GOP Senator Roy Blunt Says He Won’t Run for Re-Election

Republican Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri announced Monday that he will not seek re-election to the Senate next year.

“After 14 general election victories — three to county office, seven to the United States House of Representatives, and four statewide elections — I won’t be a candidate for re-election to the United States Senate next year,” Blunt said in a video message posted to his Twitter account. “I want to thank my family and thank the great team that came together to help me work for you.”