ELECTION UPDATES: Republicans win in Fourth, Sixth, Eighth districts
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Republican candidates are projected to win three of Missouri's U.S. House districts that include parts of Mid-Missouri.
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Mark Alford will win reelection in the Fourth District and incumbent U.S. Rep. Jason Smith will win in southern Missouri's Eighth District. Republican Chris Stigall is expected to take the Sixth District, which is being vacated by Sam Graves.
Decision Desk projects Democrats to win House
Decision Desk HQ has projected Democrats to win the House of Representatives.
The vote-tracking company made the call at 8:09 p.m. based on exit polling and votes that have already been counted.
The organization is yet to call the Senate.
5,000+ absentee ballots cast in Cole County
More than 5,100 people voted with absentee ballots in Cole County.
Preliminary results showing absentee voting was shared to media by Cole County Director of Elections Matt Musselman at 7:43 p.m.
Jefferson City’s Prop 1, which asks votes if they should impose an additional quarter-center sales tax for police and fire services currently holds a roughly 500-vote advantage, per the absentee results.
Democrat Roy Cooper wins North Carolina; Ossoff wins Georgia
Democrat Roy Cooper is projected to win the North Carolina Senate race, according to ABC News.
The race has been one of the closely watched Senate contests as Democrats battle for control of Congress. Cooper is expected to defeat Republican Michael Whatley.
In Georgia, incumbent Democrat Jon Ossoff is expected to win reelection against Republican Mike Collins.
Boone County turnout tops 40% with hours to go
Turnout in Boone County topped 40% with more than two hours of voting left, not counting any ballots that came in via mail.
Turnout was at 43% at 4:30 p.m., the Boone County Clerk's Office reported on the social media site X. That number only counts votes cast in person leading up to and on Election Day, so actual turnout is already higher than that.
Boone County voters are deciding whether to approve a sales tax to fund a new jail, listed on the ballot as Prop L. They're also deciding on four statewide amendments and one proposition, including Amendment 3, which would ban most abortions.
Polls close at 7 p.m.
Cole County election officials predicted turnout there could approach or exceed 50%.
Information about each ballot issue and some key races in Mid-Missouri is available on our Voter Guide page.
