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Certification
of
Candidates
and
Party Emblems
Certified by
Denny Hoskins, CPA
Secretary of State
IMPORTANT
These are candidates for the
General Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Denny Hoskins, CPA
SECRETARY OF STATE STATE
OF MISSOURI
August 25, 2026
Dear Election Authority:
I, Denny Hoskins, Secretary of State of the State of Missouri, in compliance with
Section 115.401, RSMo, hereby certify that the persons named hereinafter and
whose addresses are set opposite their respective names were duly and lawfully
nominated as candidates of the above-named parties and independent candidates
for the offices herein named to be filled at the General Election to be held
November 3, 2026.
This 2026 General Election Certification booklet contains:
1. The list of names and addresses of candidates entitled to be voted for at the
November 3, 2026 general election;
2. The list of names and addresses of the nonpartisan judicial candidates to be
voted for at the November 2026 general election; and
3. The party emblems. These emblems are required by law to be certified by
the Secretary of State but are not required to be included on the ballot.
If you have any questions, please call us at (800) 669-8683 or (573) 751-2301.
Sincerely,
Denny Hoskins, CPA
Secretary of State
James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center
Elections Division • PO Box 1767 • Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 • (573) 751-2301
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Certificate of Candidates for
Nomination and Party Emblems
State of Missouri
Secretary of State }
ss.
The following are candidates for nomination to be voted for at the General
Election to be held in the state of Missouri on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November 2026, being the 3rd day of November 2026, who have filed
in the office of Denny Hoskins, Secretary of State, written declarations of
candidacy as candidates for nomination, and are entitled to be voted for at such
general as required by law.
Also included are the party emblems for the Republican, Democratic and
Libertarian parties.
REPUBLICAN PARTY EMBLEM
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES
For State Auditor
Scott Fitzpatrick
For U.S. Representative
District 1, Paul Berry III
District 2, Ann Wagner
District 3, Bob Onder
District 4, Mark Alford
District 5, Rick Brattin
District 6, Chris Stigall
District 7, Eric W. Burlison
District 8, Jason T. Smith
For State Senator
District 2, Nick Schroer
District 6, Jake Vogel
District 8, Jon Patterson
District 10, Mike Deering
District 12, Rusty Black
District 14, Vernon Norman
District 16, Bill Hardwick
District 18, Greg Sharpe
District 20, Lori Rook
District 22, Jim Avery
District 24, LaVanna Wrobley
District 26, Ben Brown
District 28, Sam Alexander
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District 30, Melanie Stinnett
District 32, Jill Carter
District 34, Mike Jones
For State Representative
District 1, Jeff Farnan
District 2, Phil Fox
District 3, P. Jeremy Mosley
District 4, Keith Gudehus
District 5, Roth Mcelvain
District 6, Kelly Gatts
District 7, Jeremy Clevenger
District 8, Josh Hurlbert
District 9, Dean VanSchoiack
District 10, Paul Gatewood
District 11, Taylor Crouse
District 12, Jerry Hickey
District 13, John Elliott
District 14, Frank Pendleton
District 16, Chris Brown
District 17, Bill Allen
District 19, Karen Irene Spalding
District 20, Mike Steinmeyer
District 21, Michael Young
District 28, Steven W Hinton
District 29, Robert Bruette
District 30, Jeff Martin
District 31, Ron Fowler
District 32, Michael Todd
District 33, Carolyn Caton
District 34, Sean Smith
District 35, Jacquie Aziere Stenger
District 36, Dave Thomas
District 38, Mary Hill
District 39, Mark Meirath
District 40, Chad Perkins
