JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Struggling soybean farmers in Missouri have been hit hard by President Trump’s trade war with China, but so far they aren’t taking out their frustration on the Republican running for Sen. Claire McCaskill’s Senate seat.

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley and McCaskill are in one of the country’s most competitive races in the 2018 midterm elections, and Hawley might have loyal soybean farmers to thank for keeping the contest tight.