Alexander Defeats Pollitt in Republican Primary
Rick Brattin has won the Republican nomination for Missouri's 5th Congressional District. Brattin, who defeated five others on his party’s ticket, will go up against 11-term Democrat Immanual Cleaver, II in a district that was made much more GOP-leaning last year.
“I am honored to be the Republican nominee for the 5th Congressional District, and I look forward to working with President Donald J. Trump to keep his America First agenda on track,” said Brattin in an email on Wednesday.
“There is a clear difference between my proven, conservative record and Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, whose liberal voting record might lead you to think he represents a liberal bastion like San Francisco rather than a conservative area of our nation’s heartland. I know that voters across the 5th District agree with me that it is time to send out-of-touch Emanuel home after more than 20 years in Washington, and I look forward to continuing to campaign across the district for the November general election,” Brattin concluded.
The most recent post from Cleaver:
US Congressman Mark Alford handily defeated Heather Shelton and Scott Vincent Vera on Tuesday to win his primary. Alford will face Democratic challenger Jordan Herrera in the general election in November.
Scott Fitzpatrick easily defeated Jerry Wistrand, Jr., on the Republican ticket. Fitzpatrick will face Democratic challenger Quentin Wilson.
Dr. Sam Alexander defeated Brad Pollitt for the Republican nomination for State Senator of District 28 by roughly 53 to 28 %. Chuck Lentz came in a distant third.
“I’m honored and humbled to have been elected the Republican nominee to be your next State Senator! On to November,” Alexander posted.
Alexander will face Democratic challenger Mike McCaffree in the General Election.
Pollitt is the current State Representative for the 52nd District and is term limited.
Israel Baeza defeated Philip J. Sherman in District 52 for State Rep on the Republican ticket by nearly 69 to 31%.
Baeza will face Democratic challenger Rene Vance in the November general election.
Note that candidate Mark Bartley was disqualified by Missouri Ethics Commission as a candidate for State Representative – District 159.
Constitutional Amendment 1 passed by 82%. (State Parks, Soil, and Water Conservation Tax Renewal)
“We are very honored Missouri voters demonstrated their confidence in the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to protect their state parks, historic sites, water quality and soil resources,” said Kurt Schaefer, director of the department. “Because the Parks, Soils and Water Sales Tax sunsets every 10 years, voters are familiar with it and understand how the money is spent. I would like to extend our thanks to the voters and the numerous supporters and partners as well as to Governor Mike Kehoe for supporting the Parks, Soils and Water Sales Tax.”
The Parks, Soils and Water Sales Tax is a statewide one-tenth of 1% sales tax providing dedicated funding for Missouri’s 93 state parks and historic sites and soil and water conservation efforts. The revenue generated by the sales tax is split equally, with half going to support Missouri state parks and historic sites, and half going to soil and water conservation practices.
Constitutional Amendment 2 passed by nearly 77%. (Initiative Petition Process)
Constitutional Amendment 4 was defeated by 80%. (State Income Tax)
Constitutional Amendment 5 was defeated by 83%.
Republican Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins projected voter turnout on Tuesday would be around 32%. An official figure had not yet been published on the SOS website as of 11:45 a.m. Wednesday.
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