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Primary 2012: Breaking Down the Votes

A look at how candidates fared in University City and statewide races Tuesday.

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Missouri voters turned out Tuesday for the 2012 primary election. Voters in University City and across the state saw several contested primary races and ballot issues.

Here's a look at Tuesday's winners and losers:

U.S. Senate

Akin Will Face McCaskill in November Senate Race

Congress

Statewide Offices

Governor: Dave Spence to Face Jay Nixon for Missouri Governor
Lt. Governor: Lt. Gov. Kinder Survives Primary Challenge
Attorney General: Martin Wins GOP Primary For Attorney General
Secretary of State: Sen. Rupp Loses Republican Nomination to Rep. Schoeller

State Representative

Stacey Newman Wins by 1 Vote in Preliminary Results

Townships

Issues

Missouri Voters Overwhelmingly OK 'Right to Pray' Amendment

A complete list of vote tallies is below. Winners are in bold.

Race	Candidate	Political Party	Overall Vote	Percentage
U.S. Senate	Claire McCaskill	Democrat	288,985	100
	John Brunner	Republican	180,678	30
	Todd Akin	Republican	217,240	36
	Sarah Steelman	Republican	176,080	29.2
	Hector Maldonado	Republican	7,408	1.2
	Mark Lodes	Republican	2,285	0.4
	Mark Memoly	Republican	3,205	0.5
	Robert Poole	Republican	6,098	1.0
	Jerry Beck	Republican	9,798	1.6
	Jonathan Dine	Libertarian	2,468	100
U.S. Congress	William Lacy Clay	Democrat	57,580	63.2
	Russ Carnahan	Democrat	30,895	33.9
	Candice Britton	Democrat	2,565	2.8
	Robyn Hamlin	Republican	9,716	57.9
	Martin Baker	Republican	7,068	42.1
	Robb E. Cunningham	Libertarian	246	100
Governor	Jay Nixon	Democrat	269,712	86
	Clay Thunderhawk	Democrat	18,224	5.8
	William B. Campbell	Democrat	25,706	8.2
	Dave Spence	Republican	333,388	59.9
	Bill Randles	Republican	90,617	16.3
	Fred Sauer	Republican	83,602	15
	John Weiler	Republican	48,990	8.8
	Jim Higgins	Libertarian	2,597	100
Lt. Governor	Judy Baker	Democrat	46,168	15.8
	Bill Haas	Democrat	35,005	12
	Sara Lampe	Democrat	28,887	8.9
	Susan Montee	Democrat	131,115	44.9
	Dennis Weisenburger	Democrat	16,134	5.5
	Fred Kratky	Democrat	10.972	3.8
	Jackie Townes McGee	Democrat	15,462	5.3
	Becky Lee Plattner	Democrat	11,072	3.8
	Peter Kinder	Republican	254,838	44.2
	Brad Lager	Republican	239,578	41.6
	Mike Carter	Republican	47, 208	8.2
	Charles Kullmann	Republican	34,908	6.1
	Matthew Copple	Libertarian	2,429	100
	Cynthia Davis	Constitution	761	100
Secretary of State	Jason Kander	Democrat	247,245	86.9
	MD Rabbi Alam	Democrat	37, 316	13.1
	Scott Rupp	Republican	188,491	34.5
	Shane Schoeller	Republican	193,033	35.3
	Bill Stouffer	Republican	165,493	30.3
	Cisse Spragins	Libertarian	2,433	100
	Justin Harter	Constitution	725	100
State Treasurer	Clint Zweifel	Democrat	267,691	100
	Cole McNary	Republican	479,538	100
	Sean O'Toole	Libertarian	2,445	100
Attorney General	Chris Koster	Democrat	276,172	100
	Ed Martin	Republican	373,079	71.6
	Adam Warren	Republican	148,315	28.4
	Dave Browning	Libertarian	2,445	100
State Senate 5	Robin Wright-Jones	Democrat	6,176	30.3
	Jamiliah Nasheed	Democrat	8,249	40.5
	Jeanette Mott Oxford	Democrat	5,945	29.2
State Representative	Rory Ellinger	Democrat	4,459	100
	Susan Carlson	Democrat	1,822	50
	Stacey Newman	Democrat	1,823	50
Hadley Township
Committeeman	Daniel F. O'Sullivan Jr.	Republican	1,186	98.92
	Write-In		13	1.08
Committeewoman	Jackie Coleman	Republican	645	54.34
	Carol Riess	Republican	530	44.65
University Township
Committeeman	Ted Engler	Republican	327	97.03
		Write-In	10	2.97
Committeewoman	Sarah Davoli	Republican	321	96.96
		Write-In	10	3.02
Constitutional Amendment #2	Yes		779,628	82.8
	No		162,404	17.2

About this column: Coverage of the 2012 federal, state and local elections. Related Topics: Missouri, election 2012, participate 2012, and university city