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ABC News is projecting that Attorney General Eric Schmitt has won the Republican primary for Missouri Senate — a huge relief to national Republicans, who were dreading the prospect of disgraced ex-Gov. Eric Greitens as their nominee. We give Schmitt a 96 in 100 chance of holding this seat for Republicans in November.
Latest count in Missouri’s GOP primary for Senate
Results of Missouri’s Republican primary for the U.S. Senate, as of 9:56 p.m. Eastern
| Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Schmitt | 120,515 | 43.3% |
| Vicky Hartzler | 66,581 | 23.9 |
| Eric Greitens | 54,459 | 19.6 |
| Billy Long | 11,319 | 4.1 |
| Mark McCloskey | 9,418 | 3.4 |
| Dave Schatz | 3,226 | 1.2 |
| Patrick A. Lewis | 2,897 | 1.0 |
| Curtis D. Vaughn | 1,542 | 0.6 |
| Eric McElroy | 1,203 | 0.4 |
| Robert Allen | 1,020 | 0.4 |
| Dave Sims | 871 | 0.3 |
| C.W. Gardner | 817 | 0.3 |
| Bernie Mowinski | 749 | 0.3 |
| Deshon Porter | 685 | 0.2 |
| Darrell Leon McClanahan III | 569 | 0.2 |
| Robert Olson | 485 | 0.2 |
| Rickey Joiner | 460 | 0.2 |
| Dennis Lee Chilton | 337 | 0.1 |
| Kevin C. Schepers | 335 | 0.1 |
| Russel Pealer Breyfogle Jr. | 307 | 0.1 |
| Hartford Tunnell | 287 | 0.1 |