It's been 20 years since a Democrat was elected to a Missouri Senate seat from Boone County. Then-State Rep. Chuck Graham (D-Columbia) won the 2004 race and lost his re-election bid to Kurt Schaefer (R-Columbia) in 2008. Senator Schaefer represented the seat from 2009 to 2016 and Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia), who is now Missouri Senate President Pro Tem, has represented it from 2017 and terms out on December 31. It's an open seat and a Boone County-only seat after redistricting, and Democrats are expected to win it next week. Former State Rep. Stephen Webber (D-Columbia), who served in the House from 2009 to 2016, faces Republican James Coyne on Tuesday. Representative Webber joined us live on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri" and is hopeful of victory. He notes that he and Mr. Coyne have participated in five candidate forums and that both are running positive campaigns. Mr. Webber also notes that if he wins, he will be the first Senate Democrat to represent an area outside of the St. Louis and Kansas City regions. He also outlined some of his priorities, if he wins on Tuesday:

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