Election 2022

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 Republican representing Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District heads back to Washington for a sixth term.

Megan Green will serve the remaining five months of Lewis Reed’s term as president of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen.

Democratic incumbent Sam Page beat his Republican challenger Mark Mantovani.

Republican Eric Schmitt topped Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine in a contest that lacked the suspense of previous Senate elections.

Some have raised suspicions about the security of the election process nationwide. In Missouri, election materials and the certification of the vote are constantly managed by a bipartisan team of election judges.

Despite nationwide concerns of harassment and violence at the polls, St. Louis election officials express confidence that voters and election workers will be safe.

We assembled a guide to help voters navigate the Missouri and Illinois 2022 general elections on Nov. 8. Here is information on how to vote and what to expect on your ballot.

Missouri voters are being asked to decide whether the state’s National Guard should be its own department.

Lisa McCarthy wants to improve state trooper pay and teacher salaries to raise Missouri from the bottom of states in the U.S. She says passing an income tax cut while these needs exist was not the right thing to do.