In Statewide races from Tuesday night’s primary, Local state senator Brad Lager lost his challenge to be the republican candidate for Missouri Lieutenant Governor.

Incumbent Peter Kinder beat out Lager by roughly 15,000 votes.  Kinder will face locally known democratic candidate Susan Montee in November.

Meanwhile Incumbent Gov. Jay Nixon handled the other lesser known democratic candidates, getting more than 260,000 votes.

Dave Spence took the republican nod for Gov. and will go on to face Nixon in November.

In the republican primary for the US senate seat currently held by Claire McCaskill,  Todd Akin became the winning candidate and will face McCaskill in November.

Akin had more than 200,000 votes and beat-out candidates Sarah Steelman and John Brunner. Steelman and Brunner both conceded to Akin and vowed to support his campaign.