2022 Missouri elections

Some members of the St. Louis County Council were upset that $300,000 was allocated to inform voters about the 3% tax on cannabis products.

The Republican senator from Missouri is leaving public life after serving close to five decades in public office or academia.

Though still in the super-minority, House Democrats picked up three seats during the 2022 midterm elections. Possible reasons for the gains include a new district map, marijuana legalization and the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Schmitt will encounter a completely different political world than he did during his time in state offices.

Republicans scored big wins from Eric Schmitt in the U.S. Senate contest and Scott Fitzpatrick in the auditor’s race, but Democrats came out on top in Missouri’s only competitive state Senate contest and gained in the House.

Missouri House Democrats had their best election night in years Tuesday, adding three seats to increase their caucus to its highest total in a decade.

Two other issues on the ballot passed, including a measure creating a separate Missouri Department of the National Guard and one that forces Kansas City to increase funding for its police department. Two measures failed: one giving the treasury greater leeway in investing and the other prompting the state to hold a constitutional convention.

The constitutional amendment means that Kansas City will have to spend at least 25% of its budget on the police department, up from its current 20%. The KCPD is governed by the state of Missouri through a Board of Police Commissioners, unlike any other major U.S. city or police department in Missouri.

Illinois' top contests include a gubernatorial race between Democrat JB Pritzker and Republican Darren Bailey, races for U.S. Senate and Congress, and Amendment 1: The right to collective bargaining.

Missouri's top contests include a Senate race between Republican Eric Schmitt and Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine, a recreational marijuana measure and other ballot initiatives.