The Kansas City area election results you missed while you were sleeping

Republicans retained their hold on political power in Missouri and Kansas in the 2024 general election, according to results shared by local election boards Tuesday night and race predictions by the Associated Press.

While Missourians voted to approve several amendments championed by progressive advocates — including those overturning the state’s ban on abortion and raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour — Republicans maintained their control over the state’s executive branch as well as U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley’s seat in Congress. The GOP also maintained its supermajority in the Kansas state legislature.

As of around 1 a.m. Wednesday, the national election for president of the United States was too close to call. Former President Donald Trump won 58.1% of the vote in Missouri and 57.2% of the vote in Kansas, securing both states’ Electoral College votes.

Here’s our roundup of Kansas City area races and ballot issues. All percentages given are accurate as of early Wednesday around 1 a.m.

Missouri amendments and proposition results

Of Missouri’s six ballot issues, three passed and one appeared to fail, with two more too close to call as of early Wednesday morning.

• Amendment 3 passed with 52.6% support, overturning Missouri’s abortion ban and enshrining reproductive rights in the state’s constitution.

• Amendment 6, which proposed court fees to fund law enforcement pensions, appeared to fail with 60.7% voting against it. However, the AP had not called the race as of 1 a.m. Wednesday.

• Amendment 7 passed with around 68.2% support, banning ranked-choice voting and open primaries as well as amending the state constitution to clarify that non-citizens cannot vote in Missouri elections.

• Proposition A appeared to pass with 58.1% support, increasing Missouri’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026 and requiring employers to provide sick leave to workers. The AP had not called the race as of 1 a.m. Wednesday.

Amendment 2, which sought to legalize sports gambling, and Amendment 5, which would have issued an additional casino boat license, were both too close to call early Wednesday morning.

Statewide Missouri elections

Congressional elections in Missouri

• Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley defeated Democratic challenger Lucas Kunce with 54.8% of the statewide vote.

• Missouri Rep. Mark Alford (District 4) easily won a second term in Congress with 70.8% of the vote, beating Democratic challenger Jeanette Cass.

• Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (District 5) easily won his 11th term representing Kansas City in the U.S. Congress with 60.2% of the vote, beating Republican Sean Smith.

• Missouri Rep. Sam Graves (District 6) earned 70.7% of the vote to retain his seat in Congress representing much of northern Missouri, including Kansas City’s Northland, beating Democratic challenger Pat May.

Congressional elections in Kansas

• Kansas Rep. Tracey Mann defeated Democratic challenger Paul Buskirk with 69.6% of the vote in House District 1, which covers Lawrence.

• Republican Derek Schmidt won the open race for Kansas’ House District 2, which includes parts of Kansas City, Kansas, defeating former U.S. Rep Nancy Boyda with 57% of the vote.

• Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids defeated Republican challenger Prasanth Reddy with 53.2% of the vote in U.S. House District 3, which includes Johnson County and southern Wyandotte County.

Jackson County & Platte County races

• Jackson County voters elected Democrat Melesa Johnson as the county’s prosecutor with 57% of the vote. She is the first Black woman to hold the role and beat Republican Tracey Chappell.

• Allyson Berberich won the District 1 seat on the Platte County Commission, keeping all three Commission seats Republican. She received 54% of the vote, beating Democrat Charles McDonald.

Johnson County races

KC area ballot issues

• Kansas City, Kansas voters approved the sale of $180 million in bonds to fund the revitalization of public school buildings in the district.

• Jackson County voters approved Question 1 with 57.7% of the vote, authorizing a small property tax to fund programs and services for seniors over age 60.

• Platte County voters approved the creation of a Children’s Services Fund focused on mental health screening and resources for children and teens.

• Edwardsville voters in southwestern Wyandotte County approved an additional sales tax to build a new city hall as well as police and fire station.

Kansas Board of Education

• Democratic incumbent Melanie Haas won a second term in District 2, defeating Republican Fred Postlewait.

• Republican Connie O’Brien beat Democrat Kris Meyer in District 4, which includes portions of northern Johnson and southern Wyandotte counties, along with other areas of eastern Kansas.

• Democrat Beryl Ann New won over Republican Bruce Schultz in District 6, which includes the far northern portion of Douglas County, much of Shawnee County and four other counties in eastern Kansas.

• Democrat Betty Arnold appeared to win District 8 against Republican Jason Carmichael. However, the Associated Press had not called the race as of around 1 a.m. Wednesday.

• Republican Debby Potter won District 10, which includes the Wichita area, against Democrat Jeffrey Jarman.

Kansas Senate results

Republicans retained their supermajority in Kansas’ state legislature after several key victories in the Kansas City area Tuesday night.

• In District 5, the race between Republican Jeff Klepp and incumbent Democrat Jeff Pittman was too close to call early Wednesday morning.

• In District 6, Democratic incumbent Pat Pettey won with 62.6% of the vote.

• In District 7, Democratic incumbent Ethan Corson won with 64.3% of the vote.

• In District 8, Democratic incumbent Cindy Holscher won with 61.1% of the vote.

