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Statewide primary election: Aug. 2, 2022
Partial, unofficial results, except where noted
State House District 147
| John Voss (complete results) | 6971 |
| Andy Leighton | 3390 |
| Greg Tlapek | 449 |
City of Miner, Missouri, Proposition A
| Yes (complete results) | 170 |
| No | 78 |
City of Oran Question
| Yes (complete results) | 300 |
| No | 115 |
U.S. Senator
| Eric Schmitt | 744450 |
| Trudy Busch Valentine | 454020 |
| Jonathan Dine | 21339 |
| Paul Venable | 9127 |
State Auditor
| Scott Fitzpatrick | 787039 |
| Alan Green | 398273 |
| John A. Hartwig Jr. | 34738 |
U.S. Representative, District 8
| Jason Smith | 126335 |
| Randi McCallian | 27147 |
| Jim Higgins | 2830 |
Missouri Court of Appeals Judges, Eastern District, Michael E. Gardner
| Yes | 250770 |
| No | 131596 |
Constitutional Amendment No. 1 (state investments in municipal securities)
| Yes | 647268 |
| No | 788663 |
Constitutional Amendment No. 3 (recreational marijuana)
| Yes | 1028835 |
| No | 902472 |
Constitutional Amendment No. 4 (increased funding for specific police force)
| Yes | 941530 |
| No | 527345 |
Constitutional Amendment No. 5 (Missouri National Guard as stand-alone department)
| Yes | 895616 |
| No | 560630 |
Constitutional Convention
| Yes | 461518 |
| No | 976550 |
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Scott County seeks April 4 renewal of sales tax (3/17/23)Two Scott County commissioners spoke Thursday, March 16, to advocate for voters to renew the county's 0.5% sales tax in a Tuesday, April 4, referendum. The tax, first approved in 2009, is due to expire in 2024 without voter reauthorization next month... -
Cape Girardeau's school board candidates to address voters (3/15/23)Candidates running for Cape Girardeau Public Schools Board of Education will be addressing voters at a forum at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 20. The event is sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Public Schools Community Teachers' Association (CTA) and will be held in the Richard D. Kinder Performance Hall at Cape Girardeau Central High School located at 1000 S. Silver Springs Road. The forum is open to the public... -
Missouri voters could restore abortion rights in 2024 (3/10/23)JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri voters could decide whether to restore abortion rights in the state if constitutional amendments made public Thursday make it to the 2024 ballot. The proposals would amend the Missouri Constitution to protect abortion rights and pregnant women, as well as access to birth control... -
3 GOP states pull out of effort to thwart voter fraud (3/7/23)ST. LOUIS — Three Republican-led states Monday pulled out of a bipartisan effort among states to ensure accurate voter lists, undermining a system with a demonstrated record of combating voter fraud. The moves, encouraged by former President Donald Trump, are the latest indication of how conspiracy theories related to the 2020 presidential outcome continue to ripple throughout the Republican Party and upend long-established traditions in how the country administers elections... -
Cape Girardeau County health board candidates present views at GOP forum (3/6/23)Two of the four candidates in the Tuesday, April 4, election for Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center (PHC) Board of Trustees appeared at a forum Friday, March 3, at Delmonico's Restaurant in Jackson. Challengers Nancy Johnson and Richard Swartz answered questions before a gathering of Cape County Republican Women... -
Scott County clerk expects higher than average turnout for April election (3/1/23)With the Tuesday, April 4, election just over a month away, Scott County Clerk Allen Seabaugh is predicting 16% of the county's 25,000 registered voters will turn out to cast ballots. "Looking back at previous April elections in the county, the turnout ran between 8% and 12% on the low end. Sixteen percent would be on the higher end historically," Seabaugh said... -
Barry Hovis' House bill seeks flexibility for absentee ballots (2/28/23)A bill has been introduced by state Rep. Barry Hovis of District 146 in Whitewater with a difficult-to-understand title — "Allows for the curing of absentee ballot envelopes" — but a comprehensible rationale. Hovis, who introduced House Bill 1184 on Feb. ... -
Three Cape school board candidates address voters (2/21/23)Three candidates for Cape Girardeau Public Schools Board of Education addressed voters Thursday night, Feb. 16, at a gathering of Cape Girardeau County Republicans. All seven candidates running for the three positions up for election were invited to speak at the event, but only three — Missy Phegley, Roy Diamond Jr. and Kim Swartz — accepted the invitation. ... -
