Ballot measure fights are consuming the big money in Missouri elections this summer, with more than $27 million raised for proposals on the Aug. 4 ballot, according to reports filed this week with state and federal authorities.
There’s no hotly contested statewide candidate race on the primary election ballot, but there are four constitutional amendments, with two drawing by far the most attention and money.
There are three competitive congressional primaries and contests in 12 of the state’s 17 state Senate districts, but the combined fundraising in those races does not equal the amounts being raised and spent for the major
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