Missouri voters have been casting ballots for more than a week, and many of the election results were known by late Tuesday. But not all.

Here is an overview of everything on the ballot in Springfield as well as the top leaders elected in Missouri and across the U.S.

Early Wednesday morning, former president Donald Trump appeared headed to the White House. Missouri was solidly red, supporting the Republican ticket Trump and running mate JD Vance. Trump was leading Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic ticket in projected Electoral College votes, though results were still being counted in a number of battleground states either candidate would need to win.

Republican incumbent Josh Hawley secured a second term in the seat he took from Democrat Claire McCaskill in 2018. His chief challenger was Democrat Lucas Kunce, a former Marine and military lawyer who raised significant money in his long-running bid for the seat.

Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe will be Missouri’s 58th governor.

Kehoe, a Jefferson City Republican endorsed by Parson, defeated state Rep. Crystal Quade, a Springfield Democrat who serves as minority leader in the Missouri House, in what was a comparatively frugal campaign.

With Kehoe running for governor, the race for lieutenant governor was open. Republican Dave Wasinger, a St. Louis attorney emerged the winner in a crowded GOP primary and won the position, which serves as the next in line to the governor and breaks tie votes in the state Senate.

State Sen. Denny Hoskins, the Republican candidate, declared victory late Tuesday, succeeding outgoing Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, who lost a bid for governor in the Republican primary.

Incumbent Vivek Malek, a Republican appointed by the governor in 2022, secured a full term as the state’s chief financial officer, responsible for managing annual state revenues, directing bank services and overseeing the state’s investment portfolio.

Incumbent Andrew Bailey, a Republican, was appointed the Missouri Attorney General by Gov. Mike Parson, taking office in January 2023 after Eric Schmitt was elected to represent Missouri in the U.S. Senate. He won his first election Tuesday.

In southwest Missouri, first-term Republican Rep. Eric Burlison retained the 7th District seat he won two years ago after U.S. Rep. Billy Long vacated the seat to run for Senate.

Missouri legislative races

All seats in the Missouri House of Representatives were up for a vote in the election, along with one of the state Senate seats in the Springfield area. Winners in Springfield-area districts include:

Senate District 29

• Mike Moon – Republican – winner

House District 129

• John Black – Republican – winner

House District 130 – Incumbent Republican Bishop Davidson was ahead in early totals but many votes remained uncounted late Tuesday due to delayed results in Greene County.

• Bishop Davidson – Republican
• Leslie Jones – Democratic

House District 131 – Incumbent Republican Bill Owen was ahead in early totals but many votes remained uncounted late Tuesday due to delayed results in Greene County.

• Bill Owen – Republican
• Ashley Cossins – Democratic

House District 132 – Democratic candidate Jeremy Dean was ahead in early totals but many votes remained uncounted late Tuesday due to delayed results in Greene County.

• Jeremy Dean – Democratic
• Stephanos Freeman – Republican

House District 133 – Incumbent Republican Melanie Stinnett was ahead in early totals but many votes remained uncounted late Tuesday due to delayed results in Greene County.

• Melanie Stinnett – Republican
• Derrick Nowlin – Democratic

House District 134

• Alex Riley – Republican – winner

House District 135 – Incumbent Democrat Betsy Fogle was ahead in early totals but many votes remained uncounted late Tuesday due to delayed results in Greene County.

• Betsy Fogle – Democratic
• Michael Hasty – Republican

House District 136 – Incumbent Democrat Stephanie Hein was ahead in early totals but many votes remained uncounted late Tuesday due to delayed results in Greene County.

• Stephanie Hein – Democratic
• Jim Robinette – Republican

House District 137

• Darin Chappell – Republican – winner

House District 138

• Burt Whaley – Republican – winner

House District 139

• Bob Titus – Republican – winner

House District 140

• Jamie Ray Gragg – Republican – winner

There’s was only one contested race for Greene County office, for the District 2 seat on the county commission. With half of the country’s precincts reported, incumbent John Russell, a Republican, was leading Democratic candidate Tim McGrady by a margin of more than 10 percentage points.

Other county races, all featuring Republican incumbents running unopposed, included:

Greene County Sheriff – Jim C Arnott – winner

Greene County Assessor – Brent Johnson – winner

Greene County Treasurer – Justin R. Hill – winner

Greene County Public Administrator – Sherri Eagon Martin – winner

Final results were not available by late Tuesday night but all the judges up for retention votes on Springfield-area ballots were poised to remain in office. They included:

