2020 Election

By early October, more than 130,000 Missouri voters had registered for the upcoming election than had in 2016. The increase follows a surge of nationwide voter mobilization campaigns.

Follow NPR's live coverage of the first 2020 presidential election debate, including fact-checking and analysis. President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are in Cleveland for the event, moderated by Chris Wallace of Fox News.

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is promoting fair elections, saying, “This will be the safest election we’ve ever had.”

State Rep. Deb Lavender makes her case on why she can turn the historically Republican 15th Senate District blue. Lavender's bid to unseat GOP Sen. Andrew Koenig in the St. Louis County-based district is arguably the most competitive Missouri legislative contest of 2020.

Democratic lieutenant governor nominee Alissia Canady is the latest guest on Politically Speaking, where she details her platform and her strategy to defeat Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe.

To head off problems for the November election, the St. Louis 27th Ward Voter Empowerment Committee will host a virtual session on how to properly fill out absentee and mail-in ballots at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page emerged victorious from a tough Democratic primary. But since his win, he’s faced multiple controversies — some of which showcase a possible weakness with Black voters that could impair his future political prospects.

In the city of St. Louis, primary elections frequently have bigger consequences than general ones. But one item St. Louis voters will see on their Nov. 3 ballots could change that pattern in a big way: Proposition D. Touted by proponents as a minor change for voters that would mean a big improvement for St. Louis, the measure would establish a nonpartisan election system for the offices of mayor, comptroller, the president of the Board of Aldermen and aldermen.

One of the many sources of contention in debate over Amendment 3 is the manner in which House and Senate maps could be challenged in court. Voters will decide on Amendment 3, which undoes much of the "Clean Missouri" state legislative redistricting system, in November.

Black women emerged as the definitive winners in Missouri's landmark 2020 election cycle. It was an election that included one of the most significant moments in recent St. Louis history: Cori Bush defeating Lacy Clay.