If Missouri voters overturn the state’s abortion ban in November, the state Supreme Court will likely decide whether restrictions on abortion medications are still legal.

Incumbent Republican Senator from Missouri Josh Hawley met Democratic challenger Lucas Kunce and third-party candidates Nathan Kline and Jared Young for a debate Friday afternoon in Springfield. 11 points in the RealClearPolitics average of polls as of.

In addition to federal, state and local races, judges will be on the ballot in every Missouri county this November. While some judges are elected in partisan elections, Missouri also has a non-partisan merit selection system.

Based on prior comments and actions, Parson is likely to vote “no” on overturning the state’s prohibition on abortion. In June 2022, minutes after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Parson activated the state’s current ban on the procedure.

Madison Walker, a Missouri secretary of state’s office communication specialist, said there’s no specific reason for the spike, but the timing coincided with presidential caucuses and general municipal elections. The state never had 78,421 people register to vote within a single week.

The controversial cost estimate has been the subject of court cases and partisan divides in the state since 2023.

Elon Musk heralded Donald Trump on Saturday as the only candidate “to preserve democracy in America.” The SpaceX and Tesla CEO stood alongside the GOP nominee at a rally in Butler, the Pennsylvania city where Trump survived an assassination attempt earlier this year.

In his first appearance with Donald Trump on the campaign trail, billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday called on people to register to vote as he cast Democrats as a threat to democracy. “Register to vote,

The Cole County Clerk's Office will be open until 5 p.m. Wednesday to register voters.

Along with political candidates, voters in the Show Me State will also be deciding the fate of several constitutional amendments at the polls next month. One of those is Amendment 7, which would ban one form of voting.

Gregg Bush is a Democrat running for Missouri’s 50th House District. Many of his policy positions have been shaped by his experience as a nurse.

Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, R., and House Minority Leader Crystal Quade, D., answered several policy questions at the debate.