Tuesday, November 6, 2012
The GOP candidate said District 2 needs some "tough love" and she's ready to deliver.
Republican candidate Ann Wagner of Ballwin became Missouri's Congressional District 2 post Tuesday evening, declaring victory just after 10 p.m. at the Hilton Frontenac. Wagner defeated opponents Glenn Koenen (D-Oakville), Bill Slantz (Libertarian-St. Charles) and Anatol Zorikova (Constitution Party-St. Charles) for the seat held by GOP Senate candidate Todd Akin. As of 11:40 p.m., unofficial results on the Missouri Secretary of State website report Wagner had a 60.1 percent lead over Koenen's 37.1 percent with 75 percent of precincts reporting. More than a hundred of Wagner's supporters, family and friends made their way to the Ambassadeur Ballroom at the Hilton-Frontenac, trickling in as polls closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday and staying strong…
Jim Higgins said he expects Democrat Jay Nixon to win.
Libertarian Party member Jim Higgins has seen his name on the ballot before in runs for Congress, but Tuesday night he did something for the first time. He voted for himself as a statewide candidate. "It's a thrill," Higgins, a Creve Coeur area resident said after casting his ballot at Craig School. He knows he has an uphill and unlikely climb in his bid for the Governor's office. In fact, he's predicting Jay Nixon will win a second term by a solid margin. "He's not an unpopular governor," Higgins said of Nixon. What did he think about his Republican opponent, businessman Dave Spence? "Outside of claiming that he'd produce jobs,, he didn't really go into detail how he was going to do that so I don't think he was that strong of a candidate…
One Patch reader today found a disturbing "anti-abortion" display near his polling place—which is a neighborhood church. He found it offensive and would like to file a complaint. What do you think about this circumstance?
What governs church signage at polling places? A reader contacted Patch this afternoon because he was offended by what he considered "anti-abortion signs" and crosses erected at his polling place located at Assumption Parish Rectory, 4725 Mattis Road, St. Louis. As depicted in the photo that accompanies this article, the sign "Life: God's Choice" is located near the door of where voters enter the church. Even more prominent are the multitude of white crosses to reflect lives lost to abortion, which this Patch reader said were erected there within the last week, just in time for Election Day Tuesday. He said the same crosses were added to the church yard earlier this year during the week before primary election voting. "I find this …
See when to listen to FM News Talk 97.1 tonight for Jones' election coverage commentary with Jamie Allman.
Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives Tim Jones (R-Eureka) ran uncontested Tuesday as District 110 representative. He will serve a two-year term. See previous article: Eurekan Tim Jones Will Be Speaker of House "The results of today's election will play a pivotal role in determining the future of our nation, said Jones, emphasizing that voting means exercising one of the most sacred, fundamental rights. Jones said this evening he will be busy wrapping up what has been an exhausting, yet exhilarating, election season. He said he begins the evening on FM News Talk 97.1 with Jamie Allman and the entire 97.1 election coverage crew as they pour over election coverage and early results from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. "Afterward, I will visit…
It was a bright and early election selection for Todd Akin, and his wife, Lulli, who both voted at a polling place hosted at StarBridge Christian Center in Wildwood.
Enthusiasm, spirit and passion are the three elements Wildwood resident and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin spoke about Monday evening, as he met with more pre-election supporters at various campaign stops. But he told Eureka-Wildwood Patch Tuesday morning while standing in line to wait to vote that "all the work has been done, and now it's about hoping for a good outcome." Akin's wife, Lulli, said they slept like a rock last night. Akin, currently the 2nd District U.S. Congressman, said his main question mark, and possibly concern for Election Day, is how long after 7 p.m. it will take for the voter turnout to be compiled. "So many elections this year are very, very close. The outcomes are important because they influence the …
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Monday, November 5, 2012
St. Louis County Police Department officers will add extra patrols at all St. Louis County polling places under their jurisdiction during the Tuesday, Nov. 6, General Election.
St. Louis County Police Department Divisions of Patrol and Special Operations officers will focus their attention on polling sites located in the municipalities served through the county's seven police precinct stations, stated St. Louis County police officer Randy Vaughn in a Monday morning news statement. "Presidential elections generally bring large voter turnouts, which are expected this year," he said. Wildwood polling places, such as Babler Elementary School, Green Pines Elementary School, Lifepointe Church, Rockwood Administrative Center, Wildwood City Hall, Wildwood Middle School, Starbridge Christian Center and Woodlawn Chapel Presbyterian Church, for example, will receive extra security on Tuesday from the officers based from St…
A Eureka-Wildwood Patch reader posed questions about Rockwood School District school buildings being closed for the Nov. 6 election. Here are responses from the district's spokesperson.
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Sunday, November 4, 2012
Eureka-Wildwood Patch provides information about the election races in town.
ISSUES Voters in the St. Louis County Public Library system will be asked to vote on a measure, Proposition L, which would call for a 6-cent tax increase to fund improvements at facilities system-wide. Voters throughout St. Louis County also will be asked to decide on Proposition S, which would allow the Special School District of St. Louis County to increase the operating tax levy by 19 cents per $100 assessed valuation to fund education prorams, higher teacher salaries and school repairs. STATEWIDE BALLOT ISSUES Democrat Republican Democrat Republican Libertarian Democrat Republican Liberterian District 2: Democrat Republican Libertarian Constitution Democrat Republican Libertarian Democrat Republican Libertarian Constitution …
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Missouri Senate candidate Rep. Todd Akin, R-Wildwood, was arrested on four more occasions in 1980s for trespassing at medical clinics than previously disclosed, according to incident reports obtained by The Huffington Post.
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6:46 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Congratulations, Ann! Look forward to your serving the 2nd Congressional District in Washington! more ›