• Judge Kelly C. Broniec of the Missouri Supreme Court
• Judge Ginger K. Gooch of the Missouri Supreme Court
• Judge Becky J.W. Borthwick of the Court of Appeals – Southern District
• Judge Jennifer R. Growcock of the Court of Appeals – Southern District
• Judge Derek A. Ankrom of the Circuit Judge – Circuit 31 – Div 1
• Judge Kaiti Greenwade of the Circuit Judge – Circuit 31 – Div 2
• Judge Dan Wichmer of the Circuit Judge – Circuit 31 – Div 3
• Judge T. Todd Myers of the Circuit Judge – Circuit 31 – Div 4
• Judge Jerry A. Harmison, Jr. of the Circuit Judge – Circuit 31 – Div 5
• Judge Joshua B. Christensen of the Circuit Judge – Circuit 31 – Div 6
• Judge Andy Hosmer of the Associate Circuit Judge – Circuit 31 – Div 23
• Judge Kirsten Poppen of the Associate Circuit Judge – Circuit 31 – Div 24
• Judge Josephine (Jody) L. Stockard of the Associate Circuit Judge – Circuit 31 – Div 25
• Judge Ron Carrier of the Associate Circuit Judge – Circuit 31 – Div 26

A question asking Springfield voters to replace the city’s expiring 3/4-cent sales tax — which since 2009 has funded the shortfall in the city’s police and fire pension fund — with a new combination of taxes of equal amount appeared to be approved late Tuesday. With 46 of 56 precincts reporting, votes in favor were well ahead, with the tax garnering more than 62% of the vote.

Amendment 2, which would legalize sports betting in Missouri, was slightly ahead in the vote tally but results were not final late Tuesday.

Amendment 3, enshrining abortion-rights protections in the state’s constitution, was approved Tuesday.

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Amendment 5, which would amend the state constitution and expand riverboat gambling in Missouri to allow a casino on the Osage River, had not been called late Tuesday but was trending toward defeat in late results.

This amendment, which would have allowed the state to levy court fees to support salaries and benefits for current and former sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys and circuit attorneys, was trending toward defeat Tuesday.

Amendment 7, placed on the Nov. 5 ballots by the Missouri legislature, alters the state constitution to effectively ban ranked-choice voting in the state, as well as stipulating that only U.S. citizens can vote. It passed decisively Tuesday.

Proposition A was approved Tuesday, increasing the minimum wage in Missouri — which currently stands at $12.30 an hour — and requiring employers to provide paid sick leave. It calls for Missouri’s minimum wage to increase to $13.75 an hour on Jan. 1, 2025, then to $15 an hour in 2026, with adjustments each year after that based on the Consumer Price Index. Employers would be required to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked.

NORMAN — This weekend might mark the first matchup between Oklahoma and Missouri in over 10 years, but that doesn’t mean there’s not familiarity between the two teams.

In fact, despite the break in competition, the connection between the two programs has only increased.

The Sooners and the Tigers were well-acquainted foes while both teams were in the Big 12, though the regularly-scheduled matchup was halted after Missouri joined the SEC in 2012. But whether it’s because Oklahoma has made its own jump to the SEC this season, or the well-known recruiting battles between the two teams over the last two years, there’s been a brewing rivalry ahead of Saturday’s matchup in Columbia (6:45 p.m. SEC Network).

But for OU coach Brent Venables, there hasn’t been any focus on outside noise heading into the weekend.

“They’re a program that’s going to recruit well in their own backyard,” Venables said. “It’s not spicy for me. Recruiting is incredibly competitive. Winning is incredibly hard. And we’re programs that certainly there’s a familiarity. But I don’t think (Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz) was on the staff, part of any of the past Oklahoma-Missouri meetings.

“And what happens in the past doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with what happens in the future, good or bad. And that doesn’t mean it has to change either. But I believe in what’s in front of you right now. (So it’s maybe) spicy maybe for the media or the fans. But staff-wise, it hasn’t.”

Missouri is certainly a familiar opponent for Venables, who faced the Tigers nine times while he was an assistant coach at Oklahoma from 1999-2011. A handful of those games were high-level matchups — the two teams played each other in back-to-back years for the 2007 and 2008 Big 12 Championships, with the Sooners winning both matchups.

It’s largely been a dormant, distant memory since Missouri left for the SEC, but the two teams have been intertwined in recent years. The Tigers notably bested OU in the recruiting battle for 2024 five-star defensive lineman Williams Nwaneri and then poached former five-star offensive lineman Cayden Green via the transfer portal last offseason.

While those two battles are at the center of the recent animosity, the two teams share other connections. Former OU receiver Theo Wease transferred to Missouri prior to last season and has become an impact player, and this season he leads the Tigers in receiving with 37 receptions for 482 yards. OU receiver JJ Hester also transferred from Missouri in 2022 and has been a pivotal part of the Sooners’ receiver rotation this season.

Venables, unprompted, discussed Wease and Green’s tenures at Oklahoma, acknowledging that the transfer portal has increased the chances that programs will battle each other for roster construction.

“In regards to Theo, our offensive staff at the time didn’t feel like he was — Theo probably felt the same — a major part of what we were doing, and he’s looking for an opportunity,” Venables said. “And he was nothing but great. He was a really good leader, did everything that we asked of him. And what a great example of what opportunity and development looks like. And he’s kept his head down and just worked. Had a fantastic year last year. He’s having a great year this year.

