Voters elected Republican candidate Travis Smith Tuesday as the next state representative of the 155th Missouri House District. Smith defeated Democratic candidate Mike Lind by 12,546 votes. Smith received 15,282 votes and Lind received 2,736.
Smith replaces current 155th District Representative Karla Eslinger, who was elected to the 33rd Senate District seat.
Ozark Radio News spoke to Smith and he explained what being elected meant to him:
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Smith talked about his goals as a state representative:
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