By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
It is the Missouri Republican primary ballot which is crowded today.
Nine candidates appear on the ballot for Governor. Six Republicans are campaigning for the nomination for Lieutenant Governor. Eight candidates vie for the Secretary of State nominee, with six for Treasurer, and two for Attorney General.
Locally, voters will decide a 59-cent St. Joseph School District levy increase to pay for a $2,750 flat pay raise for teachers and all staff for the St. Joseph School District. St. Joseph city officials are asking local voters to extend the local 3.8% use tax for the next 10 years.
Two state constitutional amendments will be decided by Missouri voters today. One would provide a property tax break for child care providers. The other would require Kansas City to spend at least 25% of its budget on policing.
The big race in Kansas is the 2nd Congressional District of eastern Kansas. Five Republicans and two Democrats are in the race to succeed Republican Congressman Jake LaTurner who decided against running for a third term in Congress.
The Republicans on the ballot are Derek Schmidt, Jeff Kahrs, Shawn Tiffany, and Chad Young. The Democrats running are Nancy Boyda and Matt Kleinmann.
The polls in both states close at seven this evening.
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