The highly anticipated primary election has come to an end with unofficial results being reported.While Clay County had uncontested races, Missouri saw close competition for seats.In the race for District 21 State Senate, Kurtis Gregory secured a victory over Doug Richey by receiving 14,940 votes, or 56.63% of the total votes, while Richey received 11,442, constituting 43.37% of the total. Gregory will now be facing unopposed Democrat Jim Bates in the upcoming November 5 General Election, with Bates having received 7,928 votes in the primary.Clay County did not follow the district’s trend as Richey received the majority of votes cast — 5,406 or 59.73% — while Gregory obtained 3,644 votes, representing 40.26% of the total.For Missouri governor, Libertarian Bill Slantz, who ran unopposed, Republican Mike Kehoe and Democrat Crystal Quade will vie for t...