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64834

Who is on the ballot in 64834?

Jasper County, MO

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Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

18 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
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64834 sample ballot preview: statewide, congressional and Jasper County races

U.S. House, Missouri District 7
3 candidates
Federal ▾
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Eric W. Burlison
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Eric W. Burlison, of Springfield, is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district; his campaign emphasizes lower taxes, border security, and holding Washington accountable, per his campaign site. He is on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary, per the Missouri Secretary of State.
Top Priorities
  • Lower taxes
  • Border security
  • Government accountability
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
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Missi Hesketh
DEM
Biography
Missi Hesketh is a teacher and former mayor of Forsyth, per her campaign site, and was the district's 2024 Democratic nominee, per KSMU public radio's coverage of that race. She is on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary, per the Missouri Secretary of State.
Top Priorities
  • Affordability for all
  • Fixing healthcare
  • Supporting farmers and natural resources
Campaign siteFull profile
Kevin Craig portrait
KC
Kevin Craig
Biography
A Christian libertarian campaigning under the slogan Liberty Under God who says he passed the California Bar Exam but was denied a license to practice law because his Christian beliefs conflicted with the bar's requirements, per his campaign site. He describes spending hundreds of hours in law libraries studying the law books of civil government, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Abolishing federal bureaucracies and programs he considers unconstitutional
  • Eliminating the Department of Education and abolishing the IRS
  • Reducing federal spending by trillions of dollars
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Certified candidate list from the Missouri Secretary of State for the August 4, 2026 primary. Missouri primaries are open: choose any one party ballot regardless of registration. Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian contenders all appear on August 4 party ballots, and each party's winner advances to the November 3 general ballot. Missouri's congressional map was redrawn in 2025, so confirm your current district before voting.
Auditor
3 candidates
Statewide ▾
SF
Scott Fitzpatrick
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Scott Fitzpatrick is Missouri's incumbent state auditor and a Republican candidate for re-election. A former state treasurer and state House budget chair, he has built his statewide record around audits, government spending oversight, local-government accountability, fiscal controls, and conservative management of public dollars.
Top Priorities
  • Audit state and local government spending
  • Strengthen fiscal controls and public accountability
  • Use treasurer and budget-chair experience in statewide oversight
Campaign siteFull profile
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Quentin Wilson
DEM
Biography
Quentin Wilson is a Democratic candidate for Missouri state auditor and a former director of the Missouri Department of Revenue. His campaign emphasizes fair accounting, transparent audits, taxpayer service, public trust, and using state finance experience to scrutinize how Missouri spends public money.
Top Priorities
  • Improve transparency around every public dollar
  • Use revenue-department experience for taxpayer accountability
  • Strengthen fair, independent state audits
Campaign siteFull profile
DC
Dustin Coffell
Biography
Dustin Coffell is the Libertarian nominee for Missouri state auditor on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list, and chair of the Libertarian Party of Missouri. His campaign gives voters a non-major-party option for the office that audits state and local government finances. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Offer a Libertarian option for state auditor
  • Emphasize limited-government fiscal oversight
  • Promote transparency in public spending
Full profile
Missouri Judicial Retention
1 candidate
Statewide ▾
PC
Paul C. Wilson
INCUMBENT
Biography
Judge Wilson was appointed to the Missouri Supreme Court by Gov. Jay Nixon in December 2012 and was retained by voters in November 2014 for a 12-year term; he served as Chief Justice from July 2021 to June 2023. He previously was a circuit judge in Cole County and worked in the Missouri Attorney General's office; he holds a law degree from the University of Missouri.
About this race
Retention vote: each judge appears alone with a yes-or-no question on keeping the seat. 49 more district or county retention judges depend on your address: see /judges/missouri.

Countywide races in Jasper County

ZIP 64834 sits in Jasper County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Jasper County races (13).

