State of Play:
Rep. Roy Blunt, R, after a career in House leadership with mixed results, at first seemed an unlikely candidate to succeed retiring Sen. Kit Bond, R. His likely Democratic opponent, Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, seemed like a shoo-in in a state where Democrats have won the last two statewide elections and where Blunt’s son, unpopular after one term, chose not to run for re-election as governor in 2008. But the national mood has changed, and Blunt looks more and more like a true competitior, perhaps a frontrunner.
Primary election: August 5
Top Stories
Mar. 16 In Missouri Senate race, meet the `outsiders’
Mar. 2 Pawlenty Endorses Blunt
Feb. 11: Poll: Blunt (R) 49%, Carnahan (D) 42
View the 2010 Washington Examiner Election Map
Roy Blunt, (R)
Robin Carnahan (D)
