Challenger Lucas Kunce destroyed incumbent Senator Josh Hawley during the pair's only debate which was recently televised. Kunce criticized Hawley for tripling his salary as a Senator, while also cutting benefits for American seniors.

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley faced Democratic challenger Marine veteran Lucas Kunce in his bid for reelection. Hawley was elected to the Senate in 2018, defeating two-term Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill. Prior to that, he served as the attorney general of Missouri from 2017 to 2019.

In the only one-on-one debate of Missouri’s 2024 U.S. Senate campaign, Republican incumbent Josh Hawley sparred with Democratic challenger Lucas Kunce over abortion rights, border security and whether the 2020 presidential election was legitimate.

JEFFERSON CITY — Republican Josh Hawley won a second term in the U.S. Senate, fending off a well-financed challenge from Democrat Lucas Kunce.

A new Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey of Missouri voters finds 52% support incumbent Republican Senator Josh Hawley for re-election, while 41% support Democrat Lucas Kunce.

The final pre-election fundraising reports for Missouri’s U.S. Senate race show Democrat Lucas Kunce continuing to outpace incumbent Republican Josh Hawley, bringing his total since the start of 2023 to almost three times his rival.

The race for Missouri’s U.S. Senate seat between Republican incumbent Josh Hawley and Democrat Lucas Kunce has gotten downright nasty at times. Each candidate has accused the other of being radical and wrong for Missouri.

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Lucas Kunce closed out his campaign with four days of television ads costing $366,000 while incumbent Republican Josh Hawley is making his final argument with $325,000 of ads during Monday night’s Kansas City Chiefs game.