The Missouri GOP has taken legal action to remove a gubernatorial candidate with ties to the Ku Klux Klan from the Republican ballot. The party's lawyers have filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent Darrell Leon McClanahan, a candidate from southwestern Missouri, from participating in the GOP primary election to succeed Governor Mike Parson, who is ineligible to run again due to term limits.
McClanahan, who has openly identified as 'pro-white,' was one of nearly 280 Republican candidates who submitted their candidacy on filing day in February. The Missouri GOP stated that they were unaware of McClanahan's background when he initially registered as a candidate.
