Steve Roberts (Missouri politician)

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Steve Roberts
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 5th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 6, 2021
Democratic Steve Roberts 1,900 39.57% N/A
Democratic John Collins-Muhammad1,28026.66%N/A
Democratic Jesse Todd96620.12%N/A
Democratic Brian Elsesser65613.66%N/A
Total votes4,802 100
Missouri's 77th State House of Representatives District, General Election, November 8, 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Steve Roberts 12,142 100% N/A
Total votes12,142 100

2018

Missouri's 77th State House of Representatives District, Democratic Primary Election, August 7, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Steve Roberts 3,212 53.01% +13.44
Democratic Kimberly-Ann Collins2,84746.99%N/A
Total votes6,059 100
Missouri's 77th State House of Representatives District, General Election, November 6, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Steve Roberts 10,834 100% 0
Total votes10,834 100

2020

Missouri's 5th State Senate District, Democratic Primary, August 4, 2020 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Steve Roberts 12,293 35.43% N/A
Democratic Megan Ellyia Green11,24132.40%N/A
Democratic Michelle Sherod7,81722.53%N/A
Democratic William C. (Bill) Haas2,0685.96%N/A
Democratic Jeremiah Church8932.57%N/A
Democratic McFarlane Duncan3871.11%N/A
Total votes34,699 100
Missouri's 5th State Senate District, General Election, November 3, 2020 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Steve Roberts 56,379 87.10%
Republican Michael Hebron8,34912.90%
Democratic hold
Total votes64,728 100

2022 U.S. Congress

Missouri 1st Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2022 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cori Bush (incumbent) 65,326 69.5
Democratic Steve Roberts 25,01526.6
Democratic Michael Daniels1,6831.8
Democratic Ron Harshaw1,0651.1
Democratic Earl Childress9291.0
Total votes94,018 100.0

Sexual assault allegations

The April 2015 arrest by St. Louis Metropolitan Police was on suspicion of second degree sodomy toward Saint Louis University student Amy Harms a week prior. [20] [21] In April 2017, the accuser's claim of infliction of emotional distress was also dismissed. [22] Roberts settled a civil case arising from the incident for $100,000. [23]

In 2016, incoming State Representative Cora Faith Walker accused Roberts of rape, which Roberts denied and, in response, filed a defamation lawsuit against Walker. [21] [22] In 2019, both Roberts and Walker dropped their respective legal actions, with their lawyers saying: "No money was paid in exchange for the dismissal of the parties' claims." [24] The settlement required confidentiality from both parties, a $100,000 fine for each violation, and a statement in Walker's name disputing any claim of assault, which Roberts said the recently deceased Walker violated. [25]

In 2022, allegations against Roberts resurfaced when it was found that content was removed from his Wikipedia page, from a Missouri State Capitol IP address. [26]

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