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Cori Bush makes history
Vol. 92 No. 32 COMPLIMENTARY
Page wins county executive race
“Today, we — all of us — are headed to Congress, St. Louis strong,” Congresswomanelect Cori Bush said on election night.
‘There should be more that unites us than divides us’
By Dana Rieck Of The St. Louis American
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First Black woman elected to Congress in Missouri By Dana Rieck Of The St. Louis American It’s official: Cori Bush will become the first Black woman Missouri sends to Congress. In a speech Tuesday night, Bush stood in front of a Black Lives Matter tapestry and thanked her family, supporters and campaign staff. She gave a special shout out to the Ferguson frontliners, a group she said is not given the attention or credit they deserve.
“We want to lift them up right now — so every single person that is listening right now that is a Ferguson frontliner, this is for you and this win is for you,” she said. She went on to talk about her personal experience. “I was running, I was that person running for my life across a parking lot, running from an abuser,” she said. “I remember one day hearing bullets whiz past my head, and at that moment I wondered, ‘How do I make it out of this life?’”
Presidential race hangs in balance with calls for every ballot to be counted
While Missouri voters have voiced their support for President Donald Trump in the race for the next American president, a few key states were still counting votes as of press time for this story. In Missouri, 1,711,848 voters cast their ballot for Trump, equating to 56.8% of the state’s total presidential votes. Biden received 1,242,851 votes, or 41.3% of the vote. Libertarian Jo Jorgensen received 40,932 votes from Missourians and Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins received 8,219 votes. St. Louis County and the City of St. Louis, however, voted soundly in favor of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Biden/Harris won St. Louis County by a 61-37% margin and the City of St. Louis by an 82-16% margin Voters’ support for Trump in Missouri proved to be down slightly from 2016, See POTUS, A6
– Congresswoman-elect Cori Bush
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POTUS undecided By Dana Rieck Of The St. Louis American
n “Every single person that is listening right now that is a Ferguson frontliner, this is for you and this win is for you.”
With 100% of precincts reporting and a 78.07% voter turnout in St. Louis County, unofficial results from the St. Louis County Board of Elections show a decisive win by Dr. Sam Page for the unexpired term as county executive that ends in 2022. Page, a Democrat, won by 58.17% with 302,087 votes. His closest challenger, Republican Paul Berry III, had 36.47% with 189,385 votes. Green candidate Elizabeth (Betsey) Mitchell had 3.16% with 16,429 votes. Libertarian Theo Brown Sr. trailed the group at 2.19% with 11,392 votes. With 43% of the votes tallied, Page held the lead Dr. Sam Page with 69.29% of the vote as he went live on Facebook on Tuesday night with his wife Dr. Jennifer Page by his side to thank voters, his family and his campaign staff. “I am humbled, grateful and proud of the results so far in the county executive race,” he said. “We have accomplished a great deal in a short time, even with historic challenges and a political climate that has pitted neighbor against neighbor in unfamiliar ways.” He said with the election over, it was time to focus on common goals — mainly a safe, successful and vibrant county. “We may disagree on how we get there, but with that common goal there should be more that unites us than divides us,” he said, noting he will be spending the next two years focusing on the strengths of the county — a diverse economy, great parks, a strong network of hospitals and clinics, and a robust library system. See PAGE, A7
STL voters fund early childhood, reform elections Circuit attorney Gardner, Treasurer Jones, Sheriff Betts reelected by wide margins
By Chris King Of The St. Louis American Voters in the City of St. Louis decided on Tuesday that they want to fund early childhood education and make municipal elections more competitive. They passed Proposition R 71532 votes (56.13%) to 55903 (43.87%), and they passed Proposition D by an even more decisive margin of 86097 votes (68.14%) to 40261 (31.86%). City voters also reelected three citywide office-holders – Circuit attorney Kimberly Gardner, Treasurer Tishaura O. Jones, and Sheriff Vernon Betts – by wide margins See VOTERS, A7