Jasper County Presiding Commissioner
1 candidate
County ▾
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Lane J. Roberts
REP
Biography
Lane J. Roberts spent more than 40 years in law enforcement, including serving as Joplin's police chief during the 2011 EF-5 tornado, and later as director of the Missouri Department of Public Safety, per FourStatesHomepage.com. He has served as the term-limited Missouri House District 161 representative since 2018, per Carthage News Online.
Top Priorities
  • Wants to protect and enhance the quality of life for Jasper County residents
  • Supports keeping county roads and bridges, cited as among the best in the state, well maintained
  • Supports a reasonable, prudent and responsible county budget
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Open seat: incumbent John Bartosh, first elected 20 years ago, is not seeking re-election. No Democrat or Libertarian filed. August 4 primary result: Lane J. Roberts was unopposed in the Republican primary with 13,599 votes, per the Jasper County Clerk's official primary results; Roberts is unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
Jasper County Commissioner, Eastern District
1 candidate
County ▾
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Jimmy Morris
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Jimmy Morris is the bookkeeper for Jim Morris Roofing and Remodeling and the owner of Light of Faith Resources, per FourStatesHomepage.com. Governor Mike Kehoe appointed him to the Eastern District commission seat in 2025 after Tom Flanigan resigned for health reasons, per KZRG Newstalk. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Unexpired term: this seat was won in 2024 by Tom Flanigan, who resigned in 2025 for health reasons; Governor Mike Kehoe appointed Jimmy Morris to fill the vacancy, and the November 3, 2026 winner serves the remainder of the term through 2028. No Democrat or Libertarian filed. August 4 primary result: Jimmy Morris was unopposed in the Republican primary with 8,003 votes, per the Jasper County Clerk's official primary results; Morris is unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
Jasper County Clerk of the Circuit Court
1 candidate
County ▾
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Melissa Holcomb
REP
Biography
Melissa Holcomb has served as Jasper County Circuit Clerk since July 2013, after beginning her career with the Missouri Judiciary in 1998, per the campaign site. She holds a degree in legal studies from Missouri Western State University, became a certified court reporter in 2009, and is a certified court manager with the National Center for State Courts, per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
No Democrat or Libertarian filed. August 4 primary result: Melissa Holcomb won the Republican nomination with 67.36 percent (9,769 votes) over incumbent Kimberly Clinton (32.64 percent, 4,734 votes), per the Jasper County Clerk's official primary results; Holcomb is unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
Jasper County Clerk of the County Commission
1 candidate
County ▾
CD
Charlie Davis
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Charlie Davis appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Jasper County Clerk of the County Commission, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
No Democrat or Libertarian filed. August 4 primary result: incumbent Charlie Davis was unopposed in the Republican primary with 14,010 votes, per the Jasper County Clerk's official primary results; Davis is unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
Jasper County Recorder of Deeds
1 candidate
County ▾
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Brent L. Hensley
REP
Biography
Brent L. Hensley appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Jasper County Recorder of Deeds, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Brent L. Hensley.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Open seat: incumbent Charlotte Pickering is not on the ballot. No Democrat or Libertarian filed. August 4 primary result: Brent L. Hensley won a three-way Republican primary with 41.91 percent (6,233 votes) over Annie Harkrader Golden (30.54 percent, 4,541 votes) and Rylee Hartwell (27.55 percent, 4,097 votes), per the Jasper County Clerk's official primary results; Hensley is unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney
1 candidate
County ▾
MR
Mike Roberts
REP
Biography
Mike Roberts has practiced law for 20 years, representing clients in criminal, traffic and DWI defense as well as civil matters in courts across southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas, per KOAM News Now. He previously served as an assistant Jasper County prosecuting attorney before opening his own law office.
Top Priorities
  • Wants to strengthen communication and partnerships among law enforcement, victims, witnesses and the courts
  • Wants every case prepared promptly, thoroughly and handled with fairness and integrity
  • Wants clear public reporting of crime statistics and case data
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
No Democrat or Libertarian filed. August 4 primary result: Mike Roberts won the Republican nomination with 59.48 percent (8,939 votes) over incumbent Theresa Kenney (40.52 percent, 6,090 votes), per the Jasper County Clerk's official primary results; Roberts is unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
Jasper County Collector of Revenue
1 candidate
County ▾
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Steven E. McIntosh
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Steven E. McIntosh appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Jasper County Collector of Revenue, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
No Democrat or Libertarian filed. August 4 primary result: incumbent Steven E. McIntosh was unopposed in the Republican primary with 13,760 votes, per the Jasper County Clerk's official primary results; McIntosh is unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
Jasper County Auditor
1 candidate
County ▾
SD
Sarah D. Hoover
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Sarah D. Hoover appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Jasper County Auditor, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
No Democrat or Libertarian filed. August 4 primary result: incumbent Sarah D. Hoover was unopposed in the Republican primary with 13,361 votes, per the Jasper County Clerk's official primary results; Hoover is unopposed on the November 3 ballot.

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