Eric Schmitt won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Missouri on August 2. According to the Missouri secretary of state’s office, Schmitt received 46% of the vote. Vicky Hartzler was second with 22% and Eric Greitens was third with 19%.
Twenty-one candidates ran in the primary. Greitens, Hartzler, and Schmitt led in media attention, endorsements, polling, and fundraising. Incumbent Roy Blunt (R), who was first elected in 2010, announced on March 8, 2021, that he would not seek election to a third term in 2022.
Schmitt has served as attorney general of Missouri since 2019. Schmitt previously served as treasurer of Missouri and was a member of the Missouri State Senate representing District 15. Schmitt said he “defended President Trump at every turn and fought for justice for Missourians against the radical left, Big Tech, and even the Communist Party of China,” and that “with Joe Biden in the White House and a liberal takeover in the House and Senate, we need a proven Conservative to take the fight to the Senate and save our values, our culture, and our country.”
