Way to buck the national trend there, Missouri.

And Eric Schmitt (r) was one of the nastiest Missouri republican candidates in memory. The contrast was stark.

State of Missouri – General Election, November 08, 2022
Unofficial Results
as of 11/9/2022 5:22:38 AM

U.S. Senator 3266 of 3266 Precincts Reported
Eric Schmitt Republican 1,143,626 55.432%
Trudy Busch Valentine Democratic 868,873 42.115%
Jonathan Dine Libertarian 34,706 1.682%
Paul Venable Constitution 14,548 0.705%
Write-in Write-in 1,350 0.065%
Nathan Mooney Write-in 2 0.000%
Theo Brown Write-in 0 0.000%
David Kirk Write-in 0 0.000%
Gina Bufe Write-in 0 0.000%
Martin Lindstedt Write-in 0 0.000%
Rik Combs Write-in 0 0.000%
Steve Price Write-in 5 0.000%
Total Votes: 2,063,110

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In Kansas City:

U.S. Senator 67 of 67 Precincts Reported
Eric Schmitt Republican 16,275 19.048%
Trudy Busch Valentine Democratic 67,516 79.019%
Jonathan Dine Libertarian 1,124 1.315%
Paul Venable Constitution 372 0.435%
Write-in Write-in 156 0.183%
Nathan Mooney Write-in 0 0.000%
Theo Brown Write-in 0 0.000%
David Kirk Write-in 0 0.000%
Gina Bufe Write-in 0 0.000%
Martin Lindstedt Write-in 0 0.000%
Rik Combs Write-in 0 0.000%
Steve Price Write-in 0 0.000%
Total Votes: 85,443

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In St. Louis (City):

U.S. Senator 180 of 180 Precincts Reported
Eric Schmitt Republican 12,749 15.279%
Trudy Busch Valentine Democratic 69,118 82.833%
Jonathan Dine Libertarian 1,084 1.299%
Paul Venable Constitution 322 0.386%
Write-in Write-in 170 0.204%
Nathan Mooney Write-in 0 0.000%
Theo Brown Write-in 0 0.000%
David Kirk Write-in 0 0.000%
Gina Bufe Write-in 0 0.000%
Martin Lindstedt Write-in 0 0.000%
Rik Combs Write-in 0 0.000%
Steve Price Write-in 0 0.000%
Total Votes: 83,443

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In St. Louis County:

U.S. Senator 977 of 977 Precincts Reported
Eric Schmitt Republican 136,996 37.136%
Trudy Busch Vlentine Democratic 226,253 61.332%
Jonathan Dine Libertarian 4,095 1.110%
Paul Venable Constitution 1,544 0.419%
Write-in Write-in 13 0.004%
Nathan Mooney Write-in 0 0.000%
Theo Brown Write-in 0 0.000%
David Kirk Write-in 0 0.000%
Gina Bufe Write-in 0 0.000%
Martin Lindstedt Write-in 0 0.000%
Rik Combs Write-in 0 0.000%
Steve Price Write-in 0 0.000%
Total Votes: 368,901

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In Boone County (including Columbia):

U.S. Senator 77 of 77 Precincts Reported
Eric Schmitt Republican 25,868 41.164%
Trudy Busch Valentine Democratic 35,388 56.314%
Jonathan Dine Libertarian 1,238 1.970%
Paul Venable Constitution 317 0.504%
Write-in Write-in 30 0.048%
Nathan Mooney Write-in 0 0.000%
Theo Brown Write-in 0 0.000%
David Kirk Write-in 0 0.000%
Gina Bufe Write-in 0 0.000%
Martin Lindstedt Write-in 0 0.000%
Rik Combs Write-in 0 0.000%
Steve Price Write-in 0 0.000%
Total Votes: 62,841

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Anyone still believe there isn’t an urban/rural divide in Missouri? Okay, Greene County.

Now what, Eric?

* from someone on the Internets