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The divide between the conservative caucus and GOP Senate leadership played out in competitive primaries across the state.

Here are the candidates you can expect to see when you go to cast your vote in Greene County, with a bit of what you need to know about them.

Trent, a Springfield lawmaker, defeated business executive Brian Gelner.

Candidates expected to align with the conservative caucus in the Missouri Senate had a good night on Tuesday.

The victories likely mean the caucus — which has quarreled with GOP leadership and used procedural roadblocks to grind the chamber to a halt — will grow from seven official members last year to potentially nine in 2023.

The divide between the conservative caucus and GOP Senate leadership played out in competitive primaries across the state.

Missouris primary election is Tuesday, Aug. 2. There are candidates running for the U.S. Senate and House, along with state auditor.

For much of the last two years, the Missouri Senate has been mired in Republican infighting.

Republican primaries in 10 Missouri Senate districts could determine how dysfunctional the chamber is when it returns to session next year.

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