A crowded field of candidates for Missouri's open U.S. Senate seat narrowed to two on Tuesday night: Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Anheuser-Busch heiress and nurse Trudy Busch Valentine.
Schmitt took the Republican ticket — beating former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler— while Busch Valentine clinched the Democratic nomination, defeating military veteran Lucas Kunce. Missouri voters will decide who will replace Sen. Roy Blunt in the U.S. Senate seat in November.
Below are scenes from election night for the 2022 Missouri U.S. Senate primary.
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