In his victory speech last night, the now Senator-elect Eric Schmitt toggled between two personas: one of a gracious victor surrounded by family and friends; the other of a pugilist who would arrive in Washington, D.C., in January ready to do battle with the Biden administration. After being introduced by his cousin as Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down" played, Schmitt took the podium and said that his win was "a message to Joe Biden that enough is enough. We want our country back."
Missouri voters picked a new U.S. Senator and backed recreational marijuana. Voters in St. Louis made a historic selection to lead the Board of Aldermen. People who cast ballots in Illinois decided to keep the status quo in the Governor’s office. Those are some of the key results from yesterday’s midterm elections.
Luetkemeyer defeated Democrat Bethany Mann to represent the district that consists of St. Charles, Jefferson City and parts of Lake Ozark, Columbia and O’Fallon.