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There are primaries in 5 states tonight.

Endorsement claimed by both frontrunners in key race for open seat

Donald Trump has spurred confusion in his signature style with his endorsement for 'ERIC' in Missouri’s GOP Senate primary, with two rival candidates with the same first name laying claim to the former U.S. President's statement of support.

Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens hopes to complete a stunning political comeback Tuesday as voters narrow the field for a pivotal spot in the U.S. Senate

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Former U.S. attorney John Wood, an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri who is seeking to appeal to moderate Republicans, said he collected 22,000 signatures to get his name on the November ballot.

ST. LOUIS — Former President Donald Trump hedged his endorsement in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Missouri, giving his support to “ERIC,” without specifying which one — the scandal-plagued former governor or the state attorney general who appears to be leading in the polls.

‘I trust the Great People of Missouri, on this one, to make up their own minds’

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — An independent candidate seeking to scramble Missouri’s hotly contested race to replace Republican Roy Blunt in the U.S. Senate said he collected more than 20,000 signatures to get his name on the Nov. 8 ballot.

WASHINGTON — Voters in three states will pick Senate nominees Tuesday, with Missourians setting the general election contest to fill the seat being vacated by the pending retirement of a fixture in Missouri and Capitol Hill politics. In Arizona and Washington state, all eyes will be on who makes it…

Republicans are picking challengers to Arizona's Mark Kelly and Washington's Patty Murray, while Missouri sets matchups for open seat.

As the U.S. Senate primary campaign nears its end in Missouri, all three of the leading Republican candidates are making it clear that if elected, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell won't have their support