Stem Cell

We're down to the wire and McCaskill takes the lead inching in front of Talent by a small margin.

Talent, Jim REP 842,251 47.7%
McCaskill, Claire DEM 867,683 49.1%
Gilmour, Frank LIB 41,716 2.4%
Lewis, Lydia PRG 15,726 .9%

Jasper County ran out of ballots earlier today and haven't reported yet but the remaining precincts are urban and projected to go McCaskill's way - (by a small margin).


State Auditor Precincts Reporting 3178 of 3734
Thomas, Sandra REP 743,132 43.4%
Montee, Susan DEM 903,557 52.7%
Baum, Charles W. LIB 48,260 2.8%
Bunker, Terry PRG 18,030 1.1%

Our State Representation:
U.S. Representative - District 7 Precincts Reporting 227 of 290
Blunt, Roy REP 129,944 65.8%
Truman, Jack DEM 61,104 31.0%
Craig, Kevin LIB 6,345 3.2%


On the Ammendments
Constitutional Amendment No. 2 - 2006 Precincts Reporting 3078 of 3734
Stem Cell Initiative Yes 856,865 50.1%
No 853,218 49.9%
Total Votes 1,710,083
Constitutional Amendment No. 3 - 2006 Precincts Reporting 3078 of 3734
Tobacco Tax Yes 809,036 47.3%
No 900,959 52.7%
Total Votes 1,709,995
Constitutional Amendment No. 6 - 2006 Precincts Reporting 3078 of 3734
Tax Exemption for Veterans Organizations Yes 1,026,582 62.9%
No 606,231 37.1%
Total Votes 1,632,813
Constitutional Amendment No. 7 - 2006 Precincts Reporting 3078 of 3734
Elected Officials Compensation Pensions Yes 1,391,072 84.3%
No 259,892 15.7%
Total Votes 1,650,964
Proposition B - 2006 Precincts Reporting 3078 of 3734
Raising Minimum Wage Yes 1,274,233 75.2%
No 419,261 24.8%
Total Votes 1,693,494

To sum it up...
No Tobacco Tax
Stem Cell - (Looks like it will pass)
Minimum wage - Landslide Win
Elected Officials will now fail to get pensions if they are found guilty of a crime in office....