{"id":14486,"date":"2022-08-02T23:29:22","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T23:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/breaking-missouris-us-senate-race\/"},"modified":"2022-08-02T23:29:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T23:29:23","slug":"breaking-missouris-us-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=14486","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Missouri&#8217;s US Senate Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 Update 5:26 p.m. |  Live updates of election results<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a crowded field as several Republican and Democratic candidates seek to fill Roy Blunt&#8217;s vacant U.S. Senate seat. <\/p>\n<p>News political reporter Stephanie Liebergen breaks down what you need to know about the Missouri US Senate race:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:none\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/content.uplynk.com\/player5\/5IZGuvWQkXrTV5ImEKPzKOea.html\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Update 16:40 |  The Washington Post <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2022\/08\/02\/kansas-abortion-texts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported on Tuesday<\/a> that the source of Monday afternoon&#8217;s blast of text messages to Kansas voters on Amendment 2 was a political action committee led by a former Kansas congressman.<\/p>\n<p>The publication says the PAC, identified as Do Right, is connected to former US Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R &#8211; Kansas).<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the user responsible for sending the texts was suspended from the platform used to send the texts.<\/p>\n<p>So what exactly would Amendment 2 mean for Kansas? <\/p>\n<p>KSHB 41 reporter Ryan Takeo breaks it down below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:none\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/content.uplynk.com\/player5\/5w84fWG79xbMfOa1ITeAQJea.html\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Original story |  It&#8217;s Election Day in Kansas and Missouri, and voters will decide several key races on both sides of the state line. <\/p>\n<p>In Kansas, all eyes are on the state as voters will decide whether or not to keep abortion a constitutional right by voting on Amendment 2. <\/p>\n<p>If passed, Amendment 2 would eliminate the constitutional right to abortion in Kansas. <\/p>\n<p>If voters reject the amendment, it would remain a constitutional right in the state. <\/p>\n<p>KSHB 41 News reported long lines in Mission, Kansas.<\/p>\n<p>Jake Weller\/KSHB<\/p>\n<p>        Voters waiting in line to vote in Mission, Kansas. <\/p>\n<p>In Missouri, the biggest race on the ballot is the U.S. Senate. <\/p>\n<p>KSHB 41 News covers Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt&#8217;s watch party in the St.  Louis.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Republican primary candidate Eric Schmitt prepares for his election night watch party.  He is running for the MO senate seat vacated by Sen. Roy Blunt.  Coverage all night <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KSHB41?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@KSHB41<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DtayvJOCD9\">pic.twitter.com\/DtayvJOCD9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sarah Plake (@SarahPlakeTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahPlakeTV\/status\/1554563402017775618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 2, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Schmitt is just one of several candidates eyeing the Senate seat that is vacant after Roy Blunt announced he would not seek re-election.<\/p>\n<p>KSHB 41 will cover all the key races throughout the day.  This story will be updated. <\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kshb.com\/news\/local-news\/election-day-live-blog-long-voting-lines-reported-in-mission-kansas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 Update 5:26 p.m. | Live updates of election results It&#8217;s a crowded field as several Republican and Democratic candidates seek to fill Roy Blunt&#8217;s vacant U.S. Senate seat. News political reporter Stephanie Liebergen breaks down what you need to know about the Missouri US Senate race: Update 16:40 | The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that the source of Monday afternoon&#8217;s blast of text messages to Kansas voters on Amendment 2 was a political action committee led by a former Kansas congressman. 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