ST. LOUIS — Wesley Bell won the Democratic nomination for Missouri's 1st Congressional District Tuesday night, unseating incumbent Rep. Cori Bush.
In the 2024 Missouri primary election Tuesday, one race that many were watching was the race for Missouri's 1st Congressional District seat. The seat covers all of St. Louis City and parts of north St. Louis County.
The polls closed at 7 p.m. Tap here for live primary results.
The seat is held by U.S. Rep. Cori Bush. The Democrat sought re-election in a tough primary against St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell and former Missouri state legislator Maria N. Chappelle-Nadal.
In 2020, Bush pulled off a political upset and toppled the Clay family dynasty that represented St. Louis in Congress for half a century.
She faced three other Democrats who want to unseat her in Missouri's most Democratic district. On the Republican side, five candidates are vying for their party's nomination for November.
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