Elections

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin claimed her historic spot on the Republican ticket Wednesday night, uncorking a smiling, slashing attack on Barack Obama and vowing to help presidential candidate John McCain bring real change to Washington.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The vice presidential debate at Washington University next month is starting to look a whole lot more intriguing.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Kenny Hulshof outlines a plan to entice more people to teach math and science in Missouri.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Republicans assailed Barack Obama as the most liberal, least experienced White House nominee in history Tuesday night and extolled their own man John McCain as "ready to lead this nation."

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Municipal League can join a lawsuit over an eminent domain ballot measure. They are seeking to keep the proposed restrictions off the November ballot.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Kenny Hulshof has taken in more than $1 million after the repeal of Missouri's campaign contribution limits.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's gubernatorial candidates have agreed to debate next week at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Attorney General Jay Nixon is warning fellow politicians to follow the law when making robo calls.

O'FALLON, Mo. — They jammed to country music, munched on hot dogs and popcorn, sweated through their red-shirts in the summer sun and erupted in applause as a bus drove straight into the ballpark.

BOARDMAN, Ohio — Barack Obama expressed hope Saturday that the lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina three years ago would help to protect the Gulf Coast from Hurricane Gustav this time. His running mate, Joe Biden, urged people to pray that the levees in New Orleans hold.

DAYTON, Ohio — Republican John McCain introduced first-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate Friday, a selection of a fellow maverick designed to get an edge in the White House race.

DENVER — Surrounded by an enormous crowd, Barack Obama promised a clean break from the "broken politics in Washington and the failed policies of George W. Bush" on Thursday night as he embarked on the final lap of his bid to become the nation's first black president.

Increasing oil supplies to lower prices is the top priority for Congress when it returns to work Sept. 8, U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson said Wednesday.

DENVER — Barack Obama stepped into history Wednesday night, the first black American to win a major party presidential nomination, as thousands of Democrats transformed their convention hall into a joyful, shouting celebration.

The biggest election battle of 2008 in Cape Girardeau County could be brewing as top Republicans line up against their party's nominee for District 2 county commissioner.

Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee is listed by London bookmakers as a 20-1 long-shot to be the Republican vice presidential nominee, but he's not advising anyone to risk any money.

Click on the links to read coverage of the primary election and see vote tallies for local and state races.

Paul Koeper, a civil engineer who focused his campaign on the condition of county roads, won a resounding victory Tuesday in the Republican primary for District 1 commissioner in Cape Girardeau County.

Delta voters approved a $2.6 million bond issue Tuesday that will fund a new elementary school. Superintendent Nate Crowden said construction could start in October.

For the third time in a row, Cape Girardeau Republicans nominated the youngest man running in an open contest for the 158th District Missouri House seat.

Two incumbent sheriffs and a chief deputy defeated their primary challengers Tuesday.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Democratic attorney general primary narrowed Tuesday as Sen. Chris Koster and Rep. Margaret Donnelly pulled away the rest of the field. Koster's lead narrowed as votes from Donnelly's home, St. Louis County, and the city of St. Louis were reported.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Florissant state Rep. Clint Zweifel emerged from a crowded four-way race to win the Democratic primary for state treasurer. Zweifel knocked off his party's 2004 nominee for state treasurer. In November, Zweifel will face state Sen.

Tim Brewer won the Republican vote for District 1 Perry County commissioner in the primary, defeating John Edwards 1,030 to 621. Neither candidate had run for public office before, but both boasted experience in owning and managing businesses.

Calling the race a team effort, auto mechanic Donnie Kiefer of Chaffee, Mo., captured nearly 84 percent of the vote in Tuesday's Democratic primary for commissioner of Scott County's 2nd District.Kiefer defeated challenger Shelby "Skip" Steger of Chaffee, 2,457 to 509 votes.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — State Rep. Sam Page won a six-way Democratic primary Tuesday for the right to take on Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder in November.

In Bollinger County, 1,939 Republicans and 418 Democrats voted in the primary. On the nonpartisan ticket, 375 people voted.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Congressman Kenny Hulshof defeated state Treasurer Sarah Steelman on Tuesday in a Missouri Republican gubernatorial primary that had seemed unthinkable a few months ago.

Numbers are unofficial results from the Missouri Secretary of State.

Results are unofficial.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — At cattle yards and courthouses, Republican gubernatorial candidates Sarah Steelman and Kenny Hulshof sprang from the southwest corner across the rest of the state in a final push toward today's primary election.

Missouri's 2008 general elections are a linguistic battleground when it comes to Medicaid

Democratic candidates facing off for the office of Scott County sheriff have each raised thousands in campaign contributions.

When the contest for District 1 commissioner for Cape Girardeau County began, the candidates talked about roads. Specifically, they each sought to portray themselves as having qualifications that make them the best person to oversee and improve the county's paving program.

Cape Girardeau County Clerk Kara Clark is preparing for a primary election turnout Tuesday that could rival the record numbers that voted in February's presidential primary.