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Republicans running for attorney general, treasurer, lieutenant governor and secretary of state all are in lead.

Polls have closed in Missouri; county election authorities have begun reporting results.

An effort to hike the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour and guarantee paid sick leave won the support of Missouri voters Tuesday night.  With 81% of precincts reporting, Proposition A was winning with Missouri voters 59% to 41%. The approval follows a trend of Missourians using the initiative petition process to increase the minimum wage — and more broadly, of Missourians using that process to advance policies at odds with the beliefs of the state’s Republican dominated legislature. Proposition…

Republican Andrew Bailey will remain Missouri attorney general for another four years, defeating Democrat Elad Gross. Final results with all precincts reporting to the secretary of state’s office show Bailey defeated Gross 60% to 38%.  Bailey has held the office since November 2022, when he was appointed attorney general by GOP Gov. Mike Parson after […]

Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek, a Republican, has become the first person of color ever elected to a statewide office in Missouri.  Final, unofficial results from the secretary of state’s office show Malek defeated Democrat Mark Osmak 58% to 38%.  This will be Malek’s first full term as treasurer, after taking his post as an […]

Republican state Sen. Denny Hoskins will be Missouri’s next chief election official, defeating Democratic state Rep. Barbara Phifer. With all precincts reporting, the final, unofficial tally showed Hoskins defeated Phifer 58% to 40%.  “The right to vote is fundamental,” Hoskins said, “and I will work hard to ensure voters know that their ballots are safe […]

Republican David Wasinger won the race for lieutenant governor on Tuesday, besting Democrat Richard Brown. Final, unofficial results show Wasinger defeated Brown 57% to 38%. Wasinger, who describes humble beginnings as a Hardee’s worker and paper boy, is a St. Louis-based attorney who “took on Wall Street banks” following the 2008 financial crisis in fraud […]

An effort to hike the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour and guarantee paid sick leave won the support of Missouri voters Tuesday night.  Proposition A was approved by Missouri voters 58% to 42%. The approval follows a trend of Missourians using the initiative petition process to increase the minimum wage — and more […]

First-term Republican Josh Hawley faces well-funded, aggressive challenge from Lucas Kunce.

The Republican candidate won comfortably with 53% of votes.

Missourians have approved a constitutional amendment that prohibits ranked-choice or approval voting — becoming the 11th state to do so. The amendment was approved by roughly a 2-to-1 margin. Ranked-choice and approval voting have been adopted in places such as Maine and Alaska. Proponents argue that these changes make elections less polarized and hyperpartisan. In […]

Abortions rights will be enshrined in the Missouri Constitution, after voters on Tuesday overturned the state’s near-total abortion ban 54% to 46%. The Associated Press called the race at 10:30 p.m. “We did not accept this nightmare thrust upon us,” said Tori Schafer, deputy director for policy and campaigns of the ACLU of Missouri.  When the amendment goes into effect in 30 days, abortion will be legal up until the point of fetal viability — generally seen as the point at which a fetus…

ST. LOUIS — When Missouri on Tuesday became the first state to overturn a near-total abortion ban by the vote of the people, Desiree White cried happy tears.  Twenty-five years earlier, she and her husband chose to terminate a pregnancy they very much wanted after they received a diagnosis of a fatal fetal abnormality. White, […]

MADISON COUNTY - Madison County voters turned out on Nov. 5, 2024, and unofficial results are in for the 2024 General Election. There are 184,376 registered voters in Madison County and 133,637 ballots were cast. For President and Vice President of the United States In Madison County, 55.44 % of voters voted for Donald Trump (R) while 42.09 % voted for Kamala Harris (D), with 191 of 191 precincts reporting. A little under 2% voted for independent candidate Robert R. Kennedy Jr. and less than 1% wrote in a candidate. For Representative in Congress 13th Congressional District In a contested race to represent the 13th Congressional District, Nikki Budzinski (D) received 51.09% of the votes to Joshua Loyd’s (R) 48.84% of the votes in Madison County. The 13th Congressional District covers Macoupin County and parts of St. Clair, Madison, Sangamon, Piatt, Macon and Champaign Counties, including Springfield. For Representative in Congress 15th Congressional District Incumb

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Voters are deciding whether to reverse Missouri's abortion ban, which went into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Most of the races for U.S. Congress were all but decided in August’s intraparty primaries.