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

Republican Primary will decide Sen. McCaskill's opponent

Three Missouri Republicans are vying for the chance to take on Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill this November.  All three have a strong chance of winning the GOP an extra Senate seat.

Congressman Todd Akin, former State Treasurer Sarah Steelman and wealthy businessman John Brunner have spent the past few days sprinting around the state looking to scoop up any remaining votes.      

Dave Robertson, a Political Scientist at the University of Missouri St. Louis, says the primary has garnered an unusually high profile.   

“Whoever wins the nomination is going to have a pretty good chance against Claire McCaskill, who is a vulnerable incumbent,” Robertson said.

And that has the McCaskill campaign already running ads around the state. Earlier this summer the Senator announced she would skip the Democratic Convention too focus on what’s expected to be a tough road to reelection.

Tim Lloyd grew up north of Kansas City and holds a masters degree in journalism from the University of Missouri, Columbia. Prior to joining St. Louis Public Radio, he launched digital reporting efforts for Harvest Public Media, a Corporation for Public Broadcasting funded collaboration between Midwestern NPR member stations that focuses on agriculture and food issues. His stories have aired on a variety of stations and shows including Morning Edition, Marketplace, KCUR, KPR, IPR, NET, WFIU. He won regional Edward R Murrow Awards in 2013 for Writing, Hard News and was part of the reporting team that won for Continuing Coverage. In 2010 he received the national Debakey Journalism Award and in 2009 he won a Missouri Press Association award for Best News Feature.
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