Wayne County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
5 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Wayne County races, led by the Missouri House District 144 contest.
Judges
Circuit Judge, 42nd Judicial Circuit, Division 2Michael Randazzo (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Michael Randazzo (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Circuit Judge, 42nd Judicial Circuit, Division 2.
Michael Randazzo
Michael Randazzo is the Republican nominee for Circuit Judge, 42nd Judicial Circuit, Division 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Missouri Secretary of State's certified general election candidate list.
Michael Randazzo (Republican) is the only certified candidate for this partisan circuit judgeship, which serves Crawford, Dent, Iron, Reynolds, Wayne 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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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Wayne County is split across 2 Missouri House districts.
Find your districts by addressMissouri House: 2 districtsDistricts 144, 153
Missouri House District 144Chris Dodson Dinkins (R) · Andrew J Eye (D)
Chris Dodson Dinkins
Chris Dodson Dinkins was born in Piedmont and, with her husband Dave, owns Twin Rivers Landing in Lesterville, per Iron County News. She previously worked as a public school teacher and served as the District 144 state representative from 2018 to 2025. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Andrew J Eye
No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Chris Dodson Dinkins (Republican), Andrew J Eye (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.
Full race pageMissouri House District 153Keith Wayne Elliott (R) · Les Majors (D)
Keith Wayne Elliott
Keith Wayne Elliott represents District 153 in the Missouri House of Representatives, first elected in 2024, per the Missouri House member page. Elliott is a cattle rancher who worked nearly 30 years with the Missouri Department of Transportation. He is an active member of His Place Church in Doniphan. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Les Majors
No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Keith Wayne Elliott (Republican), Les Majors (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Keith Wayne Elliott 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 Wayne County, Missouri on November 3, 2026?
Wayne County sample ballot 2026: who is running for circuit judge and 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?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Missouri are listed on the Missouri election hub. Missouri election hub →
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