Elections

Missouri filing ends with shakeup in secretary of state’s race.

Jamie Corley, a Republican from University City, officially filed to run in the GOP primary on Monday. This is her first time running for public office.

The latest poll for SLU/YouGov shows Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft in the lead among Republicans in the race for governor, with more than half of respondents undecided.

Ballot initiatives are one way for voters to assert their power over the political whims of Missouri's state legislature or courts. They are often viewed as more stable and harder to undo.

Tuesday’s results offered only bragging rights to the candidates after decisive primaries last week in Georgia, Mississippi and Washington state made both Biden and Trump the presumptive presidential nominees for their respective parties.

U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, won the GOP nomination in Illinois' 12th Congressional District for a sixth time on Tuesday, warding off a challenge by former Illinois legislator Darren Bailey, R-Xenia.

Chris Slusser, Madison County treasurer, defeated County Board Chairman Kurt Prenzler after a contentious campaign.

Contests in the Metro East include GOP primaries in Illinois' 12th Congressional District GOP primary between U.S. Rep. Mike Bost and Darren Bailey and the 13th District between Thomas Clatterbuch and Joshua Loyd.

Rowden, who as of January was sitting on the largest campaign fund in the field, said when he announced his run in November, it was the best choice for his family but he “no longer believe(s) that to be true.”

While Republicans hold a minority in Illinois, the party has a stronghold in the southern part of the state.