One candidate is tracked for Circuit Judge, 19th Judicial Circuit, Division 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Cotton Walker. Candidate information follows official Cole County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Cotton Walker (Republican) is the only certified candidate for this partisan circuit judgeship, which serves Cole County, 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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Republican
Cotton Walker is a sitting Circuit Judge in Cole County, with thirty-two years on the bench and thirty-five years as a member of the Missouri Bar, per his campaign site. He previously worked as a civil litigator for twenty-seven years and served as Municipal Judge in Cole County for twenty-four years, and presides over general jurisdiction matters including felony, civil, family law and specialty treatment court cases, per his campaign site.
Who is running for Circuit Judge, 19th Judicial Circuit, Division 3 in 2026?
One candidate is tracked for Circuit Judge, 19th Judicial Circuit, Division 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Cotton Walker. Candidate information follows official Cole County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Circuit Judge, 19th Judicial Circuit, Division 3 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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