BREAKING: Eric Schmitt Dominates GOP Primary For Missouri’s U.S. Senate Seat
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt dominated Tuesday night in the Republican primary race for state’s U.S. Senate seat.
The New York Times reported that with 34% of the results counted, Schmitt was up 45.1% to Vicky Hartzler at 23.5% and Eric Greitens at 19.0%.
Dave Wasserman, editor of the non-partisan Cook Political Report, tweeted: “Eric Schmitt (R) wins the #MOSEN GOP primary, defeating Vicky Hartzler (R), Eric Greitens (R) and others.”
I’ve seen enough: Eric Schmitt (R) wins the #MOSEN GOP primary, defeating Vicky Hartzler (R), Eric Greitens (R) and others.
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) August 3, 2022
With his victory, Schmitt significantly boosts Republican’s chances of keeping the seat after Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) announced that he was retiring.
There was some angst over the summer that Greitens could win and that he would face an uphill battle to win in the general election.
Greitens, a lifelong Democrat who became a Republican when it was politically expedient for him to do so, attacked a new pro-gun law in the state late last year but then reversed course after facing substantial backlash.
Over the summer, Greitens released an embarrassing campaign ad in which he stormed a house with a team of combat operators and said that he was issuing RINO (Republican in Name Only) hunting permits which was widely condemned for implied political violence.
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