“I think Cayden went in there and was a starter. He (was) a starter for us. We’re not surprised that he has success. Cayden’s fantastic. He was a freshman All-American. And that’s the world that we live in now. Players are free to come and go as they please and look for what’s best for them. And there ain’t no time for bitterness and things like that. You’ve got to move on and adjust and pivot and get better.”

Hester, who recorded the team’s first 100-yard receiving game last weekend against Maine, expects it to be an interesting atmosphere this weekend in Columbia.

“It will definitely be a fun one,” Hester said last week. “I still have some guys over there. It will be a reunion, probably some nostalgia, for sure, being a transfer from there. I’m looking forward to it.

“(I Know) a lot of the guys on offense and defense. (Quarterback) Brady Cook. I know Luther (Burden). Guys on the defense. Obviously, we have an o-lineman over there. Couple of other dudes from OU, so obviously, it’s a little weird right now. I know a lot of guys over there still. It’ll be good to see them compete against them.”

But ultimately, the Sooners have to focus on snagging a much-needed win. They sit at 5-4 on the season and are just one win away from becoming bowl eligible, while the Tigers (6-2, 2-2 SEC) have lost two of their last three conference games and may be without Cook this weekend.

So while the programs are certainly linked together, Venables is focusing on what’s ahead.

“(I have) a lot of good, fond memories (of playing Missouri),” Venables said. “It’ll be) two good programs going at it and it’ll be another great challenge for us this week.”

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At halftime, the Missouri Tigers looked like they had the game out of reach.

The bench production was clicking on all levels, the Tigers were forcing turnovers out of its zone defense and were running in transition, seemingly developing the start of an identity for this newly molded-together team. That quickly fell apart in the second half as Memphis did the same thing to them, with Missouri not having any answers on either side of the floor.

When you lead by 10 points at halftime, it’s a reasonable claim to expect to win. It’s not as if Missouri walked out in the second half relaxed because they had a lead, but everything in the first half pointed to them running away with it. Memphis matched their intensity on defense and began to force turnovers and bad shot attempts while getting star guard PJ Haggerty into transition. The flipping of the game plan on Missouri eventually resulted in the loss.

That being said, here are three takeaways from Missouri’s game-one defeat.

The Tigers brought out a fascinating starting lineup, one that did not feature transfer guards Tony Perkins and Marques Warrick. The first player off the bench was Perkins, who did not necessarily give the Tigers the production head coach Dennis Gates would have liked.

In the first half, sophomore forward Trent Pierce looked amazing, seemingly out of nowhere. He hit two threes in his first-half showing and finished with ten points in the half and 13 overall as the team’s second-leading scorer. Forward Aidan Shaw also made his presence felt, finishing with nine first-half points, all of which were momentum-building scores. Pierce and Shaw were the two biggest surprises off the bench, giving the Tigers much-needed scoring.

Though Perkins did not start, he gave Missouri a quality 21 minutes, a number that could likely ramp up and turn into a starting role. His four assists were the most helpful, primarily playing the point guard role when he was on the floor. He grabbed one steal and a block as well on the defensive end of the court.

The Tigers’ two-three zone defense clearly gave the Tigers the most effective results on the defensive side of the ball. Even when Memphis was hitting threes in the second half, many came in scramble situations.

Starting the half, forcing Memphis to score from the perimeter wasn’t a bad idea. They shot only 4-for-14 in that period and could not manage to put points on the board to close the gap with Missouri. The attempts Memphis was getting at that time were not comfortable ones either, many of which were contested or coming from a bad pass.

For some odd reason, the Tigers backed out of its zone when Memphis went on its run midway through the second half. They were getting to the free-throw line easily and had Missouri in foul trouble within five minutes of the start of the second period.

One thing was made evident in the solid first half from Missouri: the zone defense worked. Everyone was flying around and forcing steals and deflections and it allowed the Tigers to get out and run in transition. Zone defenses aren’t always sustainable for a whole game and can slow down the pace, but if it works, it works.

It looked like Gates and the Tigers had its rotation figured out in the first half. They were getting out in transition with Pierce and Anthony Robinson II, a surprising but effective decision. Pierce scored 10 points in the first half, knocking down two triples, a take at the rim and a massive fast break dunk. Nobody expected Robinson to play the minutes he did and the explosiveness from Pierce, as well as the lack of production from transfer forward Mark Mitchell, but what the Tigers put on the floor in the first half clearly worked.

That will be the over-arching theme the Tigers take away from the loss, being the first-half success. Gates saw firsthand five-man units that worked well together on both sides of the ball, even if that meant people were not getting in the game at all.

Gates sacrificed the playing time of star guard Tamar Bates in the first half because Robinson and company were clicking in multiple ways. Pierce and Shaw, who excelled in the first half, saw the floor in the following period for only five minutes each. Gates attributed that to the need for ball-handlers on the floor, but the length, defense and surprising offensive production both provided would have also been of assistance.

It is still very early in the season, and Gates and the staff are trying to find what works the best. Last season, Gates was not afraid to completely empty his bench for answers. Some consistency in that department might aid in team success, but for right now, it’s evident he is still searching.

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