The former public health official has slight lead over congresswoman Haley Stevens, but vote count could continue well into the day El-Sayed holds narrow lead in Michigan Senate primary but race too close to call In more election news: Missouri’s top election official on Tuesday rejected a citizens’ petition seeking a statewide referendum on a redistricting plan backed by Donald Trump , the Associated Press reports. Republican secretary of state, Denny Hoskins , said that the petition was void because congressional redistricting plans cannot be subject to voter referendums and “challenging a congressional map is unconstitutional under Missouri law”. Continue reading...