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Election 2012
KBIA's coverage of all the elections going on in mid-Missouri and the nation for 2012.

Mo. GOP claims veto-proof majority in Legislature

KBIA | By Associated Press
Published November 7, 2012 at 5:44 PM CST
At the Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo., a senator has introduced legislation that would push back the state's time period for candidates to file for public office.
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At the Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo., a senator has introduced legislation that would push back the state's time period for candidates to file for public office.

Missouri Republicans have increased their control of the state Legislature, apparently claiming the two-thirds majority needed to override the governor's vetoes.

Complete but unofficial returns show the GOP apparently will have 110 seats in the 163-member House. In the state Senate, Republicans maintained their veto-proof majority. But incumbent GOP Sen. Jim Lembke, of St. Louis, lost to Democratic challenger Scott Sifton.

Several sitting House members also lost their re-election bids.

State lawmakers were competing for the first time in redrawn districts based upon population changes from the 2010 census.
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