Election 2012

How elections are playing out in Kenya

Rehman Tungekar and David Reed — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:47:41 +0000

Five years ago, disputes over election results in Kenya sparked weeks of ethnic violence in the relatively well-developed African country. More than one thousand people were killed, as supporters of rival candidates clashed.

Elections in Israel shift focus to political center

Rehman Tungekar — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:44:05 +0000

In elections held last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party received the majority of the votes, which secures him another term as prime minister. But the election wasn't exactly a complete triumph for Netanyahu. His party, Likud, only received 31 seats in Israel's parliament. That's 11 fewer seats than they received in the last election.

Bailey joins group hoping to replace Emerson in U.S. House

Associated Press — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:05:10 +0000

Former Republican congressman Wendell Bailey has joined a crowded field of candidates hoping to fill a vacancy in southeast Missouri's 8th Congressional District.

Emerson considers retiring from U.S. House sooner than planned

Associated Press — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:25:22 +0000

Missouri congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson may end up resigning her U.S. House seat earlier than originally planned.

Columbia Mayor Bob McDavid announces run for second term

Associated Press — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:33:59 +0000

Columbia Mayor Bob McDavid says he plans to seek re-election for a second term.

McDavid told The Columbia Daily-Tribune that he wants see through some initiatives started during his watch, including efforts to improve air service and public transit.

McDavid was elected in 2010, becoming Columbia's first new mayor since 1995, when Darwin Hindman's 15-year tenure as mayor began. McDavid was elected with 54 percent of the vote.

Nixon had $414,000 left over from campaign

Associated Press — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:54:43 +0000

Governor Jay Nixon spent $15.5 million on his re-election campaign and still has hundreds of thousands of dollars left over.

In An Increasingly Red State, How Did Republicans Lose In Missouri?

Chris McDaniel — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:20:04 +0000

A week after the conservative losses at the polls, about 20 tea partiers gathered at a restaurant in North St. Louis County to listen to a few lecturers talk about a few ideas for the future: the flat tax and the fair tax. And yes, to commiserate about the recent past.

“If we can’t even elect a Republican president with Barack Obama as his opponent, how in God's name do we propose to eliminate the tax code?” Bill Hennessy, who helped found the St. Louis Tea Party, asked.

How many Missourians really voted?

Lukas Udstuen — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:13:36 +0000

The day after the Presidential Election, Missouri’s Secretary of State’s office published a list indicating how many voters came out to the polls. The list gives numbers all the way down to a county level, and statewide, it estimates voter turnout at 65.7%. That statewide figure is calculated based on the number of registered voters and votes cast. John Petrocik is a professor at MU. He says that method of counting voters doesn’t accurately record the percentage of the total population that votes.

What we learned about Mo. voters from the Akin/McCaskill race

Kristofor Husted — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:28:09 +0000

With the election in the rearview mirror, the national parties have spent the last week poring through the results and voter demographic data. Turns out women, young people and Latino voters matter a lot in a presidential race.

Here in Missouri, the results for the U.S. Senate race displayed some similarities.

Jefferson City voters reject move to expand city limits

Asia Myles — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:44:39 +0000

Cole County and Jefferson City residents voted against extending Jefferson City’s boundaries last week. Proposition One would have extended city limits to include an area called Meadows by the Lake along with two hotels and a store within the area.

City Administrator Nathan Nickolaus said there was a high voter turnout, and 65 percent of voters agreed with it. But, the support needed to pass the proposition was still a little short of 66.6 percent. Nickolaus said the reason for the proposition failure could be tied to voters not being informed about it.