presidential primary

Primary voter turnout lowest ever in Mo.

The Associated Press — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:43:13 +0000

The "beauty contest" nature of Missouri's presidential primary earlier this week may have contributed to the lowest turnout for a presidential primary in the state's history.

Just 8 percent of the state's registered voters cast ballots in the Republican and Democratic primaries. About 252,000 people voted in the GOP race, and 73,000 in the Democratic primary. While the Democratic vote awarded delegates, unlike the Republican contest, President Obama faced no serious opposition.

Santorum wins big in Missouri

Rachel Lippmann — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:53:38 +0000

Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum racked up a sizeable victory in Missouri's Republican primary last night, winning all 114 counties and the city of St. Louis and beating his nearest rival, Mitt Romney, by 30 points. Final unofficial results from the Secretary of State showed Santorum more than doubling Romney's vote total.

Meaningless in Missouri? Not in Santorum's view

Alan Greenblatt — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:42:49 +0000

For an election that shouldn't matter on paper, Missouri's primary on Tuesday may carry a lot of weight.

The state's Republican electorate tends to be both populist and conservative. That could give former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, who has campaigned in Missouri the most – and the most recently – among GOP presidential candidates the chance for a strong showing.

"The more conservative people are going to come out for Santorum," says Eugene Dokes, GOP chairman in St. Charles County in suburban St. Louis, which is the state's largest source of Republican votes.

Morning headlines: Monday, February 6, 2012

Julie Bierach, Maria Altman and The Associated Press — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:27:03 +0000

Missouri's presidential primary tomorrow

Turnout is expected to be low for Tuesday's presidential primary. That's partly because the votes for the GOP candidates won't count.

Missouri has gotten little attention from Republican candidates this election year. Newt Gingrich isn't even on the ballot.

Missouri state representative explains role of Tuesday's presidential primary

Bill Raack — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:44:12 +0000

Representative Rick Stream (R-Kirkwood) says Tuesday’s GOP presidential primary election may not be as pointless as some think.