10 GOP primaries could shape state Senate (MO primary Tuesday)

Newstribune.com ^ | 7/28/22

[cotton1706]

For much of the last two years, the Missouri Senate has been mired in Republican infighting.

On one side is GOP leadership, who have struggled to advance a legislative agenda despite controlling 24 of the chamber's 34 seats. On the other is the conservative caucus, which spent most of the 2022 legislative session throwing up procedural roadblocks and grinding the chamber to a halt.

Whether this dynamic will continue into the future could be decided Tuesday, when voters head to the polls to cast ballots in the primary election. While there are Democrats filed in seven of the 10 contests, the districts in past elections have been solidly Republican, making the primary winner likely to prevail in November.

Both sides of the Senate fight have lined up behind candidates in key GOP primaries across the state. Joining the fray this year is Missouri Right to Life, the state's largest anti-abortion organization, which threw in its lot with the conservative caucus and decided to endorse challengers to incumbent Republicans in several primaries.

And the battle lines aren't always so clear. In most races, the candidates differ little on the issues. In one, a candidate has won support from both sides of the Senate divide.

Here are 10 Republican primaries that could decide the fate of the Missouri Senate next year.

[Savage Beast]

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