Campaign spending accelerates as Missouri primary election draws near

Missouri's primary election on August 4 includes major ballot measures on income tax and initiative petitions, with ballot measure campaigns raising nearly $40 million and spending $26.7 million. State Senate races have raised $18 million and spent $13.6 million, while the state auditor race remains low-key with under $211,411 in total spending. Missouri Promise PAC, opposing a state income tax, has spent $6.4 million on broadcast ads for Amendment 5.