Osage County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
4 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 2 Osage County races, led by the Missouri House District 61 contest.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressMissouri House District 61Bruce Sassmann (R) · Stacy Bax (D)
Bruce Sassmann Republican Incumbent
Bruce Sassmann represents Osage and Gasconade counties and parts of Miller and Montgomery counties as the District 61 state representative, first elected in November 2020, per the Missouri House of Representatives. He retired from a century-old family funeral business in Bland and Belle and has owned and operated a convenience store for 25 years, and he chairs the House Conservation and Natural Resources Committee, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Stacy Bax Democratic
- Ensuring rural school districts receive adequate resources and funding for students needing extra support
- Addressing rural hospital closures and medical staff shortages
- Investing in county roads, bridges and broadband
Per the campaign site.
About Stacy Bax
Stacy Bax worked for the Missouri State Highway Patrol until 2008 and completed medical transcription coursework, per her campaign site. She manages bookkeeping for two small businesses she operates with her husband and has raised three children in the district, per the same source.
Bruce Sassmann (Republican), Stacy Bax (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Bruce Sassmann 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 26Ben Brown (R) · Vicky Wors (D)
Ben Brown Republican Incumbent
- Support for law enforcement and first responders
- Limiting government regulatory overreach on small businesses
Per the campaign site.
About Ben Brown
Ben Brown has been a restaurant owner since 2013 and previously pursued a career in mixed martial arts, per his official Missouri Senate biography. He represents District 26, covering Franklin, Gasconade, Osage and Warren counties, and chairs the Senate Economic and Workforce Development Committee, per the same source.
Vicky Wors Democratic
- Opposes sales tax increases
- Support for public education standards and teachers
- Affordable healthcare access
Per the campaign site.
About Vicky Wors
Vicky Wors is a retired human resources professional running for Missouri Senate District 26, per the campaign site. She is a SHRM-certified professional and Birkman certified consultant with a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of North Texas and a master's degree in human resources and marketing from Lindenwood University, per the campaign site.
Ben Brown (Republican), Vicky Wors (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Ben Brown is the sitting member per the Senate 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 Osage County, Missouri on November 3, 2026?
Osage County sample ballot 2026: see where the missouri house and missouri senate candidates stand on schools and health care. 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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