It’s Election Day! Follow live updates on Kansas & Missouri’s biggest races, issues
While the presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is at the top of the ballot Tuesday, voters will select other federal, state and local leaders, as well as decide on important ballot issues.
In Kansas, voters in the metro area will decide who represents them in two U.S. House races — Kansas' 2nd and 3rd Congressional Districts.
In Missouri, voters will decide who represents them in the U.S. Senate as well as three U.S. House races — Missouri's 4th, 5th and 6th Congressional Districts.
Voters in Missouri will decide the fate of six ballot questions, including the controversial measure that would overturn the state's abortion ban and enshrine the right to an abortion in the Missouri Constitution.
Need a refresher on the candidates and issues you'll be voting on?
Check out the comprehensive online voter guide created by The Star and the KC Media Collective, a group of nonprofit newsrooms in the Kansas City area. It is published online, free with no paywall, as a service to readers.
There you can find information about candidates and questions on the ballot in Jackson, Johnson, Wyandotte, Clay and Platte counties.
The guide also provides links to the official websites of the Missouri secretary of state and the Kansas secretary of state, where you can check your voter registration, your voting districts and your polling place.
Still need help on deciding on a race or issue, the Star's opinion writes make recommendations in the form of The Kansas City Star's endorsements .
The Star will be publishing election results live Tuesday night at kansascity.com.
Polls open in Missouri
Update 6 a.m.: The polls are now open in Missouri for those who chose not to vote early or by mail, instead deciding to cast their ballots on Election Day.
In addition to the presidential race, voters will decide on governor, attorney general, state legislators, Jackson County prosecutor and more.
Missouri voters will also decide on six ballot questions, including a measure that would overturn the state's abortion ban and enshrine the right to an abortion in the Missouri Constitution, a measure that would allow sports betting and a question that would raise the state minimum wage to $15 an hour.
People can check their voter registration, voting districts and polling place through the Missouri secretary of state .
The polls will be open until 7 p.m.
Top 10 Kansas City-area races to watch
Update 6 a.m.: Beyond choosing a new commander in chief, Tuesday's election results will also determine major state and local races on both sides of the state line in the Kansas City area.
Ballot questions will shape the future of abortion access, minimum wage and public schools in parts of the Kansas City metro. Missourians are choosing a governor and a U.S. senator, among other top officials. And Jackson County will select its next prosecutor.
Kansans will be voting for state representatives to serve in Topeka, and key seats around Kansas City could affect the Republican super majority in the Legislature. Johnson County will choose a new sheriff, and Kansas City, Kansas, will decide on a school bond.
