After a fiercely competitive primary race, the Associated Press projects that St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell has won the Democratic primary in MO.
Brittany Shepherd and Oren OppenheimAfter a fiercely competitive and historically expensive primary race, the Associated Press projects that St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell has won the Democratic primary in Missouri's first Congressional district, beating incumbent, who becomes the second member of the House "Squad" to be defeated during this primary cycle.
With 94% percent of the estimated vote in as of around 11:00 p.m. ET, Bell leads with 51% of the vote, followed by Bush with 45.8% of the vote.
In this case, the United Democracy Project spent more than $7 million to challenge Bush and boost Bell.
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