Ingle beats Patterson in Lee's Summit, breaking Missouri GOP Senate supermajority
Rep. Keri Ingle defeated House Speaker Jon Patterson in a hotly contested Lee’s Summit state Senate race, helping Democrats to break the Republican supermajority in Jefferson City. With all precincts votes tallied in preliminary results, Ingle led with 55% of the vote. “Thank you to everyone who helped with this campaign and everyone who trusted me with their vote,” Ingle said. “I know people put a lot of time into this. I’m grateful they were willing to do that for me.” The race attracted significant attention and was heavily funded for a state Senate race. It was one of two Missouri Senate districts in this year’s elections that were considered to be close enough to flip . The district is currently represented by Sen. Mike Cierpiot, a term-limited Lee’s Summit Republican. Ingle, a Democrat, won in a year that’s expected to be favorable for Democrats. Her campaign was central to Democrats’ plans to break the Republican supermajority. Springfield race decided In Springfield, the race between Democratic Rep. Betsy Fogle and Republican Rep. Melanie Stinnett was also a top priority for Democrats hoping to end the long-standing Republican supermajority. Fogle won with 57% of the vote, according to preliminary results. Republicans
