Greitens has denied the abuse allegations from his ex-wife that she made in an affidavit in a child custody case. That was dropped when he resigned in June 2018 after the Missouri House began an impeachment investigation. He faced a second charge accusing him of illegally using a donor list from a charity he founded to raise money for his campaign. Greitens, 48, says he was the victim of a political hit. That charge was dropped months later amid allegations that the chief investigator and local prosecutor mishandled the investigation. He was subsequently charged with felony invasion of privacy for allegedly taking a nude photo of the woman and using it to keep her quiet. Greitens, a former Navy SEAL officer and Rhodes scholar, had been governor for a year when in January 2018 he confirmed a TV report about a 2015 extramarital affair. “It doesn’t always work on our timeline, but it does work on his. Louis suburb to “go home with strength and pride.” Greitens told a downcast crowd in another St. “I’m proud of my working-class roots, and I’m going to Washington to fight for working families, defeating socialism, and leading the fight to save America,” Schmitt said in his victory speech in suburban St. Vicky Hartzler and Greitens - combined, turning what was expected to be a tight race into a blowout. With nearly 90% of results in, Schmitt had more votes than his nearest two competitors - U.S. Both also face a challenge from a well-funded independent, John Wood, who has the financial backing of former Sen. In November, Schmitt will be opposed by Anheuser-Busch beer heiress Trudy Busch Valentine, who defeated Marine veteran Lucas Kunce and nine others in the Democratic primary. Eric Greitens might win the primary and jeopardize what should be a reliably red seat in November.

Senate on Tuesday with surprising ease, ending months of worry among GOP leaders that scandal-scarred former Gov.

(AP) - Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt won the Republican primary for U.S. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.ĬOLUMBIA, Mo. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.

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