Rick Brattin Wins Republican Primary for Missouri Seat Redrawn to Favor GOP, Will Face Longtime House Democrat
Brattin won a crowded GOP primary as the new map shifted the district to 41% Democratic, according to a CBS News analysis.
- On Tuesday, Missouri State Sen. Rick Brattin won the Republican nomination for Missouri's 5th Congressional District, defeating a crowded field of six GOP primary candidates.
- The 5th Congressional District was heavily redrawn in the 2025 redistricted map, transforming it into a GOP-leaning seat spanning 14 counties across central and western Missouri.
- President Donald Trump endorsed Brattin on Monday, calling him a "MAGA Warrior" and praising his military service; Brattin earned 44% of the vote with about half precincts reported.
- Brattin will face 22-year incumbent Rep. Emanuel Cleaver in the November general election, after Cleaver ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
- Supporting Trump's economic plans, Brattin aims to tackle affordability through tax cuts, strengthened immigration laws, and defending the United States against China.
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President Donald Trump’s endorsement continues to be the Midas Touch for candidates he backs in this year’s primary elections ahead of the fall midterms. With that said, a Missouri Republican benefitted from his back during Tuesday’s primaries in the Show-Me State. Missouri state Rep. Rick Brattin has won the Republican nomination for Missouri’s 5th Congressional...
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Rick Brattin wins Republican primary for Missouri seat redrawn to favor GOP, will face longtime House Democrat
Trump-endorsed Rick Brattin won the GOP primary for Missouri's 5th Congressional District, CBS News projects, setting up a battle against an 11-term Democrat in a district that was made far more GOP-leaning.
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A late endorsement from President Donald Trump boosted state Sen. Rick Brattin to the Republican nomination for Congress in Missouri’s 5th District Tuesday against former Boone County Clerk Taylor Burks. Trump was the instigator of Missouri’s gerrymandered redistricting map and…
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