St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell won the 2024 election for Missouri’s 1st congressional District on Tuesday after handily defeating Republican Andrew Jones.

The Associated Press called the race for Bell at 9:19 p.m. Bell received 75.9% to Jones’s 18.4% as of 3:02 a.m., with polls closing at 8 p.m. Eastern time. Libertarian candidate Rochelle Riggins received 3.3%, Green Party candidate Don Fitz received 1.7%, and Better Party candidate Blake Ashby received 0.7%.

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