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August 2022 Election Results

Below are some of the results of the August 2 election we’re watching closely.

Missouri U.S. Senate

CandidateVotes
Eric Schmitt Eric Schmitt (R)1,129,392
Eric Schmitt, Trudy Busch Valentine Trudy Busch-Valentine (D)864,003

Missouri 7th District Congressional Seat

CandidateVotes
Eric Burlison (R)161,077
Kristen Radaker-Sheafer (D)59,635

Missouri Amendment 1

A "yes" vote will amend the Missouri Constitution to grant the General Assembly statutory authority to invest state funds and also expand the state treasurer's investment options. Currently the Constitution grants the General Assembly no statutory investment authority and limits the treasurer's investment options. This amendment will allow the General Assembly by statute to determine investment avenues for the state treasurer to invest state funds, as well as allow the state treasurer to invest in municipal securities.
Votes
Yes996,613
No846,581

Missouri Amendment 3

A “yes” vote will amend the Missouri Constitution to remove state prohibitions on the purchase, possession, consumption, use, delivery, manufacture, and sale of marijuana for personal use for adults over the age of twenty-one.
Votes
Yes 1,070,982
No941,840

Missouri Amendment 4

A “yes” vote will amend the Missouri Constitution to allow the general assembly by law to increase the minimum funding for a police force established by the state board of police commissioners to ensure such police force has additional resources to serve its communities. Currently the only police force established by the state board of police commissioners is found in Kansas City, Missouri.
Votes
Yes1,241,983
No722,235

Missouri Amendment 5

A “yes” vote will amend the Missouri Constitution to create the Missouri Department of the National Guard as a new state agency, headed by an adjutant general appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate.
Votes
Yes ✓1,125,178
No743,838
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