The following COPE endorsements have been made by the Missouri AFL-CIO executive board for the Missouri primary election Aug. 2. This list includes only those candidates within the Greater St. Louis area covered by Labor Tribune circulation. A seat that is marked as “open” indicates more than one qualified candidate. “No endorsement” means there’s no candidate that deserves an endorsement. Incumbents are marked with an asterisk(*).
Governor
Democrat – Chris Koster
Republican – No endorsement
Secretary of State
Democrat – Robin Smith (D)
Republican – No endorsement
Lt. Gov.
Democrat – OPEN
Republican – No endorsement
Treasurer –
Democrat – OPEN
Republican – No endorsement
Attorney General
Democrat – OPEN
Republican – No endorsement
U.S. Senate
Democrat – Jason Kander
Republican – No endorsement
U.S. Congress
1st District
Democrat – Lacy Clay*
2nd District
Democrat – Bill Otto
Republican – No endorsement
3rd District
No endorsement
8th District
No endorsement
MISSOURI SENATE
District 1
Democrat – Scott Sifton*
Republican – No endorsement
District 3
Republican – Gary Romine*
District 5
Democrat – Jamilah Nasheed*
Republican – No endorsement
District 13
Democrat – Gina Walsh*
District 15
Democrat – Mark Boyko
Republican – No endorsement
District 19
Democrat – Steven Webber
Republican – No endorsement
District 23
Democrat – No endorsement
Republican – Anne Zerr
District 25 – Burlison (D) No R
MISSOURI HOUSE OF REPRSENTATIVES
District 5
Democrat – O.C. Latta
District 42
Republican – Bart Korman*
District 43
Democrat – Ed Lockwood
District 44
Democrat – Tom Pauley
District 45
Democrat – Kip Kendrick*
District 46
Democrat – Martha Stevens
District 47
Democrat – Susan McClintic
District 51
OPEN
District 54
Democrat – Bob Gregory
District 61
Democrat – Tom Smith
District 65
Democrat – Kenny Bierman
District 66
Democrat – Tommie Pierson Jr.
District 67
Democrat – Alan Green*
District 68
Democrat – Bert Atkins
District 69
Democrat – Gretchen Bangert
District 70
Democrat – Byron DeLear (D)
District 71
Democrat – Sue Merideth*
District 72
Democrat – Mary Nichols*
District 73
OPEN
District 74
Democrat – Cora Faith-Walker
District 75
Democrat – Teona McGhaw-Boure
District 76
Democrat – Josua Peters*
District 77
Democrat – Steve Roberts
District 78
Democrat – Penny Hubbard*
District 79
Democrat – Michael Butler*
District 80
Democrat – Peter Merideth
District 81
Democrat – Alfred J. (Fred) Wessels
District 82
Democrat – Donna M.C. Barringer
District 83
Democrat – Gina Mitten
District 84
Democrat – Karla May*
District 85
Democrat – Clem Smith*
District 86
Democrat – Joe Adams*
District 87
Democrat – Stacey Newman
District 88
Democrat – Tracy McCreery
District 89
Democrat – Jack Schilligo
District 90
Democrat – Deb Lavender
District 91
Democrat – Sarah Unsicker
District 92
Democrat – Genise Monticello*
District 93
Democrat – Bob Burns*
District 94
Democrat – Vicki Lorenz Englund
District 95
Democrat – OPEN
Republican – OPEN
District 96
Democrat – No candidate
Republican – OPEN
District 97
Republican – John McCaherty*
District 104
Republican – Kathie Conway
District 105
Democrat – OPEN
Republican – OPEN
District 106
Democrat – OPEN
Republican – Chrissy Sommer*
District 107
Republican- Rick Lucas
District 108
Democrat – Ed Shew
Republican – Jeff Schwentker
District 111
Republican – Shane Roden*
District 112
Democrat – Robert Butler
District 113
Democrat – Karen Settlemoir-Berg
District 114
Republican – Becky Ruth*
District 115
Republican – Elaine Gannon
District 116
Republican – Kevin Engler
District 117
Democrat – Travis Barnes
Republican – Mike Henderson
District 118
Democrat – Ben Harris*
District 119
Republican – Nate Tate
District 144
Republican – Paul Fitzwater*
District 149
Democrat – Brantley Atchley
District 150
Democrat – Lena Samford