The unofficial results for the 130th Legislative District republican primary, via the Missouri Secretary of State:
State of Missouri – Primary Election – August 5,2014
UnOfficial Results
as of 8/5/2014 9:33:21 PMState Representative – District 130 11 of 11 Precincts Reported
Jeff Messenger Republican 2,273 51.671%
Loren Hunt Republican 2,126 48.329%
Party Total: 4,399Total Votes: 4,399
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The incumbent (barely) survives.
Back in June, via the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C141408 06/24/2014 HUNT FOR MO REP THE CLUB FOR GROWTH MISSOURI P O BOX 2068 SAINT LOUIS MO 63158 6/24/2014 $25,000.00
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Billionaire financed astroturf just doesn’t quite cut it in this one instance.
Previously:
Campaign Finance: Next! (June 24, 2014)
Understatement (July 20, 2014)