Franklin County Voters Favor Schmitt, Rebuff Marijuana Amendment

Franklin County voters favored Eric Schmitt (R) in Tuesday’s election for US Senate, while rebuffing the legalization of recreational marijuana.

Schmitt received 67 percent of the vote against Trudy Busch Valentine (D) as they battled to replace Roy Blunt (R) in the Senate.

Schmitt won the race overall.

Franklin County turnout was 49.7 percent.

There were 37,372 ballots cast out of 75,260 registered voters.

Amendment 3, which passed statewide, was opposed by 56 percent of voters in Franklin County.

County voters opposed Amendment 1, which would have allowed the state treasurer to invest in municipal securities and allow the legislature to expand investment options.

Voters were in favor of Amendment 4, which allows the legislature to increase the mandatory minimum funding level for the Kansas City Police Department.

Voters also backed Amendment 5, which moves the Missouri Department of the National Guard to a Cabinet-level state entity instead of a division of the Department of Public Safety.