For a short time, former newspaper publisher Ray Hartmann was the only Democrat in the running for the 2nd Congressional District now held by U.S. Rep Ann Wagner, R-Town and Country.
But that clear field lasted less than a week, as Chuck Summers joined the Aug. 6 Democratic primary race on Tuesday, the last day to file for the office.
Last week, John Kiehne, 56, of Eureka, got out of Hartmann鈥檚 way and withdrew, saying he wants to help Democrats defeat Republicans.聽
鈥淒emocrats cannot afford to split resources (by) primarying each other these days,鈥 Kiehne said in a statement on social media. 鈥淲e must be laser-focused on unseating Republicans.鈥
But then, Summers arrived Tuesday to give Hartmann some primary opposition.
The Missouri Secretary of State鈥檚 office lists Summers as living on Nettie Drive, near Bee Tree Park in south 狐狸视频 County. Attempts to reach Summers have been unsuccessful.
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Hartmann, 71, came into prominence in 1977 when he founded the Riverfront Times. He later owned 狐狸视频 magazine and was a regular for 37 years on 鈥淒onnybrook,鈥 a public-affairs debate show on KETC (Channel 9).
Wagner, a six-term incumbent from Town and Country, is opposed in the GOP primary by Peter Pfeifer, also of Town and Country.
The winners of the two primaries will face off in November, along with Libertarian candidate Brandon Daugherty of O鈥橣allon, Missouri.
The 2nd Congressional District is GOP-leaning, covering portions of west and south 狐狸视频 County, St. Charles and Warren counties, and all of Franklin County.