(KMOX) - So far, two Republican candidates have announced campaigns to follow retiring Republican Roy Blunt in the U.S. Senate. Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt have made it official and while several others have ruled out a run KMOX Republican analyst John Hancock says if another candidate enters the race, it might be a current member of Congress.
He says if one of Reps. Ann Wagner, Vicky Hartzler and Jason Smith gets in the race it could become a "very clogged field."
KMOX Democratic strategist Michael Kelley says on the Democratic side, former Governor Jay Nixon and State Senator Scott Sifton are said to be thinking about running.
The Missouri Scout conducted a poll of 1,041 likely Republican voters.
In a more crowded field, Greitens has a considerable lead. With only two candidates, Greitens and Schmitt, the margin is razor-thin.
Both former Governor Eric Greitens and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, have pledged their support to continue Trump’s America First Policies.
Here are the questions and poll results:
Q1: Possible candidates in the 2022 Republican Primary Election for United States Senate are Eric Greitens and Eric Schmitt. If the election were held today, for whom would you vote?
Eric Greitens: 40%
Eric Schmitt: 39%
Undecided: 21%
Q6: Possible candidates in the 2022 Republican Primary Election for United States Senate are Eric Greitens, Eric Schmitt, Jason Smith, Ann Wagner, Billy Long, John Brunner, and Vicky Hartzler. If the election were held today, for whom would you vote?
Eric Greitens: 31%
Eric Schmitt: 18%
Jason Smith: 9%
Ann Wagner: 12%
Billy Long: 6%
John Brunner: 2%
Vicky Hartzler: 8%
Undecided: 14%
Our partner station 97.1 FM Talk spoke to public policy advisor Rodney Boyd about the polls, who believes that the endorsement of former President Donald Trump in the GOP primary for the U.S. Senate race in Missouri would decide the winner. You can hear the full conversation, here:
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