Missouri House speaker faces conservative challenge in key state Senate primary

Missouri House Speaker Jon Patterson faces former state Rep. Dan Stacy in the Republican primary for the State Senate's 8th District. Patterson, with $2.9 million in campaign funds, is challenged by Stacy, who has raised $43,000 largely from individual donors, highlighting a 67-to-1 funding gap. The race tests whether a well-funded establishment candidate can be defeated by a conservative challenger.