District 41, Doyle Justus
District 42, Jeff Myers
District 43, Brendan Webber
District 44, John Martin
District 48, Tim Taylor
District 49, Jim Schulte
District 51, Stephanie Gooden
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District 52, Israel Baeza
District 53, Terry Thompson
District 54, Brandon Phelps
District 55, William (Bill) Irwin
District 56, Steve Baker
District 57, Matt Sergent
District 58, Willard Haley
District 59, Carrie Tergin
District 60, Shane Kampeter
District 61, Bruce Sassmann
District 62, Sherri Gallick
District 63, Tony Lovasco
District 64, Deanna Self
District 65, Wendy L. Hausman
District 66, Laura Mitchell-Riley
District 69, Scott Miller
District 72, Jeffrey Jacks
District 74, Jack Howard
District 75, Brandon Wilke
District 79, Mike Hebron
District 80, Jennie Drag
District 84, Robert Vroman
District 85, Jerron J Sutton
District 87, Dan Hyatt
District 88, Holly Jones
District 89, George Hruza
District 92, Kenneth Abram
District 94, Maryellen Murphy
District 95, Bob Mahacek
District 96, Brad Christ
District 97, David Robertson
District 98, Timothy Bosch
District 100, Philip Oehlerking
District 101, Ben Keathley
District 102, Richard W West
District 103, Dave Hinman
District 104, Terri Violet
District 105, Colin Wellenkamp
District 106, Travis Wilson
District 107, Mark Matthiesen
District 108, Mike Costlow
District 109, John Simmons
District 110, Niles Stephens
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District 111, Cecelie Williams
District 112, Ed Callahan
District 113, Phil Amato
District 114, Ann Moloney
District 115, Bill Lucas
District 116, Jason Green
District 117, Becky Laubinger
District 118, Amy DeClue
District 119, Brad Banderman
District 120, John W Hewkin
District 121, Keith Pritchard
District 122, Tara J Peters
District 123, Jeff Vernetti
District 124, Kevin Onstott
District 125, Dane Diehl
District 126, Jim Kalberloh
District 127, Brenden J. Kelley
District 128, Christopher D. Warwick
District 129, Will Worsham
District 130, Bishop Davidson
District 131, Bill Owen
District 132, Russ Gosselin
District 133, Jerry Angelo
District 134, Alex Riley
District 135, Michael Hasty
District 136, Jacey Buckles
District 137, Darin Chappell
District 138, Burt Whaley
District 139, Bob Titus
District 140, Jamie Ray Gragg
District 141, Melissa Schmidt
District 142, Jeff Brown
District 143, Bennie Cook
District 144, Chris Dodson Dinkins
District 145, Bryant Wolfin
District 146, Lucas Green
District 147, John Voss
District 148, David A. Dolan
District 149, Scott Crumpecker
District 150, Cameron Bunting Parker
District 151, Steve W Jordan
District 152, Jeff Shawan
District 153, Keith Wayne Elliott
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District 154, Lisa K Durnell
District 155, Matthew Overcast
District 156, Brian H. Seitz
District 157, Mitch Boggs
District 158, Scott Cupps
District 159, Joel Mace
District 160, Cheryle Perkins
District 161, Thomas Ross
District 162, Roger Koch
District 163, Cathy Jo Loy
For Circuit Judge
Circuit 11 Division 1, Brittney R. Smith
Circuit 13 Division 4, Josh Devine
Circuit 19 Division 2, Daniel Green
Circuit 19 Division 3, Cotton Walker
Circuit 23 Division 2, Edward L Page
Circuit 26 Division 3, Aaron Koeppen
Circuit 32 Division 1, Scott A. Lipke
Circuit 36, Kacey L. Proctor
Circuit 42 Division 2, Michael Randazzo
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DEMOCRATIC PARTY EMBLEM
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
For State Auditor
Quentin Wilson
For U.S. Representative
District 1, Wesley Bell
District 2, Fred Wellman
District 3, Bethany E Mann
District 4, Jordan Herrera
District 5, Emanuel Cleaver, II
District 6, Josh Smead
District 7, Missi Hesketh
District 8, Chris Reichard
For State Senator
District 2, Susan Shumway
District 4, Gina Mitten
District 6, J. Don Salcedo
