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Wesley Bell Wins Missouri Primary as State Election Chief Rejects Redistricting Referendum Petition
Just the facts
Representative Wesley Bell secured the Democratic nomination in Missouri's 1st Congressional District by defeating former Representative Cori Bush in a primary focused on foreign policy and domestic investments. In Missouri's 5th Congressional District, Donald Trump-endorsed State Senator Rick Brattin won the Republican primary following a state redrawing of district boundaries. Concurrently, Missouri election officials denied a citizen petition requesting a statewide referendum on the newly enacted congressional map. Supporters of the referendum petition had submitted signatures seeking to place the redistricting plan before voters on the November ballot.
Why this is news
Representative Wesley Bell defeated former Representative Cori Bush in Missouri's Democratic primary, while Missouri's top election official formally rejected a petition seeking a public vote on a new congressional district map.
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