This post was updated with new information on Thursday, Aug. 8.
For a full list of the Aug. 6, primary election results, please click on the Missouri Secretary of State’s link below: https://enr.sos.mo.gov/
Tuesday, August 6th was a busy day for county clerks, election authorities, polling place workers . . . and Missouri voters who decided the winners in the primary elections. There were a few upsets, and the final winners will be determined on November 5th, the general election when a U.S. President will be elected.
Of the upsets, one incumbent congresswoman and five members of the Missouri House of Representatives lost their races. U.S. Rep. Cory Bush (D-Dist. 1, St. Louis City) and State Representatives Chris Sander (R-Lone Jack), Lisa Thomas (R-Lake Ozark), Gary Bonacker (R-House Springs), Kyle Marquart (R-Washington), and Tony Lovasco (R-O’Fallon), all failed to secure their votes in the primary election.
The biggest winner of the evening was Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe (R), who successfully navigated a difficult three-way race to successfully win the Republican nomination for Governor. Kehoe will face our current State House Minority Leader Crystal Quade (D-Springfield) in November as she defeated self-financed small businessman Mike Hamra (D). This election was overshadowed by an extraordinary amount of money from outside interest groups for all the statewide races and a handful of the state senate races to which numerous policy and personal issues were aggressively attacked by the challengers. In the months ahead, it will be incumbent on the winners to find common ground with the opponents to ensure the state may move forward in the 2025 legislative session that begins on January 8th, 2025.
The total number of Missouri voters casting ballots Tuesday was approximately 1,083,000. This was the first year Missouri instituted no-excuse, absentee voting, 10 days in advance of election day. Below are the unofficial results, according to the Secretary of State’s website, of primary election races that attracted the most attention from Missouri voters.
Results of U.S. Senate race:
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R), seeking reelection, ran unopposed in the Republican primary and received 606,831 votes. Sen. Hawley will face Lucas Kunce of Independence, who received 255,309 votes (67.7%) in the Democratic primary. State Sen. Karla May (D-St. Louis) finished second in the Democratic primary, receiving 87,653 votes (23.2%).
Results of Governor race:
Running in a nine-candidate field, Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe (R) won the primary election with 274,840 votes (39.4%). State Sen. Bill Eigel (R-Weldon Spring) placed second with 227,012 votes (32.6%), and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (R) finished third with 162,086 votes (23.2%).
In the Democratic primary with five candidates, State Rep. Crystal Quade (D-Springfield) (50.2%) defeated Mike Hamra of Springfield (31.7%), 189,822 votes to 119,702. Quade will face Kehoe in the general election on Nov. 5th.
Results of Lt. Governor race:
Five Republicans faced off in the Lt. Governor primary. David Wasinger of Hannibal won the primary with 206,875 votes (31.4%). State Sen. Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield) finished second with 199,423 votes (30.3%). State Sen. Holly Rehder (R-Sikeston) placed third with 142,801 votes (21.7%).
State Rep. Richard Brown (D-Kansas City) won the Democratic primary with 231,970 votes (64.9%) and will run against Wasinger in the general election.
Results of Secretary of State race:
Of the eight candidates running in the Republican primary election for Secretary of State, State Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) won the race with 157,116 votes (24.4%). Shane Schoeller, Greene County Clerk, Springfield, finished second with 108,289 votes (16.8%). Finishing third was Mike Carter of St. Charles with 91,866 votes (14.3%), and fourth place went to State House Speaker Dean Plocher (R-St. Louis) with 86,659 votes (13.5%). State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Arnold) finished fifth with 72,938 votes (11.3%).
Winner of the Democratic primary for Secretary of State is Barbara Phifer of St. Louis (40.9%), who received 146,284 votes and will face Hoskins in November.
Results of Treasurer race:
Incumbent State Treasurer Vivek Malek (R) won the primary race among six Republican candidates with 273,691 votes (41.5%). State Sen. Andrew Koenig (R-Manchester) placed second with 135,637 votes (20.6%). Lori Rook of Springfield finished third with 127,807 votes (19.4%), and State Rep. Cody Smith (R-Carthage) was fourth with 96,892 votes (14.7%).
Malek will face Mark Osmack, Democrat from Manchester, who was unopposed in the Democratic primary and received 343,444 votes.
Results of Attorney General race:
Incumbent Attorney Gen. Andrew Bailey (R) (63%) defeated Will Scharf (37%), 413,465 votes to 242,680. Bailey will face Democratic candidate Elad Gross of St. Louis in the general election in November. Gross received 343,934 votes, unopposed in the primary.
Results of U.S. Congressional races:
District 1, Wesley Bell (51.2%) defeated incumbent Congresswoman Cori Bush (D) (45.6%), 63,340 votes to 56,492, for the St. Louis area Democratic Congressional seat.
District 3, former State Sen. Bob Onder (R) of O’Fallon (47.4%) defeated former State Sen. Kurt Schaefer (R) of Columbia (37.2%), 48,785 votes to 38,331, in the Congressional District which is currently represented by retiring Congressman Blaine Leutkemeyer (R).
Results of key State Senate races:
District 3, Mike Henderson (R-Bonne Terre) (59.9%) defeated Cyndi Buchheit-Courtway (R-Festus) (40.1%), 14,975 votes to 10,008. District 3 includes the counties of Crawford, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Washington and part of Jefferson. In November, Henderson will face Doug Halbert (D), who ran unopposed with 4,809 votes.
