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Missouri voters rejected Proposition A, a referendum on redistricting, and approved Amendment 6, which makes it much harder for voter-led ballot initiatives to be changed by state lawmakers. However, the amendment may still be challenged in court, while Republicans are considering another round of redistricting before 2028.

On the Missouri side, some voter numbers were comparable to 2022, but early voting skyrocketed.

Democrats shattered GOP legislative supermajorities, flipped a congressional seat and gained ground in unexpected places as voters rejected abortion restrictions and efforts to weaken their power over state laws.

Rev. Adam Hamilton has become the first Democrat in nearly a century to win a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas. Meanwhile, Missouri voters rejected proposals to ban abortions and cement a gerrymandered congressional map. We'll run down all the biggest election results from both states.

Voters in Missouri and Kansas are deciding some critical races and ballot measures today: constitutional amendments on abortion access, a tight U.S. Senate contest, a governor's race and more. But lower on the ballot is something just as important: judge retention elections. We'll break down how the judicial retention process works in both states and what voters should know before heading to the polls.

With midterms finally upon us, KCUR’s Up To Date took a deeper look at the key races Kansas and Missouri voters will decide at the polls Tuesday, and answer questions submitted by listeners.

The national organization DJs at the Polls is coming to Kansas for the first time, inspired by the competitive U.S. Senate race. They've hired local DJs to spin tunes outside more than a dozen polling stations Tuesday.

Election Day is Tuesday. Voters in Kansas and Missouri will weigh in on important ballot issues such as abortion and redistricting, and decide competitive races for U.S. Senate, governor and more.

Early voting is underway in Kansas and Missouri before the Nov. 3 election. KCUR’s series “What’s the Deal, KC?” is here to answer your questions about the abortion and transgender care ban, how redistricting is affecting Missouri and more. Text your questions to 816-601-4777.

In some areas of the Kansas City metro, election officials say early voting numbers are on track to outpace the 2024 election. Ballot measures on abortion and redistricting appear to be driving turnout in Missouri, while the Kansas side is being energized by close races for governor and U.S. Senate.

Kansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall is blaming his Democratic opponent, Adam Hamilton, for a "split" in the United Methodist Church. But the reality is much more complex. Plus: Missouri voters will once again decide whether to restrict abortion access in the state. How is it different from the last ban?

Kansas and Missouri elections are less than two weeks away, and KCUR’s series “What’s the Deal, KC?” is answering common questions from voters about the candidates on their ballots. Text your questions to 816-601-4777.