She knows what it is like to work hard on a job to make ends meet. As a union member for 34 years (SAG/AFTRA) she appreciates the contributions organized labor made to improve the quality of life for all people and will do all she can to protect those hard won gains when she is elected. Her fight for universal healthcare is personal.

 The daughter of a disabled Vietnam veteran, she pledges to always honor and remember veterans service to the nation. Coffee also nursed her mother and grandmother for more than seven years. Both recently passed from Alzheimer’s disease.
Coffee strongly believes that power belongs to the people and not just the rich. Missouri is ready to move forward and not to be bought and sold by the highest bidder.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Let's provide universal free healthcare for all.
• Creating sensible laws for gun ownership including waiting periods and raising the minimum age for purchasing and ownership.
• We must codify Roe vs. Wade and protect women's reproductive rights.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am passionate about protecting and expanding voting rights for all, including passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act; establishing real police accountability by passing the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act; and eliminating student loan and medical debt.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I look up to and would like to follow the example of my mother because she put other people's needs before her wants and desires.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Empathy, perseverance, dedication, loyalty, commitment.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Having the ability to vote on and create laws that are fair and advantageous to all people.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Our greatest challenges are eliminating racism, class and status so that we don't repeat our past.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Term limits should be required, thus opening the door for new and innovative people and ideas.

What do you think of the filibuster?

In all fairness it needs to be eliminated in order to pass effective legislation.

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