Callaway County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
7 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 4 Callaway County races, led by the Missouri House District 43 contest.
Judges
Circuit Judge, 13th Judicial Circuit, Division 4Josh Devine (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Josh Devine (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Circuit Judge, 13th Judicial Circuit, Division 4.
Josh Devine Republican Incumbent
Josh Devine is the Republican nominee for Circuit Judge, 13th Judicial Circuit, Division 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Missouri Secretary of State's certified general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Josh Devine (Republican) is the only certified candidate for this partisan circuit judgeship, which serves Boone, Callaway counties, per the Missouri Secretary of State's certified general election candidate list. Circuit judges in nonpartisan court plan circuits appear as retention questions instead.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Callaway County is split across 2 Missouri House districts.
Find your districts by addressMissouri House: 2 districtsDistricts 43, 49
Missouri House District 43Brendan Webber (R) · Rich Gold (D)
Brendan Webber Republican
Brendan Webber owns Webber Pharmacy and Jackson Street Drug and grew up in Audrain County, per The Missouri Times. He holds an MBA and bachelor's degrees in finance and international studies from the University of Missouri and serves as a director of The Griffin Family Foundation, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Rich Gold Democratic
No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Brendan Webber (Republican), Rich Gold (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot. Missouri has no runoffs; the August 4 primary winner of each party is the nominee, and unopposed nominees still print. The field is the Missouri Secretary of State's certified general election candidate list (certified August 25, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageMissouri House District 49Jim Schulte (R) · Jessica O’Neal-Slisz (D)
Jim Schulte Republican Incumbent
Jim Schulte represents part of Callaway County as the District 49 state representative, first elected in November 2022, per the Missouri House of Representatives. He is a cattle farmer and owner of Sand Spring Shooting Academy and a 41-year veteran of the Missouri Army National Guard who served two combat tours in Afghanistan, retiring in 2013 as State Command Sergeant Major, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Jessica O’Neal-Slisz Democratic
- Ensuring rural residents can access nearby medical care
- Supporting public schools as community anchors
- Addressing the cost of groceries, gas and everyday living
Per the campaign site.
About Jessica O’Neal-Slisz
Jessica O'Neal-Slisz is a seventh-generation Callaway County resident, per O'Neal-Slisz's campaign site. O'Neal-Slisz is a certified pharmacy technician who attended Westminster College and majored in political science, per the Fulton Sun.
Jim Schulte (Republican), Jessica O’Neal-Slisz (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Jim Schulte is the sitting member per the House roster. Missouri has no runoffs; the August 4 primary winner of each party is the nominee, and unopposed nominees still print. The field is the Missouri Secretary of State's certified general election candidate list (certified August 25, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageMissouri Senate District 10Mike Deering (R) · John Wells (D)
Mike Deering Republican
- Limiting government growth and demanding accountability for how tax dollars are spent
- Strengthening protections for landowners and property rights
- Supporting school choice while protecting rural public schools
Per the campaign site.
About Mike Deering
Mike Deering is a Missouri farmer and small business owner who has served as Executive Vice President of the Missouri Cattlemen's Association since 2012, per his campaign website and the Missouri Independent. He and his wife live in Montgomery City, where they raise cattle and sheep and, in 2024, opened a storefront selling farm-fresh meats and Missouri-made products. He is the Republican nominee for Missouri Senate District 10.
John Wells Democratic
- Government accountability in the Missouri Legislature
Per the campaign site.
About John Wells
John Wells has nearly 30 years of experience as a Missouri state employee and holds a Master's in Public Administration from the Truman School at the University of Missouri, per his campaign website. KOMU reports he is a retired communications official and public school aide from Holts Summit. He is the Democratic nominee for Missouri Senate District 10.
Mike Deering (Republican), John Wells (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot. Missouri has no runoffs; the August 4 primary winner of each party is the nominee, and unopposed nominees still print. The field is the Missouri Secretary of State's certified general election candidate list (certified August 25, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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Missouri nominees were set by the August 4 primary (plurality, no runoffs) and meet on the November 3 ballot; unopposed nominees still print. All 163 state House seats, the even-numbered state Senate districts, partisan circuit judgeships in non-plan circuits and the county offices on the four-year off-presidential cycle (presiding commissioner, clerk, circuit clerk, auditor, recorder, collector, prosecuting attorney) are up; sheriff, assessor, treasurer and the associate commissioners were elected in 2024, per the Secretary of State.
Who is on the ballot in Callaway County, Missouri on November 3, 2026?
Callaway County sample ballot 2026: see where the circuit judge, missouri house and missouri senate candidates stand on schools, agriculture and the budget. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in Missouri?
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