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STLPR reporters analyze Missouri primary election results

Reporters Jo Mannies, Rachel Lippmann and Jason Rosenbaum pose for a photo moments before joining Don Marsh on the air to talk about election results.
Evie Hemphill | St. Louis Public Radio
Reporters Jo Mannies, Rachel Lippmann and Jason Rosenbaum pose for a photo moments before joining Don Marsh on the air to talk about election results.

On Wednesday’s St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh talked with three St. Louis Public Radio reporters about the results of Tuesday’s primary election in Missouri.

Joining him for the discussion were reporters Jo Mannies, Jason Rosenbaum and Rachel Lippmann.

Reporters Jo Mannies, Rachel Lippmann and Jason Rosenbaum pose for a photo moments before joining Don Marsh on the air to talk about election results.
Credit Evie Hemphill | St. Louis Public Radio
Reporters Jo Mannies, Rachel Lippmann and Jason Rosenbaum pose for a photo moments before joining Don Marsh on the air to talk about election results.

They discussed:

  • The upset win of Ferguson councilman Wesley Bell over longtime incumbent Bob McCulloch for St. Louis County prosecutor
  • The upcoming contest between Democrat Claire McCaskill and Republican Josh Hawley for a U.S. Senate seat
  • The narrow victory in the Democratic primary for St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger over Mark Mantovani
  • The large margin of victory in the defeat of Proposition A, so-called right-to-work
  • Rep. Lacy Clay defeating Cori Bush for the Democratic primary in Missouri’s first congressional district, a district that’s steadily under control of the Democratic Party
  • Missouri’s upcoming race in the second congressional district pitting Democratic winner Cort VanOstran against incumbent Rep. Ann Wagner

St. Louis on the Air brings you the stories of St. Louis and the people who live, work and create in our region. St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh and producers Mary EdwardsAlex HeuerEvie Hemphill and Caitlin Lallygive you the information you need to make informed decisions and stay in touch with our diverse and vibrant St. Louis region.

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Alex Heuer joined St. Louis Public Radio in 2012 and is the executive producer of St. Louis on the Air. Alex grew up in the St. Louis area. He began his public radio career as a student reporter at Tri States Public Radio in Macomb, Illinois and worked for a few years at Iowa Public Radio. Alex graduated summa cum laude from Western Illinois University with a degree in history and earned a teaching certificate in 6 - 12th grade social studies. In 2016, he earned a Master of Public Policy Administration with a focus in nonprofit organization management and leadership from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He has won local and national awards for reporting and producing and his stories have been featured nationally on Morning Edition and All Things Considered.