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The Kansas City area election results you missed while you slept

November 6, 2024

Republicans maintained their grip on political power in Missouri and Kansas in the 2024 general election, according to results shared Tuesday night by local election boards and race forecasters from the Associated Press.

While Missourians voted to pass several amendments championed by progressive advocates — including those that overturned the state’s ban on abortion and raised the minimum wage to $15 an hour — Republicans maintained their control of the executive branch of the state and U.S. Senator Josh Hawley’s seat in Congress. . The Republican Party also retained its supermajority in the Kansas state legislature.

Around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, the national election for the president of the United States was too close to call. Former President Donald Trump won 58.1% of the vote in Missouri and 57.2% of the vote in Kansas, securing the Electoral College votes in both states.

Here’s our rundown of races and voting issues in Kansas City. All percentages given are correct as of around 1am on Wednesday morning

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Missouri amendments and proposal results

Of Missouri’s six ballots, three passed and one appeared to fail, while two more were too close early Wednesday morning.

Amendment 3 past with 52.6% support, overturning Missouri’s abortion ban and enshrining reproductive rights in the state’s constitution.
Amendment 6, proposing legal fees to finance pensions for law enforcement authorities, turned out to fail with 60.7% voting against it. However, the AP had not called the race as of 1 a.m. Wednesday.
Amendment 7 past with about 68.2% support, banning ranked-choice voting and open primaries, and amending the state constitution to clarify that non-citizens cannot vote in Missouri elections.
Proposal A turned out to pass with 58.1% support, raising Missouri’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026 and requiring employers to provide sick leave to employees. The AP had not called the race as of 1 a.m. Wednesday.

Amendment 2, which aimed to legalize sports gambling, and Amendment 5, which would have issued an additional casino boat license, were both too close to call early Wednesday morning.

Missouri Statewide Elections

Missouri Congressional Elections

Missouri Senator. Josh Hawley defeated Democratic challenger Lucas Kunce with 54.8% of the vote statewide.
Missouri Rep. Mark Alford (District 4) easily won a second term in Congress with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Democratic challenger Jeanette Cass.
Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (District 5) easily won his 11th term representing Kansas City in the U.S. Congress with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Republican Sean Smith.
Missouri Rep. Sam Graven (District 6) earned 70.7% of the vote to retain his seat in Congress, representing much of northern Missouri, including Northland in Kansas City, and defeating Democratic challenger Pat May.

Congressional elections in Kansas

Kansas representative Tracey Mann defeated Democratic challenger Paul Buskirk with 69.6% of the vote in House District 1, which includes Lawrence.
Republican Dirk Schmidt won the open race for Kansas’ House District 2, which includes parts of Kansas City, Kansas, defeating former U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda with 57% of the vote.
Kansas representative Sharice Davids defeated Republican challenger Prasanth Reddy with 53.2% of the vote in U.S. House District 3, which includes Johnson County and southern Wyandotte County.

Jackson County and Platte County races

Jackson County voters voted Democrat Melesa Johnson as prosecutor of the province with 57% of the votes. She is the first Black woman to fill the role, defeating Republican Tracey Chappell.
Allyson Berberich won the District 1 seat on the Platte County Commission, leaving all three Commission seats Republican. She received 54% of the vote, defeating Democrat Charles McDonald.

Johnson County Racing

KC area voting problems

Voters in Kansas City, Kansas approved the sale of $180 million in bonds to finance the revitalization of public school buildings in the district.
Jackson County Voters approved Question 1 with 57.7% of the vote, authorizing a small property tax to fund programs and services for seniors over 60.
Platte County Voters approved the creation of a Children’s Services Fund focused on mental health screenings and resources for children and teens.
Voters in Edwardsville in southwestern Wyandotte County approved an additional sales tax to build a new city hall, police and fire station.

Kansas Board of Education

Democratic incumbent Melanie Haas won a second term in District 2, defeating Republican Fred Postlewait.
Republican Connie O’Brien defeated Democrat Kris Meyer in District 4, which includes parts of North Johnson and South Wyandotte counties, along with other parts of eastern Kansas.
Democrat Beryl-Ann New won against Republican Bruce Schultz in District 6, which includes the far northern part of Douglas County, much of Shawnee County and four other counties in eastern Kansas.
Democrat Betty Arnold appeared to win District 8 over Republican Jason Carmichael. However, the Associated Press did not announce the race again until around 1 a.m. on Wednesday.
Republican Debby Potter won District 10, which includes the Wichita area, from Democrat Jeffrey Jarman.

Kansas Senate Results

Republicans retained their supermajority in the Kansas state legislature Tuesday night after several key victories in the Kansas City area.

