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Wednesday, November 4, 2026 – Missouri political news headlines

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Missouri Secretary of State Election Results

The Missouri Times Election Night in Missouri November 2026: Scott Faughn, Jake Kroesen and Columbia School Board member Sharon Jones break down election results

St. Louis Public Radio: Most Missouri congressional incumbents hang onto seats as blue wave sweeps away Wagner

P-D: Riding a strong Democratic wave nationally, challenger Fred Wellman defeats incumbent Republican Congresswoman Ann Wagner (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free archived version here)

St. Louis Magazine: When money doesn’t matter: Despite being outspent nearly 2 to 1, Wellman rides Tuesday’s blue wave to victory

St. Louis Public Radio: Wellman topples Wagner to represent Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District

Missouri Independent: Democrat Fred Wellman ousts Republican Ann Wagner in Missouri congressional upset

Missouri Independent’s Jason Hancock: Missouri Republicans suffer biggest electoral setback in a generation

This week in 2006: McCaskill defeats incumbent Jim Talent; Talent: “The headwind was just very, very strong this year.”

JCNT: Onder wins re-election in U.S. House District 3 in Missouri

KCUR: Republican Mark Alford wins reelection in Missouri’s 4th District

KCUR: Democrat Emanuel Cleaver wins reelection in Missouri’s 5th District

St. Louis Public Radio, via KCUR: Republican Chris Stigall wins Missouri’s open 6th District seat

JCNT: Fitzpatrick wins reelection as state auditor in Missouri

KCUR (Kansas City): Republican Scott Fitzpatrick wins reelection to Missouri Auditor’s office

Missouri Independent: Republican Scott Fitzpatrick wins second term as Missouri state auditor

JCNT: Missouri’s Amendment 3 defeated

KC Star: Missouri voters reject Amendment 3 in major win for abortion rights supporters

St. Louis Public Radio: Missourians reject Amendment 3, keeping abortion legal in the state

Missouri Independent: Missouri voters reject Amendment 3, preserving abortion rights approved in 2024

The Beacon (Kansas City): Missouri voters reject Amendment 3, preserving abortion rights in the state constitution

St. Louis Public Radio: Missourians approve Amendment 6, make it harder for lawmakers to change citizen-led initiatives

Missouri Independent: Missouri voters approve Amendment 6, curbing lawmakers’ power to overturn citizen laws

The Beacon (Kansas City): Missouri Amendment 6 passes, adding protections for voter-approved laws and direct democracy

KBIA (Columbia): Missouri voters reject Amendment 7, declining the establishment of a sovereign wealth fund

Missouri Independent: Missouri voters reject proposal to create sovereign wealth fund

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri voters give attorney general sole authority to remove sheriffs, except St. Louis area

Missouri Independent: Missouri voters approve constitutional protections for county sheriffs

JCNT: Prop A goes down to defeat in Missouri

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri voters reject Trump-backed congressional map by defeating Proposition A

KC Star: Missouri voters reject Proposition A, striking deathblow to Trump-backed map

Missouri Independent: Missouri voters reject Trump-backed congressional map, dealing GOP redistricting defeat

The Beacon (Kansas City): With Proposition A, Missouri voters soundly reject gerrymandered election map

Missouri Independent: Democrat Betsy Fogle flips Missouri Senate seat Republicans held for more than 80 years

Missouri Independent: Democrat Keri Ingle defeats House Speaker Jon Patterson, flips Missouri Senate seat

JCNT: Republican Jake Vogel wins bid for Missouri Senate District 6

Missouri Independent: Democrats flip 16 Missouri House seats, ending Republican supermajority

JCNT: Suzanne Luther wins House District 60 race, will be first Dem to represent Jefferson City in Missouri House in 15 years

JCNT: Republican Carrie Tergin takes Missouri House District 59 seat

JCNT: Incumbent Republican Willard Haley wins Missouri House District 58 race in Moniteau

Sikeston Standard Democrat: Jeff Shawan wins House District 152 seat with 70% of vote, wins every precinct

St. Louis Public Radio: No problems reported as DOJ observes Missouri and Illinois voters

P-D: Former St. Louis building inspector sentenced for defrauding city out of $1.6M (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free archived version here)

KC Star’s Toriano Porter: Missouri Democrats rejoice [sic] the defeat of Prop. A, but is the legal fight over?

Yesterday’s (Tuesday, November 3, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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