The following are results from the August 4 primary election for our readership area.

Ballot Issues

Constitutional Amendment No. 2 (Medicaid Expansion)

• Yes – 672,967  (53.3%)
• No – 590,809   (46.7%)

Hickman Mills Bond

• Yes – 5,537  (80.2%)
• No  –  1,365  (19.8%)

Candidates

Missouri Senator District 7 (D)

• Greg Razer  – 20,993  (69%)
• Michael Brown – 9,443 (31%)

Missouri Senator District 9 (D)

Missouri House District 25 (D)

• Patty Lewis – 7,082  (72.2%)
• Drew Rogers – 2,566 (26.2%)
• Josh Swafford – 157 (1.6%)

Missouri House District 26 (D)

• Ashley Manlove – 5,146 (81.8%)
• Jamie Braden  – 1,146 (18.2%)

Missouri House District 36 (D)

• Mark  Sharp – 3,264 (64.1%)
• Laura Loyacono – 1,829 (35.9%)

Missouri House District 56 (R)

• Michael Davis – 2,235 (47.8%)
• Chip Anderson – 1,381 (29.5%)
• John Webb – 1,062 (22.7%)

Jackson County Sheriff (D)

• Darryl Forte’ – 67,075  (77.3%)
• Mike Sharp – 14,979  (22.7%)

Governor (D)

• Nicole Galloway – 453,331 (84.6%)
• Eric Morrison –  32,266  (6%)
• Jimmie Matthews –  20,458  (3.8%)
• Antoin Johnson – 20,169  (3.8%)
• Robin Van Quaethem – 9,452  (1.8%)

Governor (R)

• Mike Parson –  510,471  (74.9%)
• Saundra McDowell – 84,191 (12.2%)
• Jim Neely – 59,451  (8.7%)
• Raleigh Ritter –   27,181 (4.%)

Lt. Governor (D)

• Alissia Canady – 370,299 (73.5%)
• Gregory Upchurch – 133.216  (25.6%)

Lt. Governor (R)

• Mike Kehoe –  361,719 (59.4%)
• Mike Carter – 158,550 (26%)
• Aaron Wisdom – 52,680 (8.7%)
• Arnie Dienoff 0 35,842  (5.9%)

Attorney General (D)

• Rich Finneran – 271,436 (55.4%)
• Elad Gross – 218,473  (44.6%)

U.S. House 5th District (D)

• Emanuel Cleaver II –  74,940 (85.3%)
• Maite Salazar –  12,907  (14.7%)

U.S. House 5th District (R)

• Ryan Derks –  13,826  (35.4%)
• Jerry Barham – 11,274  (28.9%)
• Clay Chastain – 7,519  (19.2%)
• Weldon Woodward – 2,379  (6.1%)
• R.H. Hess – 2,206  (5.6%)
• Richonda Oaks – 1,868  (4.8%)