In District 5, the race was between Republican Jeff Klepp and incumbent Democrat Jeff Pittman too close to call early Wednesday morning.
In District 6, Democratic incumbent Pat Pettey won with 62.6% of the votes.
In District 7, Democratic incumbent Ethan Corson won with 64.3% of the votes.
In District 8, Democratic incumbent Cindy Holscher won with 61.1% of the votes.
In District 9, Republican incumbent Beverly Gossage won with 61.3% of the votes.
In District 10, Republican incumbent Mike Thompson won with 52.5% of the votes.
In District 11, Republican incumbent Kellie Warren won with 52.4% of the votes.
In District 23, Republican Rep. Adam Thomas won with 52.6% of the votes.
In District 35, Republican TJ Rose won with 53% of the votes.
In District 37, Republican Douglas Shane won with 59.5% of the votes.

Kansas House Results

In District 8, Republican incumbent Chris Croft won with 55.5% of the votes.
In District 15, the race was between Democratic incumbent Allison Hougland and Lauren Bohi too close to call early Wednesday morning.
In District 17, Democratic incumbent Jo Ella Hoye won with 66.6% of the votes.
In District 18, Democratic incumbent Cindy Neighbor won with 55.9% of the votes.
In District 19, Democratic incumbent Stephanie Sawyer Clayton won with 62.3% of the votes.
In District 20, Democratic incumbent Mari-Lynn Poskin won with 57.3% of the votes.
In District 24, Democratic incumbent Jarrod Ousley won with 65% of the votes.
In District 25, Democratic incumbent Rui Xu won 64.3% of the votes.
In District 27, Republican incumbent Sean Tarwater won with 59.1% of the votes.
In District 28, the race was between Republican incumbent Carl Turner and Democrat Ace Allen too close to call early Wednesday morning.
In District 30, Republican incumbent Laura Williams won with 52.6% of the votes.
In District 31, Democratic incumbent Louis Ruiz won with 70% of the votes.
In District 33, Republican incumbent Mike Thompson won with 56.8% of the votes.
In District 36, Democratic incumbent Lynn Melton won with 60.9% of the votes.
In District 37, Democratic incumbent Melissa Oropeza won with 62.6% of the votes.
In District 39, Republican incumbent Angela Stiens won with 51.8% of the votes.
In District 48, Democratic incumbent Then Osman won with 52.9% of the votes.
In District 49, the race was between the Democratic incumbent and Kurtis Ruf too close to call early Wednesday morning.
In District 78, Republican incumbent Robyn Essex won with 54.6% of the votes.

Missouri State Senate Results

In District 7, Democratic Rep. Patty Lewis won with 74.5% of the votes.
In District 9, Democratic incumbent Barbara Washington won with 79.3% of the votes.
In District 11, Grain Valley Republican Joe Nicola flipped a hotly contested seat representing Independence, Sugar Creek and Grain Valley. Nicola received 52% of the vote, defeating Democratic Rep. Robert Sauls.
In District 17, Democrat Maggie Nürrenbern won a hotly contested Clay County race, earning 53% of the vote over Republican Jerry Nolte.
In District 21, Republican Kurtis Gregory won with 69.3% of the votes.

Missouri State House Results

In District 8, Republican incumbent Josh Hurlbert won with 68.6% of the votes.
In District 12, Republican challenger Mike Jones They narrowly defeated Democratic incumbent Jamie Johnson, with 200 votes separating them early Wednesday morning.
In District 13, Republican incumbent Sean Bag won with 66.5% of the votes.
In District 14, Democratic incumbent Ashley Aune won with 54.5% of the votes.
In District 15, Democrat Kenneth Jamison won with 52.9% of the votes.
In District 16, Republican incumbent Chris Brown won with 55.7% of the votes.
In District 17, Republican incumbent Bill Allen won with 51.9% of the votes.
In District 19, Democrat Wick Thomas won with 74.5% of the votes.
In District 20, Republican Mike Steinmeyer won with 59.4% of the votes.
In District 21, Democrat Will Jobe won with 51.2% of the votes.
In District 22, Democratic incumbent Jolanda Young won with 77.3% of the votes.
In District 23, Democratic incumbent Michael Johnson won with 86% of the votes.
In District 24, Democratic incumbent Emily Weber won with 85.1% of the votes.
In District 25, Democrat Pattie Mansur won with 76.7% of the votes.
In District 26, Democrat Tiffany Price won with 83.7% of the votes.
In District 28, Democrat Donna Barnes won with 68.2% of the votes.
In District 29, Democratic incumbent Aaron Crossley won with 56.1% of the votes.
In District 30, Republican incumbent Jon Patterson won with 54% of the votes.
In District 31, Republican Ron Fowler won with 55.7% of the votes.
In District 32, Republican incumbent Jeff Coleman won with 66.7% of the votes.
In District 34, Democratic incumbent Kemp Strickler won with 51.8% of the votes.
In District 35, Democratic incumbent Keri Ingle won with 57.5% of the votes.
In District 36, Democratic incumbent Anthony Ealy won with 68.8% of the votes.
In District 38, Democrat Martijn Jacobs won with 51% of the vote, defeating Republican incumbent Chris Lonsdale.
In District 56, Republican incumbent Michael Davis won with 54.2% of the votes.

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