Douglas County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
4 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 2 Douglas County races, led by the Missouri House District 141 contest.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Douglas County is split across 2 Missouri House districts.
Find your districts by addressMissouri House: 2 districtsDistricts 141, 155
Missouri House District 141Melissa Schmidt (R) · Darrel (Mike) Swofford (D)
Melissa Schmidt Republican Incumbent
Melissa Schmidt represents District 141 in the Missouri House of Representatives, first elected in 2024, per the Missouri House member page. Schmidt is a state-certified childcare center director with more than 30 years of experience working with children and families, and has previously worked as a Legislative Assistant within the House. She serves on the Lebanon R-3 Early Childhood Advisory Board and is active with Kiwanis and Rotary clubs. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Darrel (Mike) Swofford Democratic
No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Melissa Schmidt (Republican), Darrel (Mike) Swofford (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Melissa Schmidt 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 House District 155Matthew Overcast (R) · Joshua Berzins (D)
Matthew Overcast Republican Incumbent
- Support for families, communities, schools and small businesses in District 155
Per the campaign site.
About Matthew Overcast
Matthew Overcast is a native of the Ozarks, an Air Force veteran, an attorney and a small-business owner, first elected to the Missouri House in 2024, per his campaign site. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 2010 to 2014 and earned a law degree from the Mitchell Hamline School of Law before starting his own law practice in 2024, per the Missouri House member page.
Joshua Berzins Democratic
- Supports the ballot initiative process and opposes legislative attempts to undermine voter-approved measures such as Proposition A's minimum wage and paid sick leave provisions
Per the campaign site.
About Joshua Berzins
Joshua Berzins grew up in the Ozarks and previously worked at a local coffee roastery, per his campaign site. Berzins is running for Missouri State Representative, District 155, per his campaign site.
Matthew Overcast (Republican), Joshua Berzins (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Matthew Overcast 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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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 Douglas County, Missouri on November 3, 2026?
Douglas County sample ballot 2026: who is running for missouri house, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. 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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