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KBIA's coverage of all the elections going on in mid-Missouri and the nation for 2012.

Schoeller declares victory in GOP Secretary of State race

It took about 18 hours to tally the results, but Shane Schoeller (R, Willard) appears to have won the Republican primary for Missouri Secretary of State.

It was a close race the whole night, with fellow GOP contenders Scott Rupp (R, Wentzville) and Bill Stouffer (R, Napton) occasionally grabbing the lead – but in the end Schoeller came in first with 35.3 percent of the vote.  The Secretary of State's office confirmed the unofficial results shortly after 1:00 p.m. today.

“We sensed that we had the number of votes we needed, but we didn’t want to declare victory until the final results came in and we were confident that they would trend our way, and we’re just grateful that they did," Schoeller said.

Rupp came in second with 34.5 percent of the vote, while Stouffer finished third with 30.2 percent.  Schoeller says both have called to concede and offer their congratulations; however, there's been no confirmation of that yet from either Rupp or Stouffer.  All three voiced support for requiring photo ID’s at the polls throughout their campaigns.  In one of his radio ads, Schoeller took aim at incumbent Democrat Robin Carnahan, who's leaving office at the end of the year.

“There’s a number of Missourians who have been very outspoken about their dissatisfaction when it comes to Robin Carnahan’s running of the office, especially when it comes to ballot language," Schoeller said.  "We know that in the candidate that they put forth that we’re gonna see the exact same values put forth.” 

That candidate is Jason Kander, who won the Democratic primary for Secretary of State last night.

(via Friends of Shane Schoeller) /

"Whether serving in Afghanistan or pushing for ethics reform in Jefferson City, I think I've demonstrated an ability to do what's right, regardless of who's on the other side," Kander said.  "That's the same approach that I'm gonna take when preparing ballot language."

Kander also opposes photo ID requirements for voters.  He and Schoeller will face off in the November general election.

  • For complete primary results and election information, go to our website, BeyondNovember.org. It's a collaboration with The St. Louis Beacon and Nine Network of Public Media. 

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Missouri Public Radio State House Reporter Marshall Griffin is a proud alumnus of the University of Mississippi (a.k.a., Ole Miss), and has been in radio for over 20 years, starting out as a deejay. His big break in news came when the first President Bush ordered the invasion of Panama in 1989. Marshall was working the graveyard shift at a rock station, and began ripping news bulletins off the old AP teletype and reading updates between songs. From there on, his radio career turned toward news reporting and anchoring. In 1999, he became the capital bureau chief for Florida's Radio Networks, and in 2003 he became News Director at WFSU-FM/Florida Public Radio. During his time in Tallahassee he covered seven legislative sessions, Governor Jeb Bush's administration, four hurricanes, the Terri Schiavo saga, and the 2000 presidential recount. Before coming to Missouri, he enjoyed a brief stint in the Blue Ridge Mountains, reporting and anchoring for WWNC-AM in Asheville, North Carolina. Marshall lives in Jefferson City with his wife, Julie, their dogs, Max and Mason, and their cat, Honey.
Marshall Griffin
St. Louis Public Radio State House Reporter Marshall Griffin is a native of Mississippi and proud alumnus of Ole Miss (welcome to the SEC, Mizzou!). He has been in radio for over 20 years, starting out as a deejay. His big break in news came when the first President Bush ordered the invasion of Panama in 1989. Marshall was working the graveyard shift at a rock station, and began ripping news bulletins off an old AP teletype and reading updates between songs. From there on, his radio career turned toward news reporting and anchoring. In 1999, he became the capital bureau chief for Florida's Radio Networks, and in 2003 he became News Director at WFSU-FM/Florida Public Radio. During his time in Tallahassee he covered seven legislative sessions, Governor Jeb Bush's administration, four hurricanes, the Terri Schiavo saga, and the 2000 presidential recount. Before coming to Missouri, he enjoyed a brief stint in the Blue Ridge Mountains, reporting and anchoring for WWNC-AM in Asheville, North Carolina. Marshall lives in Jefferson City with his wife, Julie, their dogs, Max and Liberty Belle, and their cat, Honey.