JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri voters are expected to set up one of the
nation’s most contentious Senate races, with Democratic incumbent Claire
McCaskill and Republican Josh Hawley considered heavy favorites in the primary.
McCaskill’s hopes of winning a third term in the Republican-dominated state
could depend both on convincing voters she’s sufficiently moderate and how
voters feel about President Donald Trump, who is backing Hawley. Trump coasted
to a 19-percentage point victory in the onetime bellwether state less than two
years ago, which is why Republicans consider McCaskill one of their top targets
nationwide this fall.
Voters also will get a chance Tuesday to decide whether to make Missouri a
right-to-work state or to toss out the law banning mandatory union dues and pick
nominees in numerous House races.
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