Mo' results
State Representative District 23
In the 23rd district race for a seat in the Missouri House of Representatives, Stephen Webber won the Democratic nomination by nearly double the votes.
Webber defeated his only opponent, legislative advocate Cande Iveson, 3,391 votes to 1,735 votes, earning a total of 66.2 percent of the vote, according to the Missouri Secretary of State.
Webber, an Iraq war veteran, received the majority of endorsements in the race. He also raised more funds than Iveson, according to the Missouri Ethics Commission.
Webber, a 2001 Hickman High School graduate, is a strong voice for public education and is devoted to securing financial security for MU. He is a proponent of protecting schools from privatization and improving K-12 public schools.
With no Republican candidate, Webber is poised to assume the seat, formerly held by state Rep. Jeff Harris, D-Columbia, in January.
State Representative District 25
Former MU spokeswoman Mary Still earned more than half the votes to win the Democratic nomination in the competitive 25th district House race.
Still gained 1,359 votes, defeating opponents State Auditor spokesman Sean Spence and legislative advocate Bob Pund. Spence received 30.4 percent of the vote and Pund won 14.6 percent, according to the Missouri Secretary of State.
Still, an MU graduate, has worked for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and as communications director and policy advisor for Attorney General Jay Nixon.
Still is a proponent of public education and is a strong voice for MU.
She also shares progressive values with the Missouri Women’s Leadership Coalition and the Missouri Equal Rights Amendment Political Action Committee, statewide organizations who endorsed Still.
The Republican candidate for the 25th district seat is Republican Ryan Asbridge.
Asbridge, an MU graduate, has held various positions in the education field and is a strong voice for education in Missouri. He also promotes job creation and support for local law enforcement.
Still faces Asbridge in the November general election to fill the house seat, formerly held by Rep. Judy Baker, D-Columbia.
Lieutenant Governor
State Rep. Sam Page defeated five other Democratic candidates for a chance to face Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder in the race to fill the office of Missouri lieutenant governor.
Page received 123,133 votes, winning the Democratic nomination, according to the Missouri Secretary of State. Kinder won 280,664 votes, or 78.3 percent of ballots cast, to earn the Republican nomination. Libertarian candidate Teddy Fleck received 1,707 votes.
Page, who represents the 82nd district, supports incentives for business to hire in-state. He also is a proponent of making higher education more affordable for the middle class.
Kinder, who is the incumbent lieutenant governor, promotes the theme of change with his campaign.
He supports lowering fuel prices by using more domestic energy resources. He also supports lowering taxes and increasing the education budget.
Page and Kinder, who increasingly targeted one another during the primary season, will continue to do so as the general election draws closer.
State Treasurer
State Rep. Clint Zweifel, D-Florissant, won a close Democratic primary for the chance to face unopposed State Sen. Brad Lager, R-Savannah, in the race for State Treasurer.
Zweifel defeated three other Democratic candidates with 31.7 percent of the vote, according to the Missouri Secretary of State. Zweifel won 102,858 votes, compared to Lager’s 316,039 votes in the Republican primary.
Zweifel supports improving the fiscal policy of the Missouri government, as well as changing the tone of politics in Missouri.
Lager promotes creating economic opportunities as treasurer. He is a supporter of a small, but efficient government.
Zweifel and Lager face off in November for incumbent State Treasurer Sarah Steelman position.