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The next governor of Missouri will likely be chosen among three Republican contenders.
One candidate, Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, is the state GOP’s choice to succeed Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican who has led the state since 2018.
Another, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, is the son of John Ashcroft, a former senator from Missouri and its governor from 1985 to 1993.
The final leading candidate, Missouri state Sen. Bill Eigel, casts himself as a conservative outsider planning on shaking things up in Jefferson City.
On Aug. 6, Missouri voters will select one of these Republican front-runners to appear on the November ballot. If recent history is a guide, the GOP will have a massive advantage over the candidate the Democratic Party chooses in its gubernatorial primary….