Roy Blunt Joins 4 GOP Senators Not Seeking Reelection, but Could Democrats Flip Seat?
On 3/8/21 at 11:39 AM EST
After more than a decade in office, GOP Senator Roy Blunt will not return to Washington, D.C., after his term is up in 2022, giving Democrats a better chance of flipping the seat, although it will likely be a hard-fought battle.
Blunt joins a growing number of Republicans who have announced that they won't seek reelection. The fourth Senate Republican to make the decision, he's the ranking GOP member on the Senate Rules Committee, and in Missouri, a state that voted for former President Donald Trump in November by more than 15 points, the 2022 race could be favorable to a Republican candidate.