Republican incumbent Scott Fitzpatrick won election Tuesday as Missouri state treasurer.
Statewide, as of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Fitzpatrick had received 62.76 percent of tallied votes (1,101,216 votes), Democrat Vicki Lorenz Englund 34.4 percent (603,514 votes), Libertarian Nick Kasoff 2.18 percent (38,323 votes), and Green Party candidate Joseph Civettini 0.66 percent (11,585 votes).
In Cole County, Fitzpatrick received 70.36 percent of votes (27,293), Englund 27.15 percent (10,530), Kasoff 1.97 percent (763) and Civettini 0.46 percent (177).
Fitzpatrick, of Cassville, was first appointed state treasurer in 2018, following Eric Schmitt's appointment as attorney general, after serving on the Missouri House of Representatives. Key issues he has focused on are improving government transparency, reducing reliance on student debt and creating opportunities for quality education.
Fitzpatrick said he wants to improve government transparency by continuing to expand the Show-Me Checkbook, a financial data transparency portal he launched this year that shows local government expenditures.
Fitzpatrick said he would also like to open a 529 Plan, an education savings account, for every child in Missouri, and pass legislation to allow low-income students and students with special needs in failing or provisionally accredited school districts to go to other school districts through education savings accounts funded by contributions from individuals and corporations.
Fitzpatrick could not be reached for comment Tuesday night.
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November 3, 2020, General Election Results Here are results from statewide and Mid-Missouri elections, as well as election wrap-up stories.