Daily Brief: Wednesday, August 5, 2026

St. Louis news worth your time today — curated by PubDef, with receipts from the archive. Click through for the full stories.

What Tuesday’s primary results say about Amendment 5 and the next Missouri Senate

Missourians went to the polls Tuesday, and the results resist a single storyline. Here’s what’s worth noticing. Amendment 5 is the clearest verdict of the night. It lost 83-16. Not close, not… — Missouri Independent

📼 From the PubDef archive: “POLL: Should the Gov’t rescue the auto industry?” (Nov 2008)

Missouri senator running for majority leader loses GOP primary

Missouri Republicans ousted a sitting state senator and split their verdict among insurgents and establishment-backed candidates in a Tuesday primary that reshaped the likely balance inside a GOP… — Missouri Independent

Chris Stigall wins Republican primary for Missouri’s 6th Congressional District

Conservative talk radio host Chris Stigall triumphed in a five-way Republican primary for Missouri’s 6th Congressional district on Tuesday. Stigall received 44% of the vote, besting his nearest… — Missouri Independent

📼 From the PubDef archive: “Lame Duck Gov makes a few appointments” (Nov 2008)

State Auditor Fitzpatrick cruises to nomination for second term in low-key primary

Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick easily won renomination Tuesday as the Republican candidate for a second term, taking more than 80% of the vote against Jerry Wistrand of Oak Grove. The… — Missouri Independent

📼 From the PubDef archive: “Irene, Maida and Mike — a Tale of Delusion, Promise and Possibility” (Nov 2008)

Rick Brattin wins Missouri 5th District GOP primary amid uncertainty over district lines

A late endorsement from President Donald Trump boosted state Sen. Rick Brattin to the Republican nomination for Congress in Missouri’s 5th District Tuesday against former Boone County Clerk Taylor… — Missouri Independent

📼 From the PubDef archive: “Lame Duck Gov makes a few appointments” (Nov 2008)

Missouri voters reject income tax phaseout, initiative petition changes

Missouri voters rejected major Republican priorities on Tuesday as proposals to eliminate the income tax and change the way initiative petition majorities are counted lost by large margins across the… — Missouri Independent

Wesley Bell beats Cori Bush in Democratic primary for St. Louis congressional seat

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell staved off former Congresswoman Cori Bush in the Democratic primary for the 1st Congressional District on Tuesday, ending the most expensive candidate primary in… — Missouri Independent

📼 From the PubDef archive: “Board Hires Reed Aide as Attorney [Updated] ” (Jan 2008)

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