ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Republican Ann Wagner won the 2nd District race and will keep her seat in Congress, according to the Associated Press.
Wagner defeated Democrat Jill Schupp and Libertarian challenger Martin Schulte.
Most political experts had said the 2nd District race was a toss-up between Wagner and Schupp.
The 2nd congressional district is made up of the suburbs of south and west St. Louis County, including Arnold, Town and Country, Wildwood, Chesterfield and Oakville. It also includes parts of Jefferson and St. Charles counties.
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Wagner won the seat in 2012 and easily defended it in both 2014 and 2016, winning each race by more than 20%. In 2018, however, she won by just 4% over Democratic challenger Cort VanOstran. The 2nd district hasn't sent a Democrat to Congress since 1990.
The race between Schupp and Wagner set records for the amount of money that was raised.
In her time in the U.S. House of Representatives, Wagner has served on a number of committees. Most recently, she served on the Committee on Financial Services and Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Before becoming a congresswoman, Wagner worked as the chairwoman of the Missouri GOP, a co-chair of the Republican National Committee, U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg and the Chairwoman for Roy Blunt's 2010 Senate campaign.
Wagner attended Cor Jesu Academy in south St. Louis County and graduated from the University of Missouri with a BSBA from the Business School. She served nine years as a committeewoman in Lafayette Township and served as Co-Chairman of the Republican National Committee during former President George W. Bush's first term in office.
Wednesday, Schupp posted a statement on Twitter, saying, in part, "This is not the outcome we would have hoped for. The race may be over but what our campaign stood for will endure. Keep up the faith and don’t ever stop fighting for what you believe in."