(The Center Square) – A second member of “The Squad” in the U.S. House was defeated in a primary on Tuesday as a county prosecutor defeated incumbent Cori Bush in the Democratic primary for Missouri’s 1st District.
Wesley Bell, who dropped out of the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Josh Hawley, won with 52% of the vote to Bush’s 47%, with 40% of precincts reporting to the Missouri Secretary of State. Bell received 56% of the vote in St. Louis County, where he’s currently prosecutor, but Bush received 55% of the vote in the City of St. Louis.
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