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 constitutional amendment allows recreational marijuana in Missouri and will clear nonviolent marijuana-related charges from criminal records. However, the proposal faced fierce criticism from organizations as disparate as the NAACP and Pro-Choice Missouri.
Two other issues on the ballot passed, including a measure creating a separate Missouri Department of the National Guard and one that forces Kansas City to increase the funding for its police department. Two measures failed: One giving the treasury greater leeway in investing and the other prompting the state to hold a constitutional convention.
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