One candidate is tracked for Circuit Judge, 32nd Judicial Circuit, Division 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Scott A. Lipke. Candidate information follows official Perry County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Scott A. Lipke (Republican) is the only certified candidate for this partisan circuit judgeship, which serves Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry 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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Scott A. Lipke is the Republican nominee for Circuit Judge, 32nd Judicial Circuit, Division 1 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.
Who is running for Circuit Judge, 32nd Judicial Circuit, Division 1 in 2026?
One candidate is tracked for Circuit Judge, 32nd Judicial Circuit, Division 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Scott A. Lipke. Candidate information follows official Perry County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Circuit Judge, 32nd Judicial Circuit, Division 1 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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