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Wesley Bell is sworn in as the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney by Judge George W. Draper III i January 2019, after defeating former Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch in an historic upset. Bell is the first Black prosecuting attorney for St. Louis County in its history.

St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell enters Missouri’s US Senate race

By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent June 13, 2023

Wesley Bell, who shocked the Missouri political establishment in 2018 by defeating a seven-term incumbent to become St. Louis County prosecutor, announced Wednesday he was running for U.S. Senate. Bell,...

Republican Sen. Roy Blunt, announced his retirement March 8, and said that he would not seek re-election to his seat in 2022. Former State Sen. Scott Sifton, a Democrat, said earlier this year that he would be running for Blunts seat next year, although it is unclear who his Republican challenger might be.

U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt announces he is not running for re-election in 2022; would have faced Sifton

March 8, 2021

U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt announced Monday that he will not seek re-election for his seat in 2022.  Blunt, a Republican, announced his retirement in a video posted to YouTube while highlighting his electoral...

Sen. Scott Sifton speaks at the unveiling of the sign for Cloria Brown Memorial Highway on South Lindbergh Boulevard in South County Oct. 17, 2019. Dignitaries speaking about Brown at the event included Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, Sifton, D-Affton, and Rep. Jim Murphy, R-Oakville, Brown’s successor in the Legislature who introduced the legislation during the 2019 General Assembly to dedicate a portion of Lindbergh Boulevard in her honor.

Scott Sifton announces 2022 run for U.S. Senate, challenging Roy Blunt

February 8, 2021

Former Missouri Sen. Scott Sifton announced his bid Monday for the U.S. Senate in 2022, challenging U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt. A former Affton school board member, Missouri state representative and senator representing...

Then a candidate for Senate, Sen. Josh Hawley speaks at a campaign stop in Ballwin in 2018. Hawley went on to defeat incumbent Claire McCaskill, a Democrat.

Josh Hawley vows to contest certification of Joe Biden’s victory

By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent January 6, 2021

Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley announced last week that he will object to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory when Congress convenes Wednesday to ratify the...

Newly elected state legislator Jim Murphy hugs his son, former Mehlville Board of Education member Jamey Murphy, at his victory party at Cafe Telegraph Tuesday night. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

‘Red wave’ turns south county crimson

November 14, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com  The Democratic “blue wave” expected by some for the election last week didn’t happen in South St. Louis County, which instead saw a...

Then-Senate candidate and now Sen. Josh Hawley speaks at a campaign stop in , Missouri on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. Hawley defeated incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill in November 2018, receiving 51.43 percent of the vote compared to McCaskill’s 45.47 percent. Photos by Erin Achenbach.

Photos: See and listen to Josh Hawley in St. Louis County

November 8, 2018

View photos and listen to audio from Attorney General and now U.S. Senator-elect Josh Hawley at a campaign stop in Ballwin in October.  Photos and audio by Erin Achenbach.                   

McCaskill, Wagner, Galloway, Stenger: Call makes more endorsements for next week’s elections

McCaskill, Wagner, Galloway, Stenger: Call makes more endorsements for next week’s elections

November 2, 2018

Editorial by the Call The Call makes the following endorsements for the election Tuesday, Nov. 6. You can also read the Call's endorsements for state legislative races and Crestwood mayor and Missouri...

Read all the Call’s candidate questionnaires for the Nov. 6 election

Read all the Call’s candidate questionnaires for the Nov. 6 election

November 1, 2018

The Call’s candidate questionnaires offer the most complete glimpse you’ll find of candidates’ views leading up to an election. View a complete collection of the Call Candidate Questionnaires for...

McCaskill and Hawley

McCaskill, Hawley contend for U.S. Senate seat along with three other candidates

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter November 1, 2018

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., faces four challengers for her seat in the U.S. Senate — Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley, Republican, along with Libertarian Japheth Campbell, Jo Crain...

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