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Roy Blunt announces candidacy for Senate

Roy Blunt (UPI file photo/Bill Greenblatt)

By AP/KWMU

St. Louis, MO – Republican U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt announces he is running for Senate in 2010.

Blunt announced his candidacy today in St. Louis, the first of a series of stops across Missouri that will include Jefferson City, Carthage and Cape Girardeau.

Republican Sen. Kit Bond announced in January that he would not seek election to a fifth term. So far, Democratic Secretary of State Robin Carnahan is the only other candidate to enter the race.

The 59-year-old Blunt has represented southwest Missouri in the House since 1997 and recently stepped aside as the House minority whip.

The Senate race could become a showdown between two of Missouri's most prominent political families.

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