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Former Democratic Missouri governor rules out running for open Senate seat

By Mike Brest
Published July 29, 2021 7:10pm ET
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Former Democratic Missouri governor rules out running for open Senate seat
The $26.8 billion budget in front of the Republican-led Legislature is about $900 million lighter than Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon recommended in January, largely because lawmakers have rejected his recommendations to tap into billions of federal dollars to expand Medicaid eligibility to an estimated 300,000 lower-income adults. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File) | Orlin Wagner

Former Democratic Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon will not be entering the open Senate race in the midterm elections, likely diminishing Democrats’ chances for an upset next November.

Nixon, who served as governor from 2009 to 2017, announced his decision Thursday in a social media post.

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