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Republican Candidate Resigns Amid Scandal | Joplin News
Republican candidate Thomas Ross is out of the Missouri House District 161 race after being arrested for allegedly trying to plant drugs on his opponent, Louise Secker — a move that led to his resignation and forced the Republican committee into a frantic deadline race to pick a replacement before September 8th. With ballots finalized by then, Secker — who narrowly lost the primary by just 33 votes — is the frontrunner, but the final decision rests with the Jasper County GOP. The new candidate will face Democrat Aaron Metzger in November, and while no write-ins have registered yet, the clock…
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