Koster outspent everybody during primary election

He spent a lot. He needed every penny. State Senator Chris Koster of Harrisonville barely won the Democratic primary for Attorney General. He beat State Representative Margaret Donnelly by 786 votes, according to unofficial results from the Secretary of State’s...

Farm Bureau hosts gubernatorial candidates

For the first time since Tuesday’s primary elections, the Republican and Democratic candidates for Governor have attended the same forum. And, while they didn’t meet or address each other at the Missouri Farm Bureau Grassroots Conference, they each had...

Nixon faces Hulshof, but still runs against Blunt

Democrat Jay Nixon now knows his opponent in the general election, but it appears Nixon has always known his strategy:  run against the man not in the race. Northeast Missouri Congressman Kenny Hulshof’s name might be on the ballot in November, but Nixon is...

Hulshof wins Republican gubernatorial race

The Republican gubernatorial race that began with Governor Matt Blunt’s surprise announcement that he would not seek a second term has been won by Congressman Kenny Hulshof (R-MO), who now goes up against Democrat Attorney General Jay Nixon in November. After a...