Schmitt defeats Busch beer heir in Missouri U.S. Senate race


              Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Trudy Busch Valentine greets two nuns on their way to vote after casting her own ballot along with her husband, John Fries, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Ladue, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
            
              Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Trudy Busch Valentine waves to supporters from her campaign vehicle after casting her ballot Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Ladue, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
            
              Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Trudy Busch Valentine hugs a supporter after voting Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Ladue, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
            
              Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Trudy Busch Valentine arrives at her polling place to vote Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Ladue, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
            
              Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Trudy Busch Valentine leaves her polling place after voting Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Ladue, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
            
              Sen. Josh Hawley, R-MO, center and U.S. Senate candidate Eric Schmitt, left, a Republican running for the Missouri seat, take questions from the media after a campaign stop at the St Louis County Police Association Missouri Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 111 in Manchester, Mo., on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022.  (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)