Elections

Rick Santorum won Minnesota's Republican presidential caucuses, triumphed in the nonbinding Missouri primary and reached for victory in Colorado.

Rick Santorum emerged victorious in the Show-Me State by a wider than anticipated margin, claiming 55.2 percent of the popular vote. President Barack Obama won the Democratic race. 

Residents in and around Boone County talked about voting, the March caucus, candidates and the cost of the election throughout the presidential primary Tuesday.

Turnout was light in the election, which is nonbinding for Republicans and a foregone conclusion for Democrats.

Here is a how-to guide to becoming a delegate at the national party convention of your choice. Prospective Democrat delegates must vote in Tuesday's primary.

The two Republican presidential candidates criticized each other from afar one day before the Colorado and Minnesota caucuses.

Tea party activists are shifting their support to Mitt Romney after losing hope in other Republican presidential candidates. 

Newt Gingrich's Center for Health Transformation and the Gingrich Group hired lobbyists, according to lobbying disclosures and corporate reports, but he said his consulting group has never lobbied for clients.

The Republican presidential candidate spoke about deregulation, the ineffectiveness of Obamacare and his electability. 

Caucuses beginning in March will determine how the state's delegates are allocated for the Republican Party nomination.

The presidential primaries come to Missouri on Tuesday. Candidates from three different political parties are up for election.

Despite being sitting president, Barack Obama still faces challengers in Missouri Democratic primary.

James Ogle is the only Libertarian primary candidate on the Missouri ballot. Ogle is running on several platforms, including a more inclusive and competitive election system.

Republican voters will have the opportunity to cast ballots Tuesday, but the primary will not be a factor in determining the state's distribution of delegates.

Republican, Democratic and Libertarian voters will have the opportunity to cast ballots Tuesday, but the primary will not be a factor in determining the state's distribution of delegates.

Cass County Prosecuting Attorney Teresa Hensley plans to seek the Democratic nomination to run in Missouri's 4th Congressional District.

Gingrich, who won the South Carolina Presidential Primary on Jan. 21, hopes the criticisms will not damage his results in Florida's primary on Tuesday.

The Missouri Supreme Court will not strike down new state legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives. It suggested that opponents bring their fight to a trial judge instead.

Columbia's Judy Baker has entered the Democratic race for lieutenant governor. Baker served in the state House from 2005 to 2009.