Schmitt Wins Hotly Contested US Senate Primary in Missouri, Will Face Valentine

Eric Schmitt addresses the crowd at his victory party in St. Louis, Mo. on Aug. 2, 2022. Nathan Worcester/The Epoch Times

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt won the state’s Republican Senate primary race on Aug. 2, bringing the expensive, hard-fought race to a conclusion.

Polls closed in the race at 7 p.m. CST. Decision Desk HQ called the race for Schmitt roughly an hour later.