Wesley Bell wins Missouri House primary as Cori Bush comeback bid fails
Composite: APView image in fullscreenCori Bush and Wesley Bell. Their rematch this year came amid a spate of primary defeats of Democratic incumbents at the hands of progressive outsiders.Shortly after polls closed, the Associated Press declared that Bell had prevailed. Bush said she opposed the infrastructure bill only because it did not contain spending on social services that Biden had promised, and that her words about the former president and vice-president were taken out of context.Bush hit back by accusing Bell of having his seat bought for him by Aipac.
- ▪Composite: APView image in fullscreenCori Bush and Wesley Bell.
- ▪Their rematch this year came amid a spate of primary defeats of Democratic incumbents at the hands of progressive outsiders.Shortly after polls closed, the Associated Press declared that Bell had prevailed.
- ▪Bush said she opposed the infrastructure bill only because it did not contain spending on social services that Biden had promised, and that her words about the former president and vice-president were taken out of context.Bush hit back by a
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- ▪ Wesley Bell Defeats Cori Bush in Missouri — NYT — US
- ▪ Rep. Wesley Bell holds off ex-‘Squad’ member Cori Bush’s comeback bid in Missouri Democratic House primary — New York Post
- ▪ Wesley Bell fends off challenge from DSA-backed Cori Bush — Washington Examiner
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Cori Bush and Wesley Bell. Composite: APView image in fullscreenCori Bush and Wesley Bell. Composite: APMissouriWesley Bell wins Missouri House primary as Cori Bush comeback bid failsWesley Bell wins in St Louis rematch dominated by Israel-Palestine issue US politics live – latest updatesChris SteinTue 4 Aug 2026 21.09 EDTLast modified on Tue 4 Aug 2026 21.16 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe Democratic congressman Wesley Bell won his primary in the St Louis area on Tuesday, ending the progressive former representative Cori Bush’s bid for a comeback and blunting the momentum pro-Palestinian candidates have shown in recent elections.Bell unseated Bush, a democratic socialist who opposes aid to the US ally and accuses it of committing a genocide in Gaza, in the Democratic…
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