Missouri Sample Ballot 2026: Every Candidate on Your November Ballot

Wesley Bell is a former public defender, judge, and St. Louis County prosecuting attorney, first elected to that office in 2018, per his campaign site, and is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district. He is on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary, per the Missouri Secretary of State.

Schmitz is a criminal defense attorney in St. Louis who earned a bachelor's degree in psychological sciences from the University of Missouri and a J.D. from Creighton University School of Law, per the campaign site. He is running as the Libertarian candidate for Missouri's 1st District, per the campaign site.

Wagner grew up working alongside her parents at their family retail carpet store in Manchester, Missouri, and studied business administration at the University of Missouri, per the campaign site. She held management positions at Hallmark Cards and Ralston-Purina before her election to the U.S. House representing Missouri's 2nd District, per the campaign site. She authored the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act and the Debbie Smith Act funding rape kit testing, per the campaign site.

Fred Wellman is a retired Army aviator and West Point graduate who served during Desert Storm and completed three tours in Iraq, per his campaign site; he hosts a politics podcast and has endorsements from VoteVets and the Missouri AFL-CIO, per those organizations. He is on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary, per the Missouri Secretary of State.

Executive director of the Libertarian Party of Missouri and co host of the Missouri Liberty Report, per the Libertarian Party. He was the Libertarian contender for this same seat in 2024, per the Libertarian Party. His campaign site runs under the banner no more wars, no more cover ups, no more debt.

Bob Onder is a physician and attorney, per his campaign site, and is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district. He is on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary, per the Missouri Secretary of State.

Bethany E Mann is an environmental chemist who works in energy and water infrastructure and helps communities test for contaminants like lead, per her campaign site; she was the district's 2024 Democratic nominee and is running again, per ABC17 coverage of the race. She is on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary, per the Missouri Secretary of State.

Mark Alford is a former television news anchor and former small business owner, per his campaign site, and is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, where he serves on the House Agriculture and Armed Services committees, per his campaign site. He is on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary, per the Missouri Secretary of State.

Jordan Herrera is an Air Force veteran of nearly 16 years, an attorney, and a former assistant attorney general, per his campaign site, which lists endorsements from the Missouri AFL-CIO and the Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO. He is on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary, per the Missouri Secretary of State.

Rick Brattin is a Marine Corps veteran who rose to sergeant over six years of service, a small business owner, and a state senator who previously served four terms in the Missouri House, per his campaign site and the Missouri Independent. He is on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary, per the Missouri Secretary of State.

Emanuel Cleaver, II has represented the Kansas City area in Congress since first being elected in 2004, per his campaign site, and is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district. He is on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary, per the Missouri Secretary of State.

Chris Stigall is a nationally syndicated conservative talk radio host who left a 25 year broadcasting career for this race and earlier worked in Rep. Sam Graves' congressional office, per his campaign site and the Missouri Independent, which reports Graves endorsed him on the day filing closed. He is on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary, per the Missouri Secretary of State.

Josh Smead, of Liberty, is a licensed architect and small business owner who co-owns Liberty Design Development and has worked on large scale sports architecture projects, per KQ2's candidate profile. He is on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary, per the Missouri Secretary of State.

An IT security professional and retired Army officer who served 21 years in the Army and the Missouri National Guard, per his campaign site. He has lived in Missouri since age twelve and holds a history degree with an economics minor from Missouri State University, per his campaign site.

Eric W. Burlison, of Springfield, is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district; his campaign emphasizes lower taxes, border security, and holding Washington accountable, per his campaign site. He is on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary, per the Missouri Secretary of State.

Missi Hesketh is a teacher and former mayor of Forsyth, per her campaign site, and was the district's 2024 Democratic nominee, per KSMU public radio's coverage of that race. She is on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary, per the Missouri Secretary of State.

A Christian libertarian campaigning under the slogan Liberty Under God who says he passed the California Bar Exam but was denied a license to practice law because his Christian beliefs conflicted with the bar's requirements, per his campaign site. He describes spending hundreds of hours in law libraries studying the law books of civil government, per his campaign site.

Jason T. Smith describes himself as a farm kid from Salem, a rancher, and a small business owner, per his campaign materials, and is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district. He is on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary, per the Missouri Secretary of State.

Chris Reichard is a union electrician and disabled Army veteran running for Congress in Missouri's 8th District, per his campaign site. He was born in rural Tennessee and raised in High Ridge, Missouri, and served in the Army from 2004 to 2012 with three deployments, including service in Iraq, per the campaign site. He now works as a communications technician with IBEW Local 1 in Arnold, Missouri, per the campaign site.