Republicans still control Missouri politics. But after Tuesday’s election, their grip on state government looks considerably less secure. Democrats ended Republican supermajorities in both legislative chambers, picked up 16 Missouri House seats and ousted a seven-term Republican congresswoman. Voters rejected a renewed abortion ban, defeated a congressional map backed by President Donald Trump and imposed […]

Missouri election officials say brisk early voting could push Tuesday’s turnout close to — or beyond — the state record for a nonpresidential election. The benchmark is 2018, when 2,442,306 Missourians cast ballots. Secretary of State Denny Hoskins expects about 55% of the state’s 4.4 million registered voters to participate, spokeswoman Anne Marie Moy said […]