Pike County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
5 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 2 Pike County races, led by the Missouri House District 40 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 40Chad Perkins (R) · Thomas D McBeth (D) · Sheri Jay (Libertarian)
Chad Perkins Republican Incumbent
Chad Perkins has worked as an on-air radio host at KJFM Radio since 2001, per his official House biography. He graduated from Bowling Green High School and attended John Wood Community College and the University of Missouri. He is the Republican incumbent and Speaker Pro Tem for Missouri House District 40. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Thomas D McBeth Democratic
Thomas D McBeth is the Democratic nominee for Missouri House District 40 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.
Sheri Jay Libertarian
Sheri Jay is the Libertarian nominee for Missouri House District 40 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.
Chad Perkins (Republican), Thomas D McBeth (Democratic), Sheri Jay (Libertarian) meet on the November 3 ballot; Chad Perkins 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 10Mike Deering (R) · John Wells (D)
Mike Deering Republican
- Limiting government growth and demanding accountability for how tax dollars are spent
- Strengthening protections for landowners and property rights
- Supporting school choice while protecting rural public schools
Per the campaign site.
About Mike Deering
Mike Deering is a Missouri farmer and small business owner who has served as Executive Vice President of the Missouri Cattlemen's Association since 2012, per his campaign website and the Missouri Independent. He and his wife live in Montgomery City, where they raise cattle and sheep and, in 2024, opened a storefront selling farm-fresh meats and Missouri-made products. He is the Republican nominee for Missouri Senate District 10.
John Wells Democratic
- Government accountability in the Missouri Legislature
Per the campaign site.
About John Wells
John Wells has nearly 30 years of experience as a Missouri state employee and holds a Master's in Public Administration from the Truman School at the University of Missouri, per his campaign website. KOMU reports he is a retired communications official and public school aide from Holts Summit. He is the Democratic nominee for Missouri Senate District 10.
Mike Deering (Republican), John Wells (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot. 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 Pike County, Missouri on November 3, 2026?
Pike County sample ballot 2026: who is running for missouri house and missouri senate, 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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