Sample ballot posted for April 4 Cape Girardeau County elections (2/17/23)Contested elections and tax initiative issues populate the Tuesday, April 4, ballot for Cape Girardeau County. Races in which the number of candidates exceed the number of open positions are listed below and as they will appear on the ballot. n Jackson Schools R-2 (three to elect to three-year terms): Brandon Parker Pylate; Christine Warren; Greg Farrow; Bruce W. Thomas; Darcy L. Lilley... -
Cape Girardeau County GOP chairman looks ahead at Republican presidential field (2/14/23)Matt Henson, Cape Girardeau County Republican Central Committee chairman, said Monday, Feb. 13, the period between now and the GOP's 2024 nominating convention is a "lifetime" in politics. Associates of former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley have been handing out invitations to a "special Announcement" on Wednesday, Feb. 15... -
Missouri House OKs raising bar for constitutional amendments (2/2/23)JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Republican-backed proposal to make it harder to amend Missouri's constitution got initial approval from the state House on Wednesday, moving a top GOP priority closer to becoming law. Lawmakers voted 106-50 along party lines in favor of the proposed constitutional amendment... -
Missouri lawmakers act fast on citizen access to the ballot (1/25/23)JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers moved quickly to pass more restrictions on amending the state Constitution during one of the session's first hearings Tuesday. Republican legislative leaders in the House and Senate have cited cracking down on constitutional amendments as a top priority for the session, arguing it's now too easy to enshrine policies in the constitution... -
Missouri Attorney General Bailey to run in 2024 (1/25/23)JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Newly appointed Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey on Monday officially launched his campaign for a full term in office. Fellow Republican Gov. Mike Parson named Bailey attorney general to replace Eric Schmitt, who was elected to the U.S. Senate last year. Bailey previously worked as the top lawyer in Parson's office...
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First step in zoning changes for legal pot sales approved (1/24/23)Cape Girardeau City Council members voted unanimously at their meeting Monday, Jan. 23, to approve multiple changes to the city's code of ordinances in the wake of the legalization of recreational marijuana in Missouri. It's been more than two months since around 53% of Show Me State voters approved the legalization of recreational marijuana by voting "yes" on Amendment 3. The new state law took effect Dec. 8... -
Jackson places marijuana tax referendum on ballot (1/19/23)Jackson Board of Aldermen members voted unanimously Tuesday, Jan. 17, to place a 3% recreational marijuana tax referendum on the April 4 ballot. Statewide passage of Amendment 3, the Marijuana Legalization Initiative, on Nov. 8 permits counties and municipal governments to impose a tax of not more than 3% on all tangible personal retail sales of what is officially known as "adult use marijuana." The state levy on such sales is 6%... -
Jackson leaders to vote on marijuana tax (1/17/23)Jackson's Board of Aldermen is expected to vote to approve and place a 3% tax on recreational marijuana on the April general municipal election ballot — according to the provisions authorized by Amendment 3, approved by Missouri voters Nov. 8. Cape Girardeau County and the City of Cape Girardeau are expected to impose an identical levy on adult use, or as Jackson terms it, "non-medical" marijuana... -
Cape Girardeau County moves closer to a recreational marijuana vote (1/13/23)Cape Girardeau County commissioners are expected to vote Thursday, Jan. 19, to place a 3% recreational marijuana sales tax referendum on the Tuesday, April 4, ballot. During a public hearing Thursday, Jan. 12, in commission chambers in Jackson, County Clerk Kara Clark Summers explained the plebiscite will be known as Proposition 1 and will formally be referred to as "adult use marijuana."... -
Cape School Board members seeking reelection (12/21/22)Cape Girardeau Board of Education members Missy Phlegley, Jared Ritter and Casey Cook have all filed as candidates for reelection to the school board. Additionally, three other Cape Girardeau residents have decided to run against them. The three-year terms of Phlegley, Ritter and Cook are up at the end of the 2022-2023 school year, and Kim G. Swartz, Roy Diamond Jr. and Sommer Shardee McCauley have all filed to run for the open positions...