District 8, Keri Ingle
District 10, John Wells
District 12, Judy McNeece
District 14, Raychel Proudie
District 16, Virginia Staabs
District 18, Nick Miller
District 20, Sean Falconer
District 22, Jeff Abney
District 24, Tracy McCreery
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District 26, Vicky Wors
District 28, Mike McCaffree
District 30, Betsy Fogle
District 32, Imma J Curl
District 34, Shereka Barnes
For State Representative
District 2, Casey Scott
District 3, Corey Luebbering
District 4, Tristan Sutton
District 5, John Paul Tomko
District 6, Robert Johnson
District 7, Adrian Cooper
District 8, Amy Minich
District 9, Gena Puckett
District 10, LaTonya T. Williams
District 11, Luke Rae
District 12, Tracey Steele
District 13, Jacoby Wynkoop
District 14, Ashley Aune
District 15, Kenneth Jamison
District 16, Dan Kinate
District 17, Susan Hoisington
District 18, Eric Woods
District 19, Wick Thomas
District 20, Jeff Spicer
District 21, Will Jobe
District 22, Yolanda Young
District 23, Tony L. Van Trece
District 24, Kevin Garner
District 25, Pattie Mansur
District 26, Tiffany Price
District 27, Melissa A Douglas
District 28, Donna Barnes
District 29, Tedi H. Rowland
District 30, Kevin Grover
District 31, Justin Geiser
District 32, Jennifer Cassidy
District 33, Troy Latterell
District 34, Kemp Strickler
District 35, Michael Scott
District 36, Anthony T. Ealy Jr
District 37, Karissa Marie Varga
District 38, Martin (Marty) Jacobs
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District 39, Tanya Lakins
District 40, Thomas D McBeth
District 41, Matthew Beger
District 42, Amy Pritchard
District 43, Rich Gold
District 44, Bekki Brewer
District 45, Kathy Steinhoff
District 46, David Tyson Smith
District 47, Adrian Plank
District 48, Hope Tinker
District 49, Jessica O’Neal-Slisz
District 50, Gregg Bush
District 51, Ron Fauss
District 52, Rene Vance
District 53, Beth Grubb
District 54, Taigan Rayne Plummer
District 55, Jon Pennell
District 56, Staci Czar
District 57, Michael D. Walbom
District 58, Roger Korenberg
District 59, Becky Kroll
District 60, Suzanne Luther
District 61, Stacy Bax
District 62, Liz Davenport
District 63, Donald R Looney Jr
District 64, Amber Teson
District 65, Dale Conoyer
District 66, Marlene Terry
District 67, Tonya Rush
District 68, Kem Smith
District 69, Chris Chapman
District 70, Stephanie Boykin
District 71, Nicole Greer
District 72, Patrick James Wroblewski
District 73, Kennedy Moore
District 74, Marla Smith
District 75, Chanel Mosley
District 76, Marlon Anderson
District 77, Kimberly-Ann Collins
District 78, Marty Joe Murray
District 79, Rachel D’Souza
District 80, Elizabeth (Lilly) Fuchs
District 81, James (Jimmy) Lappe
District 82, Nick Kimble
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District 83, Ray Reed
District 84, Del Taylor
District 85, Yolonda Fountain Henderson
District 86, Jeff Hales
District 87, Connie Steinmetz
District 88, Jennifer Trickey
District 89, Bryan Troop
District 90, Mark Boyko
District 91, Jo Doll
District 92, Michael Burton
District 93, Bridget Walsh Moore
District 94, Cathy A Summers
District 95, Meredith Sumenek
District 96, Matt Vitale
District 97, Dan Schaefer
District 98, Jaclyn Zimmermann
District 99, Tori Schafer
District 100, Mary Ann Perkins
District 101, Paul Lentz
District 102, David Rogers
District 103, Don Crozier
District 104, Tara Murray
District 105, Cat Clayton
District 106, Jewel Kelly
District 107, Gary Wester
District 108, Stephen Scott
District 109, Trent Leslie
District 110, Claire Heinrich
District 111, Stacey Hagen
District 112, Dave Rekosh
District 113, Ashley Drury
District 114, Jessie Shepherd
District 115, David George
District 116, Whitney Wisker-Brooks
District 117, Eli Flowers
District 118, Sarah Rachel Puckett
District 119, Amy Thompson
District 120, Ray Bruno
District 121, Miguel Arellanes
