Wesley Bell wins Missouri House primary as Cori Bush comeback bid fails

Published August 5, 2026 · Category: News

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Wesley Bell wins in St Louis rematch dominated by Israel-Palestine issue

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The 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 congressional primary two years ago with the help of millions of dollars in spending from pro-Israel groups. Their rematch this year came amid a spate of primary defeats of Democratic incumbents at the hands of progressive outsiders.

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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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