Missouri Politics Archives

Hartzler concedes, pledges to still fight in Washington D.C.

August 2, 2022 11:38 AM Chris Bryant

U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler made one final tour around the state Monday in her campaign for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Were you surprised by Tuesday’s election results?

August 3, 2022 2:22 AM ABC 17 News Team

Eric Schmitt took the closely watched Republican primary for U.S. Senate and will take on Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine in November. In the Fourth Congressional District, Mark Alford won the Republican primary.

Missouri AG Schmitt beats Greitens in Senate race, to face Valentine

August 2, 2022 9:28 PM Associated Press

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt defeated scandal-scarred former Gov. Eric Greitens and 19 others Tuesday in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate.

Greitens: ‘It doesn’t always work on our timeline’

August 2, 2022 1:08 PM Hannah Falcon

Former governor Eric Greitens did not admit defeat but instead praised his supporters after Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt beat him in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate.

Cole County native falls short in Democratic U.S. Senate race

August 2, 2022 12:29 PM Kennedy Miller

Lucas Kunce was riding high on his latest endorsement heading into the Democratic primary election for U.S. Senate on Tuesday.

Former TV reporter Mark Alford wins Republican primary in the Fourth Congressional District

August 2, 2022 1:28 PM Chanel Porter

Voters in the primary election voted Mark Alford as the Republican candidate to potentially fill the seat of U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler in Missouri’s Fourth Congressional District.

Trudy Busch Valentine wins Democratic U.S. Senate primary

August 2, 2022 1:46 PM Leila Mitchell

Trudy Busch Valentine easily won the Democratic U.S. Senate primary on Tuesday over former U.S. Marine Lucas Kunce.

ELECTION UPDATES: Trudy Busch Valentine projected to win Democratic U.S. Senate primary

August 2, 2022 2:14 PM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates related to the Aug. 2 primary election.

Complete election results in state, local races

August 2, 2022 6:36 PM ABC 17 News Team

Real-time results in races on the ballot in Mid-Missouri.

Schmitt touts his lead in some polls ahead of Republican Senate primary

August 2, 2022 3:54 PM Marina Diaz

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt continued to tout his lead in some polls of the Republican U.S. Senate primary going into Tuesday’s election.

What to watch in primaries in Missouri and elsewhere

August 2, 2022 10:42 AM Associated Press

In Missouri, scandal-ridden former Gov. Eric Greitens is attempting a political comeback. In Michigan, a crowded field of Republican gubernatorial candidates includes a man charged in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack. In Arizona, a prominent figure in the QAnon conspiracy movement is running for the U.S. House.

First ballots to be cast Tuesday morning in Missouri’s August primary election

August 2, 2022 4:28 AM Ben Fein

Residents in Missouri will have the opportunity to cast their ballots Tuesday in Missouri’s primary election, as multiple contested races are set to appear on the ballot.

New congressional map will be reflected on Tuesday’s primary ballots

August 1, 2022 6:07 PM Hannah Falcon

Tuesday’s primary election will be the first time voters will see the new U.S. congressional districts reflected on their ballots.

Democratic Senate candidate Kunce wants to help change power structure

July 29, 2022 11:55 AM Kennedy Miller

Lucas Kunce, a 13-year Marine Corps veteran and Democrat running for U.S. Senate, says he’s confident about his chances of victory.

Recreational marijuana use vote in Missouri still in limbo as petitions counted

July 27, 2022 5:57 PM Kennedy Miller

Election authorities are still trying to figure out if Missourians will vote on recreational marijuana this year but the group behind the ballot measure says it hopes to know within the next couple of weeks.

Schmitt leads in new U.S. Senate race polls

July 27, 2022 12:56 PM Marina Diaz

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is enjoying a lead in several polls with less than one week left before the Republican primary for U.S. Senate.