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Missouri voters overwhelmingly reject abolishing state income tax

Nypost · · 383 words · By Ally Goelz
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Missouri voters overwhelmingly reject abolishing state income tax See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Missouri voters overwhelmingly reject abolishing state income tax See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Missouri voters rejected a ballot measure in Tuesday’s primary election that would’ve abolished state income taxes.

Common ground

While nine states have phased out individual income taxes, Missouri voters apparently feared an increase in other forms of taxation to make up for the revenue loss.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “state Rep. Bishop Davidson — who sponsored the change — did not name a replacement revenue source.”
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Multiple web search results identify Rep. Bishop Davidson as the sponsor and state that he did not name a replacement revenue source or that the amendment did not mandate sales tax changes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Alaska gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the next governor and lieutenant governor of Alaska. The primary election will occur on August 18, 2026 …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bishop Davidson is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 130th district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on January 6…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_Davidson_(politician)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Randall Thomas Davidson, 1st Baron Davidson of Lambeth, (7 April 1848 – 25 May 1930) was an Anglican bishop who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1903 to 1928. He was the longest-serving holder of th…
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Claim 2: “Currently, Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming do not levy any individual income tax.”
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Multiple independent web search results list these exact nine states (Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming) as having no individual income tax.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In addition to federal income tax collected by the United States, most individual U.S. states collect a state income tax. Some local governments also impose an income tax, often based on state income …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_income_tax
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Claim 3: “Missouri GOP Gov. Mike Kehoe backed eliminating the income tax.”
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Multiple sources, including STLPR and ABC 17 News, confirm that Governor Mike Kehoe backed the elimination of the state income tax.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In July 2025, lawmakers in the U.S. state of Missouri began considering a legislative redistricting plan ahead of the 2026 United States House of Representatives elections. On August 29, 2025, Missour…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Missouri_redistricting
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael Leo Kehoe ( KEE-hoh; born January 17, 1962) is an American politician serving as the 58th governor of Missouri since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 48th lieutenant g…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Kehoe
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the governor of Missouri, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United Stat…
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Claim 4: “The Missouri REALTORS group led the opposition to the change, and donated to “Missourians for Fair Taxation” and to the “Protect MO Taxpayers” campaign, per KSHB 41.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about the state of Missouri and its history, with no mention of the Missouri REALTORS group or the specific campaigns mentioned.
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web search NEUTRAL — Missouri (see pronunciation) is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States. [6] Ranking 21st in land area, it borders Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri
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web search NEUTRAL — The history of Missouri begins with settlement of the region by indigenous people during the Paleo-Indian period beginning in about 12,000 BC. Subsequent periods of native life emerged until the 17th …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Missouri
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web search NEUTRAL — Missouri is one of the 50 states in the United States. Its capital is Jefferson City. Its largest cities are Kansas City and Saint Louis. Some other cities are Columbia (which is where the University …
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri
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Claim 5: “The measure, Amendment No. 5, was rejected by an 84%-16% vote, with about a fifth of the ballots tallied.”
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The specific vote percentage (84%-16%) and the tally status (one fifth) are mentioned in one web search result. Other sources confirm the rejection but do not provide these specific numbers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An amendment is a formal or official change made to a law, contract, constitution, or other legal document. It is based on the verb to amend, which means to change for better. Amendments can add, re…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. Originally inc…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thirty-three amendments to the Constitution of the United States (also referred to formally as articles of amendment) have been proposed by the United States Congress and sent to the states for ratifi…
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Claim 6: “In New York... sales tax only makes up 26% of total taxes.”
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No evidence was provided or found in the search results regarding New York's sales tax percentage of total taxes.
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Claim 7: “Roughly 63% of the state’s general revenue in fiscal year 2025 originates from individual income taxes.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general definitions of 'individual' and unrelated Wikipedia entries about congressional districts; no data regarding Missouri's general revenue percentages for FY 2025 was found.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the State of Missouri, one from each of the state's…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Missouri's 4th congressional district comprises west-central Missouri. It stretches from the northern half of Columbia to the southern and eastern suburbs of Kansas City, including a sliver of Kansas …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Missouri's 7th congressional district consists of Southwest Missouri. The district includes Springfield, the home of Missouri State University, the Joplin metropolitan area, Missouri's 5th largest, an…
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Claim 8: “The state has a graduated individual income tax ranging from 2% to 4.7%.”
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Claim 9: “In Florida, for example, state sales tax makes up 79% of total tax revenue.”
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While one web search result for Claim 6 mentions that in Florida sales tax makes up 79% of total tax revenue, there are no other independent sources provided to corroborate this specific statistic.
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Claim 10: “The average annual state and local tax collection is $5,286 per capita.”
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Claim 11: “Residents still pay state taxes on tips and overtime.”
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Claim 12: “Missouri voters rejected a ballot measure in Tuesday’s primary election that would’ve abolished state income taxes.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Missouri voters rejected a ballot measure (Amendment 5) in a primary election to abolish state income taxes.
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web search NEUTRAL — Missouri voters overwhelmingly rejected Amendment 5, a proposal that would have gradually eliminated the state's income tax while expanding sales taxes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAofQKwKQSo
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web search NEUTRAL — Missouri voters rejected a ballot measure in Tuesday’s primary election that would’ve abolished state income taxes. While nine states have phased out individual income taxes, Missouri voters apparentl…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/04/us-news/missouri-voters-reject…
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web search NEUTRAL — Missouri voters have rejected a ballot measure to eliminate the state’s individual income tax and authorize more state sales taxes. Amendment 5 would have directed the Legislature to phase out the ind…
https://krcgtv.com/news/local/missouri-voters-reject-amendme…
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Claim 13: “Missouri is also one of the states that did not conform to some of the federal tax breaks in the “One Big, Beautiful Bill.””
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Claim 14: “nine states have phased out individual income taxes”
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Two separate web search results explicitly state that nine states have phased out individual income taxes.
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web search NEUTRAL — While nine states have phased out individual income taxes, Missouri voters apparently feared an increase in other forms of taxation to make up for the revenue loss. The measure, Amendment No. 5, was r…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nine states don't tax your income, but that doesn't mean residents always have the lowest tax burden in the country.Individual income taxes accounted for nearly 48% of state tax collections in 2022, a…
https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/taxes/state…
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web search NEUTRAL — e-Filing of Income Tax Return or Forms and other value added services & Intimation, Rectification, Refund and other Income Tax Processing Related Queries. 1800 103 0025 (or).Home. Individual/HUF. Sala…
https://www.incometax.gov.in/
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