By Matt Sepic, KWMU
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St. Louis – All 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for grabs on Tuesday, but in this area, you could be forgiven for not knowing that.
A tight Senate race in Missouri and a gubernatorial election in Illinois have pushed the St. Louis region's five House contests off the political radar.
KWMU's Matt Sepic spoke with University of Missouri St. Louis political science professor David Robertson about the races.
Robertson says in the Metro East, Democrat Jerry Costello is running unopposed and Republican John Shimkus is not facing a serious threat.