Below are some of the results of the August 2 election we’re watching closely.
Missouri U.S. Senate
Candidate | Votes |
Eric Schmitt (R) | 1,129,392 |
Trudy Busch-Valentine (D) | 864,003 |
Missouri 7th District Congressional Seat
Candidate | Votes |
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 |
Yes | 996,613 |
No | 846,581 |
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 |
No | 941,840 |
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 |
Yes | 1,241,983 |
No | 722,235 |
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 |
No | 743,838 |