ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - Election Day finally arrived for voters in the state of Missouri after months of candidates campaigning and weeks of early voting.
KMOX News had coverage throughout Election Day covering the key races in Missouri from the Senate and Gubernatorial races to key ballot initiatives such as Amendment 2, Amendment 3, and Proposition A.
UPDATE: 11:54 p.m. | An effort to hike the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour and guarantee paid sick leave won the support of Missouri voters Tuesday night.
UPDATE: 10:35 p.m. | Associated Press projects Amendment 3, which would legalize abortion up until the point of fetal viability, will pass.
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UPDATE: 10:23 p.m. | Associated Press projects Republican Ann Wagner wins reelection to U.S. House in Missouri's 2nd Congressional District.
UPDATE: 10:02 p.m. | The Associated Press has called Missouri's 3rd Congressional District race for Republican Bob Onder.
UPDATE: 9:59 p.m. | Michael Calhoun, Megan Lynch, John Hancock, and Michael Kelley discuss Josh Hawley winning the race over Lucas Kunce to the US Senate.
UPDATE: 9:33 p.m. | Associated Press officially projects Josh Hawley (R) will defeat Lucas Kunce (D) to retain his seat in the U.S. Senate.
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UPDATE: 9:02 p.m. | Missourinet News Director Alisa Nelson joined Megan Lynch and Michael Calhoun to discuss AP calling the Missouri gubernatorial race in favor of Mike Kehoe.
UPDATE: 8:48 p.m. | Associated Press officially projects Missouri Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) will win the Missouri gubernatorial race over Democrat Crystal Quade.
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UPDATE, 8:33 p.m. | AP officially projects Democrat Wesley Bell will win election to U.S. House in Missouri 1st Congressional District.
UPDATE, 8:07 p.m. | Democrat Wesley Bell declares victory in #Missouri U.S. House District 1 race.
"Today, the people of the St. Louis region voted for a brighter future and greater opportunity." said Bell. "During my campaign, I promised to serve the First District with integrity, transparency, and accountability. I recommit myself to that promise tonight, and pledge to always remember who sent me to Congress to fight for them — the people of this region."
"I am humbled and honored to have the privilege of representing our region in Washington. We must build an economy that works for everyone, protect our rights and freedoms, and make sure that America remains on the forward journey towards building a more perfect union. I'm ready to get to work."
UPDATE: 7:57 p.m. | The first sets of ballots have arrived in St. Charles County.
UPDATE, 7:45 p.m. | The St. Louis County #Missouri election board says unofficial final voter turnout number in the county is 76.76%.
UPDATE, 7:42 p.m. | AP has called Illinois for Vice President Kamala Harris.
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UPDATE, 7:30 p.m. | Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft joined the KMOX #election2024 coverage during the 7 p.m. hour, with no big election day issues cited.
UPDATE, 7:25 p.m. | St. Charles Director of Elections Kurt Bahr tells KMOX News we can expect the first results to come out of the county around 8 p.m. and anticipates voter turnout be around 75%
UPDATE, 7:22 p.m. | St. Louis County Election Board. Republican Director of Elections tells KMOX News voter turnout in St. Louis County is expected to be 76%.
UPDATE, 7:17 p.m. | CBS News has called Missouri in favor of Donald Trump
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UPDATE, 7:03 p.m. | KMOX legal analyst Brad Young: "From what I've seen, I do not anticipate the extent to which we've seen #litigation in elections, particularly in 2020."
UPDATE, 7 p.m. | Polls in 16 states, including in Missouri and in D.C. have closed. Reminder: if you are still in line at 7 p.m., you will be allowed to vote.
UPDATE, 6:48 p.m. | CBS News projects former President Donald Trump will win West Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana. CBS News also projects Vice President Kamala Harris will win Vermont.
UPDATE, 6:41 p.m. | KMOX's Rachel Zimmermann was joined by SLU professor Kelli Jackson and they discussed young voters.
"Younger female voters tend to see more (online) content from the Harris campaign and Democrats, while podcasts and YouTube tend to be where younger men are seeing more Republican content." said Jackson.
UPDATE, 6:30 p.m. | KMOX Political Analysts John Hancock and Michael Kelley discussed Amendment 3 on Election Coverage on KMOX and Hancock says "I expect Missouri's Amendment 3 ( #abortion rights) to pass, but I won't be shocked if it doesn't."
UPDATE, 6 p.m. | Polls in six states have closed, including in Georgia, while some polls in Florida and New Hampshire have closed.
UPDATE, 5:14 p.m. |: Polls in some counties in Kentucky and Indiana have began to close.
UPDATE, 4:57 p.m. |: St. Louis County says they have seen almost two-thirds of the county come out to vote as of the 4 p.m. hour.
