Former State Representative John Teupel made a run for the open District 31 State Senate seat many years after he had last served in office, with a preceding loss for the legislature in 2012. He faced former Judge and current State Representative Timothy Johns in the contest who had narrowly defeated him in that 2012 House race.
Teupel, who last election had allied himself with John Fitzgerald in the 2018 AG race, and briefly joined Fitzgerald in joining the Constitution party after the loss at convention, had a spotty history in running for office with the 2012 loss, and didn’t exhibit that he had picked up any pointers in the intervening years.
Teupel sent out a postcard or two, and had some signs, but little else. Tim Johns has the advantage of incumbency, and a long history of community volunteer activity. Tim Johns did signs, postcards, and importantly, had a strong chase mail effort during the time of coronavirus, which Teupel lacked.
With a 59-41% victory, it appears that those things meant a great deal to the voters of the district.
Teupel left to join the Constitution party with Fitzgerald!
WHAT!? and one of the Fitzgeralds did also, double WHAT!?
Which one John or Mary?!
Haven’t I told this story?
If memory serves, John Fitzgerald accompanied by Teupel went to (one of) the 2018 Constitution Party State Conventions, as Fitzgerald was briefly flirting with running as a C party candidate for AG after his loss at the GOP convention, but ultimately was talked off the ledge and passed on it.
You should be able to check it. those things are public record at the county auditor’s office.