Coverage dated August 2, 2022

Missouri AG Eric Schmitt Beats Greitens in GOP Senate Race

Headline from NBC New York

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has defeated scandal-scarred former Gov. Eric Greitens and 19 others in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. Republican leaders have long feared that a Greitens win would jeopardize a red state Senate seat in the November general election.

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  1. NBC New York

    Missouri AG Eric Schmitt Beats Greitens in GOP Senate Race (opens NBC New York)

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    Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has defeated scandal-scarred former Gov. Eric Greitens and 19 others in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. Republican leaders have long feared that a Greitens win would jeopardize a red state Senate seat in the November general election.

  2. New York Times

    Eric Schmitt defeats Eric Greitens to win Missouri’s G.O.P. Senate primary. (opens New York Times)

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    The victory by Mr. Schmitt, the state attorney general, was a relief for Republicans who wanted to stop Mr. Greitens, the scandal-plagued former governor, from securing the nomination.

  3. Fox News

    Eric Schmitt wins Missouri's heated Republican Senate primary (opens Fox News)

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    The AP projects that Eric Schmitt has won Missouri's Republican Senate primary in the race to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Roy Blunt, defeating former Gov. Eric Greitens.

  4. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    Valentine to face Schmitt in Missouri Senate race (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description

    Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has defeated scandal-scarred former Gov. Eric Greitens and 19 others in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. He will face Trudy Busch Valentine, a nurse

  5. Portland Press Herald

    Missouri AG Eric Schmitt beats former Gov. Greitens in Republican Senate race (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt defeated a field that also included U.S. Reps. Vicky Hartzler and Billy Long, and Mark McCloskey, who gained notoriety in 2020 when he and his wife pointed guns at racial injustice protesters outside their home.

  6. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Missouri AG Schmitt beats Greitens in Senate race, to face Valentine (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt defeated scandal-scarred former Gov. Eric Greitens and 19 others Tuesday in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate.

  7. NBC News

    Eric Schmitt wins GOP primary for Senate in Missouri, defeating former Gov. Greitens (opens NBC News)

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    Schmitt, the state's attorney general, will face Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine, a nurse and heir to the Anheuser-Busch beer fortune, in November.

  8. Daily Journal Online

    Eric Schmitt and Trudy Busch Valentine take leads in Missouri Senate primary (opens Daily Journal Online)

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    Schmitt and Valentine were headed toward a matchup in the Nov. 8 general election.

  9. Washington Times

    Eric Schmitt wins Missouri GOP Senate primary (opens Washington Times)

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    State Attorney General Eric Schmitt won the Missouri GOP Senate race Tuesday, emerging victorious in a crowded field of candidates that included disgraced former Gov. Eric Greitens and Rep. Vicky Hartzler.

  10. NBC Chicago

    Eric Schmitt Beats Former Gov. Eric Greitens in Missouri GOP Senate Primary, NBC Projects (opens NBC Chicago)

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    The results mark a major defeat for Greitens, who fully embraced former President Donald Trump as he looked to claw his way back to the political fore.

  11. NBC 6 South Florida

    Missouri AG Schmitt Beats Greitens in GOP Senate Primary (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has defeated scandal-scarred former Gov. Eric Greitens and 19 others in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. He will face Trudy Busch Valentine, a nurse and philanthropist who defeated Marine veteran Lucas Kunce and nine others in the Democratic primary.

  12. RedState

    Schmitt Happens: Missouri AG Wins GOP Primary for US Senate (opens RedState)

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    Missouri GOP voters chose Eric.

  13. Delaware Public Media

    Schmitt wins Missouri GOP Senate primary, topping Hartzler, scandal-plagued Greitens (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Missouri Republicans picked Attorney General Eric Schmitt to advance in the state's unpredictable U.S. Senate race, a move that seems likely to keep the seat out of reach for Democrats.

  14. Washington Examiner

    Eric Schmitt wins Missouri GOP Senate nod after muddled Trump endorsement (opens Washington Examiner)

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    State Attorney General Eric Schmitt won the Republican nomination for Senate in Missouri, a repudiation of ex-Gov. Eric Greitens.

  15. NBC4 Washington

    Missouri AG Schmitt Wins GOP Senate Race, to Face Valentine (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has defeated scandal-scarred former Gov. Eric Greitens and 19 others in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. He will face Trudy Busch Valentine, a nurse and philanthropist who defeated Marine veteran Lucas Kunce and nine others in the Democratic primary.

  16. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Eric Schmitt and Trudy Busch Valentine win Missouri’s Senate primary contests (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    Schmitt and Valentine are headed toward a matchup in the Nov. 8 general election.

  17. Townhall

    Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt Crushes Competition in GOP Senate Primary (opens Townhall)

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    The Show Me State's Republican voters selected incumbent Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt as their candidate for U.S. Senate in November's midterms, denying ex-Governor Eric Greitens the political comeback he

  18. The Center Square

    Missouri AG Schmitt decisively wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate (opens The Center Square)

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    (The Center Square) – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday in convincing fashion, doubling the number of votes of his next

  19. Rolling Stone

    Eric Schmitt Beats Former Governor in Missouri Republican Senate Primary (opens Rolling Stone)

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    State’s attorney general ran as a MAGA diehard while promising to “blowtorch” Biden’s “socialist agenda”

  20. WTOP Washington DC

    Eric Schmitt wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Missouri primary election. (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Eric Schmitt wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Missouri primary election.

  21. CNN

    CNN Projection: Eric Schmitt wins GOP primary for Senate in Missouri, defeating former governor Eric Greitens (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The primary season continues Tuesday as voters in five states — Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Arizona and Washington — head to the polls. Follow live results and news updates.

  22. Forbes

    Eric Schmitt Wins Missouri GOP Senate Primary After (Sort Of) Earning Trump’s Endorsement (opens Forbes)

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    Eric Schmitt defeated former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens on Tuesday, one day after Donald Trump muddied the race by endorsing “ERIC.”

  23. Courthouse News Service

    Missouri Republican AG claims victory in Missouri primary for US Senate (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Eric Schmitt had moved up in polls, edging out former Governor Eric Greitens who faces accusations of spousal abuse.

  24. KSDK

    Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt beats Greitens in GOP Senate race (opens KSDK)

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    KSDK's feed description

    Republican leaders have long feared that a Greitens win would jeopardize a red state Senate seat in the November general election.

  25. Breitbart News

    Eric Schmitt Wins GOP Primary for U.S. Senate in Missouri (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has secured the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in the Show Me State.

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