Mike Kehoe wins GOP primary in race for Missouri governor

Missouri Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) has won the state’s Republican gubernatorial primary, Decision Desk HQ projects, emerging from a crowded field of candidates vying to replace term-limited Gov. Mike Parson (R).

Kehoe, whom Parson appointed to the lieutenant governor role back in 2018, has the outgoing governor's backing to replace him.

He also went into Tuesday’s contest with former President Trump’s support, though the Republican presidential nominee also endorsed Kehoe's rivals...