JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on the Missouri primary:
9:55 p.m.
Former U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan is headed to the general election after defeating two people in the Democratic race for Missouri’s lieutenant governor.
Carnahan, the son of former Gov. Mel Carnahan, defeated St. Louis pastor and state lawmaker Tommie Pierson Sr. and former Kansas City-area teacher Winston Apple.
The current three-term officeholder, Republican Peter Kinder, is running for governor.
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9:45 p.m.
U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner will seek her third congressional term in November after defeating a challenger in the Republican primary for the 2nd District.
Wagner defeated Greg Sears on Tuesday and will face Democratic state Rep. Bill Otto, who was unopposed in the Democratic primary, and Libertarian Jim Higgins in the November general election.
Wagner has been involved in Republican politics for years. She is a former chairwoman of the Missouri Republican Party and served as U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg from 2005 to 2009.
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9:45 p.m.
Former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens has won a bruising Republican primary for Missouri governor, defeating three opponents to advance to a November matchup with Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster.
The incumbent governor, Democrat Jay Nixon, has served two terms and was ineligible to run again.
Greitens defeated Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, former lawmaker and U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway, and businessman John Brunner in a hard-fought Republican primary.
The four combined to spend more than $22 million, according to figures released about two weeks before the election. Greitens got a lot of his donations from wealthy out-of-state donors.
He has highlighted his military background and cast himself as a political outsider who would clean up perceived corruption in Jefferson City.
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9:30 p.m.
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer has defeated a lone challenger to win the Republican nomination in Missouri’s 3rd District.
Luetkemeyer will seek his fifth term in office in November after defeating former state Rep. Cynthia Davis in the GOP primary on Tuesday.
In November, he’ll face Democrat Kevin Miller, Libertarian Dan Hogan, and Constitution Party candidate Doanita Simmons all of whom were unopposed Tuesday.
The 3rd District covers an area from central Missouri to the western suburbs of St. Louis.
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9:25 p.m.
U.S. Rep. Jason Smith will seek his second full term in office in November after defeating three Republican primary challengers in Missouri’s 8th District.
Smith on Tuesday defeated Todd Mahn, Phillip Smith and Hal Brown in the GOP primary for the district that covers a large area of southern Missouri. In November, he’ll face Democrat Dave Cowell and Libertarian Jonathan Lee Shell. Both were unopposed in the primary.
Smith was first elected in June 2013, when a special election was necessary following the resignation of Jo Ann Emerson. He easily won re-election in 2014 in the heavily Republican district.
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9:20 p.m.
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has easily outdistanced three challengers to win the Democratic nomination for governor.
Koster was heavily favored, and it wasn’t yet clear who he would face in the general election.
Koster is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Missouri’s current two-term Democratic governor, Jay Nixon. Nixon, like Koster, served as attorney general before winning election to the state’s top elected position.
Nixon was ineligible to run again due to term limits.
Koster already has stockpiled nearly $10.9 million for the general election.
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9:15 p.m.
Veteran U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s bid for a seventh term in Congress has taken a step forward with a win in Tuesday’s Democratic primary.
Cleaver defeated challenger Roberta Gough in the primary. The United Methodist pastor is chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, and is a former mayor of Kansas City. He drew attention at last week’s Democratic National Convention with his fiery speech in support of the party’s presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton.
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9:05 p.m.
U.S. Rep. Billy Long has defeated seven challengers in the Republican primary for Missouri’s 7th District.
Long, a three-term incumbent, on Tuesday defeated Nathan Clay, Christopher Batsche, Matthew Evans, Lyndle Spencer, Matthew Canovi, James Nelson and Mary Byrne.
The 7th District covers several counties in southwest Missouri.
Long was a Springfield auctioneer, real estate broker and talk radio host before first winning election to Congress in 2010.
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9 p.m.
Republican U.S. Rep. Sam Graves has defeated two challengers to win Tuesday’s primary election.
Graves outdistanced Kyle Reid and Christopher Ryan. In November, he will seek his ninth term representing Missouri’s 6th District, which covers the northern tier of the state.
Graves narrowly defeated Democrat Steve Danner in his inaugural bid for Congress in 2000, but has won easily in all of his re-election bids.
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8:50 p.m.
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt and Secretary of State Jason Kander have essentially been running against each other from the start of the Senate campaign. Now, it’s official.
Blunt easily won Tuesday’s Republican primary in his bid for a second term in the Senate, and Kander won handily in the Democratic primary. Each faced three little-known challengers.
Blunt, 66, is a veteran of Missouri politics. He served seven terms in the U.S. House before winning election to the Senate in 2010.
Kander, 35, was elected secretary of state in 2012. He has campaigned on a need for change in Washington.