Republicans still control Missouri politics. But after Tuesday’s election, their grip on state government looks considerably less secure. Democrats ended Republican supermajorities in both legislative chambers, picked up 16 Missouri House seats and ousted a seven-term Republican congresswoman. Voters rejected a renewed abortion ban, defeated a congressional map backed by President Donald Trump and imposed […]
The blue wave reached the steps of the Missouri Governor’s Mansion Tuesday when Democrats won the state House seat representing downtown Jefferson City on their way to flipping 16 seats from Republicans across the state. Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe’s official residence will be represented by Suzanne Luther, a former member of the Jefferson City Board […]
Missouri voters narrowly approved Amendment 8 on Tuesday, giving county sheriffs constitutional protection and restricting who can seek their removal from office. The measure, which garnered 51% of the vote, writes into the Missouri Constitution the existing requirement that counties elect a sheriff every four years, along with certain duties already established in state law. […]
Republican State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick won a second term Tuesday, defeating Democratic challenger Quentin Wilson in Missouri’s only statewide candidate race. Fitzpatrick won 50% of the vote to Wilson’s 47%. Libertarian Dustin Coffell won 3%. The victory keeps Republicans in control of all six statewide elected offices despite a historically bad Election Day that saw […]
Missouri voters rejected Amendment 7 on Tuesday, turning down a proposal to create a state investment fund that supporters hoped could eventually generate enough money to eliminate state taxes. The measure would have established the Show-Me Prosperity Fund, a permanent public endowment overseen by the state treasurer. Lawmakers could have invested state money in the […]
Republican lawmakers redrew Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District to make U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner’s seat safer. On Tuesday, Democrat Fred Wellman won it anyway. Wellman, a retired military officer, was outspent by Wagner and her Republican allies. But he outraised her in the crucial final months of the campaign, making increasingly large ad buys as the […]
Democratic state Rep. Betsy Fogle defeated Republican state Rep. Melanie Stinnett on Tuesday, flipping a Springfield-based Missouri Senate seat that Republicans have held for more than 80 years. The Democratic win in Springfield, along with state Rep. Keri Ingle’s win in a Jackson County race, means Democrats have broken the GOP supermajority in the Missouri […]
A constitutional amendment that sharply limits the power of state lawmakers to overturn laws enacted directly by voters won overwhelmingly on Tuesday, fundamentally changing the balance of power between citizens and their elected representatives. Amendment 6, which garnered roughly 60% of the vote on Tuesday, requires at least 80% of both the Missouri House and […]
A  Republican-drawn congressional map designed to give the GOP another seat in the U.S. House was soundly rejected by Missouri voters Tuesday, rebuffing President Donald Trump’s effort to reshape the state’s political boundaries in his party’s favor. The defeat of Proposition A means Missouri will retain the congressional districts established in 2022, preserving a Kansas […]
Two years after becoming the first state to overturn an abortion ban at the ballot box, Missouri voters rejected an attempt Tuesday to reinstate the ban, instead preserving the reproductive rights protections they approved in 2024. The defeat of Amendment 3, which won only 44% of the vote, leaves in place a constitutional right to […]
Democratic state Rep. Keri Ingle defeated Republican House Speaker Jon Patterson on Tuesday, flipping a Missouri Senate seat in eastern Jackson County that Republicans have held for decades. Ingle, a former social worker from Lee’s Summit, will succeed Republican state Sen. Mike Cierpiot in the 8th District, which includes the suburbs of Lee’s Summit and […]
Missouri election officials say brisk early voting could push Tuesday’s turnout close to — or beyond — the state record for a nonpresidential election. The benchmark is 2018, when 2,442,306 Missourians cast ballots. Secretary of State Denny Hoskins expects about 55% of the state’s 4.4 million registered voters to participate, spokeswoman Anne Marie Moy said […]
Missouri voters will decide whether to ban most abortions, approve a new congressional map and strengthen protections for citizen-led ballot measures Tuesday, along with choosing representatives in Congress and the state legislature. Before heading to the polls for the Nov. 3 general election, it’s worth taking a few minutes to check your polling location, review […]
American democracy faces one of its biggest stress tests of the modern era, as President Donald Trump’s sprawling campaign for power over elections encounters a firewall of judges, state election workers and voting rights leaders heading into Election Day. A cascade of courtroom losses over the weekend dealt a major blow to the Trump administration’s […]
WASHINGTON — As of early Friday, more than 46 million Americans had cast ballots ahead of Election Day, eclipsing the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to the University of Florida’s Election Lab. In the 2022 midterm elections, 45.9 million Americans voted early, according to the UF Election Lab. It’s still unclear if this […]
As concerns rise about the potential for federal influence over the results of next week’s midterm elections, many voting experts and advocates remain confident that the nation’s highly localized systems of administering and counting votes will persevere. Facing sinking approval ratings over high prices, the White House has amped up attacks on state-administered elections: In […]
As broad affordability concerns define elections across the country, voters in several states on Tuesday will have a say on their future utility bills. State utility regulators, who are facing heightened levels of attention and scrutiny amid high prices, are on the ballot in nine states: Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma […]
WASHINGTON — When the polls close Tuesday night, the 2026 U.S. election will go down as one of history’s most expensive and extraordinarily ugly midterms — galvanizing record-breaking early voter turnout among a deeply divided electorate. Voters on Saturday crossed the high-water mark of 52.7 million early votes cast, surpassing the midterm record set in 2022, […]
Missouri voters keep rejecting some of the GOP’s biggest ideas. Then they keep electing Republicans to run the state. Two years ago, voters protected abortion rights and approved paid sick leave. In August, they overwhelmingly rejected proposals to overhaul the tax system and make constitutional amendments harder to pass. Yet Republicans hold every statewide elected […]
Downstream Missouri River states have worried for decades about receiving an insufficient flow of water from upstream dams. Now they’re worried their share of water could be further diminished by potential pipelines for dry Western states. The concern is the basis of a dispute about the U.S. House version of the federal Water Resources Development […]
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