District 7, Patty Lewis (D-Kansas City) (67%) defeated Pat Contreras of Kansas City (33%), 14,927 votes to 7,339. District 7 includes part of Jackson County. Lewis will face Joey LaSalle (R), who ran unopposed with 4,317.
District 9, incumbent Barbara Washington (D-Kansas City) (79%) defeated Brandon Ellington (21%), 13,339 votes to 3,553. Washington will face Derron Black (R), who ran unopposed with 2,887 votes.
District 11, Joe Nicola of Grain Valley (48.5%) defeated Aaron McMullen (R-Independence) (39.4%), 6,206 votes to 5,041. David Martin of Kansas City (12%) finished third with 1,538 votes. District 11 includes part of Jackson County. Nicola will face State Rep. Robert Sauls (D-Independence) in November. Sauls received 9,764 votes, unopposed in the primary.
District 13, incumbent State Sen. Angela Walton Mosley (D-Florissant) (56.7%) defeated State Rep. Chantelle Nickson-Clark (D-Florissant) (43.3%), 16,096 votes to 12,312. District 13 includes part of St. Louis County.
District 15, David Gregory (former State Rep., R-Chesterfield) (40.8%) defeated Mark Harder of Chesterfield (34.1%), 9,086 votes to 7,612. Jim Bowlin of Ballwin (25.1%) finished third with 5,595 votes. District 15 includes part of St. Louis County. Gregory will face Joe Pereles (D), who received 13,478 votes, unopposed.
District 17, Republican Jerry Nolte, former State Rep. (10,226 votes) will face State Rep. Maggie Nurrenbern (D-Kansas City) (10,893) in the November election. Both Nolte and Nurrenbern were unopposed in the primary. District 17 includes Clay County.
District 21, Kurtis Gregory (R-Marshall) (56.6%) defeated Doug Richey (R-Excelsior Springs) (43.4%), 14,940 votes to 11,442. District 21 includes the counties of Cooper, Howard, Lafayette, Ray, Saline and part of Clay. Gregory will face Jim Bates (D), who ran unopposed and received 7,928 votes.
District 23, Adam Schnelting (R-St. Peters) (50.3%) defeated Phil Christofanelli (27.7%), 9,553 votes to 5,262. Rich Chrismer placed third (15.4%) with 2,927 votes. District 23 includes part of St. Charles County. Schnelting will face Matt Williams (D), who received 9,902 votes, unopposed.
District 27, Jamie Burger (R-Benton) (40.8%) defeated Jacob Turner of Jackson (37.2%), 13,121 votes to 11,929. Chris Dinkins (R-Lesterville) (21.9%) finished third with 7,044 votes. District 27 includes the counties of Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Iron, Madison, Perry, Reynolds and Scott.
District 29, incumbent Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove) (77.2%) defeated Susan Haralson (22.8%), 22,392 votes to 6,612. Moon will face Ron Monnig (D), who received 3,681 votes, unopposed.
District 31, incumbent Sen. Rick Brattin (R-Harrisonville) (47%) defeated Michael Haffner (R-Raymore) (27.4%), 11,028 votes to 6,440. In third place was Dan Houx (R-Warrensburg) (25.6%), 6,013 votes. District 31 includes the counties of Bates, Cass and Johnson. Brattin will face Raymond James (D), who ran unopposed with 6,040 votes.
District 33, Brad Hudson (R-Cape Fair) (52.6%) defeated Travis Smith (R-Dora) (47.4%), 18,488 votes to 16,656. District 33 includes the counties of Douglas, Howell, Ozark, Shannon, Stone, Taney and Texas.
State House Incumbent Losses
House District 33, incumbent State Rep. Chris Sander (R-Lone Jack) lost to Republican Carolyn Caton of Blue Springs, 2,186 vote to 1,729.
House District 64, incumbent State Rep. Tony Lovasco (R-O’Fallon) lost to Republican Deanna Self, 2,852 votes to 1,936. Self will face Cheryl Hibbeler (D), who received 1,402 votes, unopposed.
House District 109, incumbent State Rep. Kyle Marquart (R-Washington) lost to Former State Rep. John Simmons (R-Washington), 4,360 votes to 3,336.
House District 111, incumbent State Rep. Gary Bonacker (R-House Springs) lost to Republican Cecelie Williams of Dittmer, 3,086 votes to 2,124.
House District 123, incumbent State Rep. Lisa Thomas (R-Lake Ozark) lost to Republican Jeff Vernetti of Camdenton, 4,574 votes to 3,125.
Ballot Issues to Amend State Constitution
Voters on Tuesday split two amendments to the Missouri Constitution.
Constitutional Amendment 1 was defeated, 45.3% yes, 54.7% no. It would have allowed places where persons, corporations, organizations, and associations provide childcare outside of a child’s home to be exempt from property taxes, and the amendment was intended to make childcare more available.
Constitutional Amendment 4 was approved, 51.2% yes, 48.8% no. It provides an exception to allow for a law that increases minimum funding, if increased before Dec. 31, 2026, for the Kansas City Police Department, requiring the City of Kansas City to provide for the increased funding to the police department.