State Senator Jill Schupp (D-Creve Coeur) stands for reelection on November 6 in the 2018 midterm elections, so she got to the polls early this morning – really early – and found that already she was not alone.
“I was delighted to see all the voters out lining up even before my 5:45 a.m. starting time!” Schupp told The American.
This is her first defense of her seat since she was elected to the Missouri Senate in 2014 after serving six years in the state House of Representatives (with prior stints on the Creve Coeur City Council and the Ladue School Board, including two terms as president).
In 2014 she (narrowly) beat a Republican opponent named John Ashcroft, who dusted himself off and got elected statewide in 2016 as Missouri attorney general. His office is supervising today’s election.
Her 24th Senate District covers some or all of Ballwin, Breckenridge Hills, Bridgeton, Champ, Charlack, Chesterfield, Country Life Acres, Creve Coeur, Crystal Lake Park, Frontenac, Huntleigh, Ladue, Manchester, Maryland Heights, Olivette, Overland, St. Ann, Sycamore Hills, Town and Country, Warson Woods, Westwood and Winchester.
Her Republican opponent is Gregory Powers, who was described by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch as “a substitute teacher and former member of the Parkway School Board.” Schupp outraised her opponent by $1 million.
“Thanks to everyone who understands the importance of voting!” Schupp said.
The polls are open until 7 p.m. Anyone in line by 7 p.m. must be allowed to vote.
