Festus, MO

September 2, 2026

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August 28, 2026

Electoral cost is no longer theoretical. Data Center Knowledge's review found at least 18 incumbents lost completed elections between August 2025 and August 2026 after documented action on a data center fight, spanning Utah's Stratos path (State Senate President J. Stuart Adams and Box Elder County commissioners Lee Perry and Boyd Bingham), Festus and Independence councils in Missouri, and Edgecombe County in North Carolina.

June 20, 2026

Out of state, Festus, Missouri residents ousted half their city council, and Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed a three-year moratorium on data center tax incentives.

June 10, 2026

Festus, Missouri voters ejected half the city council after a $6 billion deal approval.

June 7, 2026

Missouri's HB 3362 and 3364 died May 15, and voters in Festus, Independence, and St. Charles have already recalled or ejected pro-development council members.

May 12, 2026

Residents filed a referendum application within days; if certified, 5,000-plus signatures could void the negotiated consent agreement rather than the project itself. Festus, Missouri voted out incumbents over a $6 billion project.

April 12, 2026

Festus, Missouri, voters ousted their entire City Council over a $6 billion approval.