• In District 9, Republican incumbent Beverly Gossage won with 61.3% of the vote.

• In District 10, Republican incumbent Mike Thompson won with 52.5% of the vote.

• In District 11, Republican incumbent Kellie Warren won with 52.4% of the vote.

• In District 23, Republican Rep. Adam Thomas won with 52.6% of the vote.

• In District 35, Republican TJ Rose won with 53% of the vote.

• In District 37, Republican Douglas Shane won with 59.5% of the vote.

Kansas House results

• In District 8, Republican incumbent Chris Croft won with 55.5% of the vote.

• In District 15, the race between Democratic incumbent Allison Hougland and Lauren Bohi was too close to call early Wednesday morning.

• In District 17, Democratic incumbent Jo Ella Hoye won with 66.6% of the vote.

• In District 18, Democratic incumbent Cindy Neighbor won with 55.9% of the vote.

• In District 19, Democratic incumbent Stephanie Sawyer Clayton won with 62.3% of the vote.

• In District 20, Democratic incumbent Mari-Lynn Poskin won with 57.3% of the vote.

• In District 24, Democratic incumbent Jarrod Ousley won with 65% of the vote.

• In District 25, Democratic incumbent Rui Xu won 64.3% of the vote.

• In District 27, Republican incumbent Sean Tarwater won with 59.1% of the vote.

• In District 28, the race between Republican incumbent Carl Turner and Democrat Ace Allen was too close to call early Wednesday morning.

• In District 30, Republican incumbent Laura Williams won with 52.6% of the vote.

• In District 31, Democratic incumbent Louis Ruiz won with 70% of the vote.

• In District 33, Republican incumbent Mike Thompson won with 56.8% of the vote.

• In District 36, Democratic incumbent Lynn Melton won with 60.9% of the vote.

• In District 37, Democratic incumbent Melissa Oropeza won with 62.6% of the vote.

• In District 39, Republican incumbent Angela Stiens won with 51.8% of the vote.

• In District 48, Democratic incumbent Dan Osman won with 52.9% of the vote.

• In District 49, the race between Democratic incumbent and Kurtis Ruf was too close to call early Wednesday morning.

• In District 78, Republican incumbent Robyn Essex won with 54.6% of the vote.

Missouri State Senate results

• In District 7, Democratic Rep. Patty Lewis won with 74.5% of the vote.

• In District 9, Democratic incumbent Barbara Washington won with 79.3% of the vote.

• In District 11, Grain Valley Republican Joe Nicola flipped a hotly contested seat representing Independence, Sugar Creek and Grain Valley. Nicola received 52% of the vote, beating Democratic Rep. Robert Sauls.

• In District 17, Democrat Maggie Nurrenbern won a hotly contested Clay County race, earning 53% of the vote over Republican Jerry Nolte.

• In District 21, Republican Kurtis Gregory won with 69.3% of the vote.

Missouri State House results

• In District 8, Republican incumbent Josh Hurlbert won with 68.6% of the vote.

• In District 12, Republican challenger Mike Jones narrowly defeated Democratic incumbent Jamie Johnson, with 200 votes separating them early Wednesday morning.

• In District 13, Republican incumbent Sean Pouche won with 66.5% of the vote.

• In District 14, Democratic incumbent Ashley Aune won with 54.5% of the vote.

• In District 15, Democrat Kenneth Jamison won with 52.9% of the vote.

• In District 16, Republican incumbent Chris Brown won with 55.7% of the vote.

• In District 17, Republican incumbent Bill Allen won with 51.9% of the vote.

• In District 19, Democrat Wick Thomas won with 74.5% of the vote.

• In District 20, Republican Mike Steinmeyer won with 59.4% of the vote.

• In District 21, Democrat Will Jobe won with 51.2% of the vote.

• In District 22, Democratic incumbent Yolanda Young won with 77.3% of the vote.

• In District 23, Democratic incumbent Michael Johnson won with 86% of the vote.

• In District 24, Democratic incumbent Emily Weber won with 85.1% of the vote.

• In District 25, Democrat Pattie Mansur won with 76.7% of the vote.

• In District 26, Democrat Tiffany Price won with 83.7% of the vote.

• In District 28, Democrat Donna Barnes won with 68.2% of the vote.

• In District 29, Democratic incumbent Aaron Crossley won with 56.1% of the vote.

• In District 30, Republican incumbent Jon Patterson won with 54% of the vote.

• In District 31, Republican Ron Fowler won with 55.7% of the vote.

• In District 32, Republican incumbent Jeff Coleman won with 66.7% of the vote.

• In District 34, Democratic incumbent Kemp Strickler won with 51.8% of the vote.

• In District 35, Democratic incumbent Keri Ingle won with 57.5% of the vote.

• In District 36, Democratic incumbent Anthony Ealy won with 68.8% of the vote.

• In District 38, Democrat Martin Jacobs won with 51% of the vote, beating Republican incumbent Chris Lonsdale.

• In District 56, Republican incumbent Michael Davis won with 54.2% of the vote.