District 122, Dan Victor
District 123, Cody Hutcheson
District 124, Tara Hallmark
District 125, Lynda C Jones
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District 126, Melissa Perry
District 127, Marvin Manring
District 128, Michael L. Martin
District 129, John Gray
District 130, Leslie Jones
District 131, Ashley Cossins
District 132, Jeremy Dean
District 133, Katelyn Zach
District 134, K. Grant
District 135, John Michael (Johnny) Chiles
District 136, Stephanie Hein
District 137, Bryce F. Lockwood
District 138, Chris Daugherty
District 140, Julia E. Curran
District 141, Darrel (Mike) Swofford
District 142, Josh Ray
District 143, Marsha Snodgrass
District 144, Andrew J Eye
District 145, Carl Kinsky
District 146, Mary Harriet Talbut
District 147, Tim Palmer
District 148, Casey Carlisle
District 149, John Armbruster
District 151, Pam Proffitt-Rowland
District 152, Corretta Bishop
District 153, Les Majors
District 154, Jojo Stewart
District 155, Joshua Berzins
District 156, Trent Davis
District 157, Bradley Bos
District 158, Chris Foster
District 160, Angela Thomas
District 161, Aaron Joseph Metzger
District 163, Brenna Barksdale
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LIBERTARIAN PARTY EMBLEM
LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATES
For State Auditor
Dustin Coffell
For U.S. Representative
District 1, Tom Schmitz
District 2, Brandon Coulter Daugherty
District 3, Jim Higgins
District 4, Thomas Holbrook
District 5, Randall (Randy) Langkraehr
District 6, Andy Maidment
District 7, Kevin Craig
District 8, Rebecca Sharpe Lombard
For State Senator
District 30, Cecil Ince
For State Representative
District 2, Shelby Dreier
District 6, John Davison
District 40, Sheri Jay
District 41, Dalton P. Johnson
District 73, Joy Denise Dabney
District 77, Michael Corey
District 83, Andrew Bolin
District 96, Shane Ferguson
District 100, Ken Newhouse
District 101, Jeff Coleman
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District 147, Greg Tlapek
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INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES
For State Representative
District 127, Racheal Martin
District 128, Shane Sawyer
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CERTIFICATION
State of Missouri
Secretary of State } ss.
I, Denny Hoskins, Secretary of State of the State of Missouri, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true and correct list, containing the name and address
of each person who has filed a written declaration of candidacy in my office and
is entitled to be voted on at the general election, together with a statement of the
office for which he/she is a candidate, the party he/she represents or that he/she is
an independent candidate and the order in which the candidates’ names are to
appear on the ballot.
I further certify the foregoing party emblems of the Republican, Democratic
and Libertarian parties, respectively, in accordance with Section 115.385, RSMo.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto set
my hand and affix the Seal of my office in the
City of Jefferson, State of Missouri, this 25th
day of August, 2026.
Denny Hoskins, CPA
Secretary of State
COUNTY CLERK/ELECTION AUTHORITY CERTIFICATION
I, , County Clerk/Election
Authority within and for the county/city of do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct list as certified to me by
Denny Hoskins, Secretary of State, State of Missouri, of the offices for which
candidates are entitled to be voted for at the GENERAL ELECTION to be held
November 3, 2026.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
Hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal.
Done at my office this day of
, 2026.
(SEAL)
County Clerk/Election Authority
Certificate of Judicial Candidates
Article V, Section 25(c)
State of Missouri
Secretary of State } ss.
