2 candidates are tracked for Missouri House District 49 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jim Schulte and Jessica O’Neal-Slisz. Candidate information follows official Callaway County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
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.
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This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Jim Schulte, is on the ballot.
Missouri › Callaway County › Missouri House District 49
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.
Democratic
Per the campaign site.
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.
Who is running for Missouri House District 49 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Missouri House District 49 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jim Schulte and Jessica O’Neal-Slisz. Candidate information follows official Callaway County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Missouri House District 49 election in Missouri?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Missouri are on the Missouri election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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