Article originally appeared on thefederalist.com.
The primary election results in a handful of states have made one thing clear — Republican elected officials who are anti-school choice are getting voted out of office while education-freedom champions are securing state house and senate seats.
Voters in Missouri selected six pro-school choice candidates in their August 6 primary election. Representative Kyle Marquart, R-District 109, who voted against school choice and was endorsed by the teachers unions, was defeated by more than 10 points by John Simmons, a school choice supporter. Incumbent Gary Bonacker, R-District 111, who opposes school choice, lost by nearly 18 and a half points to Cecelie Williams, who supports school choice. The victory for Williams guarantees her appointment to the Missouri House of Representatives, as she will run unopposed in November.
In Tennessee, after Gov. Bill Lee saw the statewide education freedom bill fail to make it across the …
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