The following are the names of the Judicial Candidates who have filed, in the
Office of the Secretary of State, declarations of candidacy to succeed themselves
to be voted on at the General Election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November 2026, being the 3rd day of November 2026, as required by
Article V, Section 25(c) (1) and (2) of the Constitution of Missouri:
JUDICIAL CANDIDATES
Article V, Section 25(c)
For the Missouri Supreme Court
Paul C. Wilson
For the Missouri Court of Appeals
Eastern District, Virginia W. Lay
Eastern District, Rebeca Navarro-McKelvey
Eastern District, Angela Turner Quigless
Southern District, Matthew P. Hamner
Western District, Lisa White Hardwick
For Circuit Judge
Circuit 6, Division 1, Myles A. Perry
Circuit 7, Division 4, David P. Chamberlain
Circuit 16, Division 2, Kenneth R. Garrett, III
Circuit 16, Division 4, Patrick C. Edwards
Circuit 16, Division 14, Lauren D. Barrett
Circuit 16, Division 17, Cory L. Atkins
Circuit 16, Division 18, Kevin D. Harrell
Circuit 21, Division 2, Richard M. Stewart
Circuit 21, Division 6, John Borbonus
Circuit 21, Division 7, Mary Elizabeth Ott
Circuit 21, Division 8, Amanda B. McNelley
Circuit 21, Division 16, Jeffery McPherson
Circuit 21, Division 17, Lorne Baker
Circuit 21, Division 20, Matt Hearne
Circuit 21, Division 21, Ellen Wyatt Dunne
Circuit 22, Division 2, Clinton Robert Wright
Circuit 22, Division 3, Elizabeth Byrne Hogan
Circuit 22, Division 4, Katherine M. Fowler
Circuit 22, Division 5, Annette Llewellyn
Circuit 22, Division 7, Joseph P. Whyte
Circuit 22, Division 8, Timothy J. Boyer
Circuit 22, Division 9, Scott A. Millikan
Circuit 22, Division 10, Calea Stovall-Reid
Circuit 22, Division 12, Madeline Orling Connolly
Circuit 22, Division 14, Heather J. Hays
Circuit 22, Division 15, David A. Roither
Circuit 22, Division 30, Michael F. Stelzer
Circuit 31, Division 7, Nathan Taylor
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For Associate Circuit Judge
Circuit 6, Division 4, Susan M. Casey
Circuit 7, Division 6, Karen L. Krauser
Circuit 16, Division 25, Abbie Rothermich
Circuit 16, Division 26, R. Travis Willingham
Circuit 16, Division 27, Kea S. Bird-Riley
Circuit 16, Division 31, Mary Frances Weir
Circuit 21, Division 32, Julia Pusateri Lasater
Circuit 21, Division 33, Nicolette Antonia Klapp
Circuit 21, Division 34, Justin W. Ruth
Circuit 21, Division 35, Jason K. Lewis
Circuit 21, Division 39, Kelly Snyder
Circuit 21, Division 43, Mondonna L. Ghasedi
Circuit 21, Division 44, Chastidy Dillon-Amelung
Circuit 22, Division 28, Michael R. Dauphin
Circuit 31, Division 21, Philip M. Fuhrman
Circuit 31, Division 22, Margaret Palmietto
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Certificate of Judicial Candidates
Article V, Section 25(c)
State of Missouri
Secretary of State } ss.
I, Denny Hoskins, Secretary of State of the State of Missouri, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true and correct list, containing the name and address
of each person who has filed a written declaration of candidacy in my office as
provided by Article V, Section (25)(c) (1) and (2) of the Constitution of Missouri.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto set
my hand and affix the Seal of my office in the
City of Jefferson, State of Missouri, this 25th
day of August, 2026.
Denny Hoskins, CPA
Secretary of State
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that a General Election will be held in the
State of Missouri on the 3rd day of November, 2026 for the purpose
of voting on candidates (Section 115.125, RSMo).
(INSERT OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR CANDIDATES)
The polling places for said election will be:
(INSERT POLLING PLACES)
Polling locations to be open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
}
STATE OF MISSOURI
ss.
Secretary of State
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix
the Great Seal of the State of Missouri, done at the City of Jefferson,
this 25th day of August, 2026.
Secretary of State
Denny Hoskins, CPA
Secretary of State
PO Box 1767
Jefferson City, MO 65102