Ann Wagner

Republicans scored big wins from Eric Schmitt in the U.S. Senate contest and Scott Fitzpatrick in the auditor’s race, but Democrats came out on top in Missouri’s only competitive state Senate contest and gained in the House.

The Republican representing Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District heads back to Washington for a sixth term.

Incumbent Republican Congresswoman Ann Wagner is being challenged by Democratic state Rep. Trish Gunby in the 2nd District — which became more Republican-leaning after redistricting.

The Ballwin Republican is squaring off against Democrat Trish Gunby in the 2nd Congressional District, which takes in portions of St. Louis, St. Charles and Warren counties as well as all of Franklin County.

The Harrisonville Republican is in a tight race with Attorney General Eric Schmitt and former Gov. Eric Greitens.

Redistricting turned a St. Louis-area congressional district from a pure swing district to a seat that tilts decidedly toward the GOP.

The St. Louis County Democrat is one of two candidates in her party's primary in Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District.

The St. Louis County Democrat also defended her votes against sanctioning Russia over its invasion of Ukraine during a meeting with reporters Wednesday.

Election officials are growing increasingly concerned that the legislature’s failure to adopt a congressional map could lead to major deadlines being missed.

Lawmakers are hoping to complete congressional redistricting before candidate filing begins in February.