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Missouri State Fair Straw Poll Results
Missouri Ag Connection - 08/26/2016
Missouri Farm Bureau continued its tradition of holding an election year Straw Poll at the Farm Bureau building at the Missouri State Fair. This year's Straw Poll asked who fairgoers would support for U.S. Senate, Governor, Lt. Governor, and Attorney
General. It also asked if they supported continuation of the one-tenth of a cent sales tax for state parks and soil and water conservation that will be on the Nov. 8 ballot.
The following is the percentage breakdown of the 5,198 ballots cast in the Straw Poll:
U. S. Senate
Jason Kander -- 37%
Roy Blunt -- 63%
Governor
Chris Koster -- 50.3%
Eric Greitens -- 49.7%
Lieutenant Governor
Russ Carnahan -- 35%
Mike Parson -- 65%
Attorney General
Teresa Hensley -- 34%
Josh Hawley -- 66%
Do you support renewal of the 1/10? Parks and Soils Sales Tax
Yes -- 71%
No -- 29%
Since first conducted at the Missouri State Fair in 1980, Farm Bureau's Straw Poll has been accurate 70% of the time in predicting the November election results.
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