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64844

Who is on the ballot in 64844?

Newton County, MO

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

17 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
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64844 sample ballot preview: statewide, congressional and Newton 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
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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 ▾
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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
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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 ▾
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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 Newton County

ZIP 64844 sits in Newton County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Newton County races (11).

Newton County Presiding Commissioner
2 candidates
County ▾
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Mark Bridges
REP
Biography
Mark Bridges has served Newton County in public safety and elected roles since the 1970s, including as a sheriff's deputy before his election as Newton County Sheriff in 1985, and 20 years as Newton County Coroner from 1996 to 2016, per the Joplin Globe. He was elected the county's District 2 Commissioner in 2024 and resigned that seat in February 2026 to return as interim county coroner, per the Neosho Daily News. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
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Martin "Mad Dog" Lindstedt
Biography
Martin "Mad Dog" Lindstedt appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Newton County Presiding Commissioner, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Martin "Mad Dog" Lindstedt.
Full profile
About this race
August 4 primary results: Mark Bridges won the Republican nomination with 53.75 percent (5,315 votes) over Richard D. Davidson (25.52 percent, 2,523 votes) and incumbent Daniel Swem (20.73 percent, 2,050 votes). Separately, Martin "Mad Dog" Lindstedt was unopposed for the Libertarian nomination with 100 percent (48 votes); no Democrat filed. Both nominees are on the November 3 ballot, per the Newton County Clerk's official August 4, 2026 primary results, certified August 7, 2026.
Newton County Clerk of the Circuit Court
1 candidate
County ▾
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Shayla Merrell
REP
Biography
Shayla Merrell is a lifelong Neosho resident with more than 22 years of experience serving Newton County, per her campaign site. She currently works as a Senior Court Program Specialist for the 40th Judicial Circuit Court, collaborating with the Circuit Clerk's office on court management systems, courtroom protocol and financial bookkeeping, per the same source.
Top Priorities
  • Bringing judicial operations and court-management experience to the Circuit Clerk's office
  • Guiding residents through court procedures and paperwork with patience and care
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
August 4 primary result: Shayla Merrell won the Republican nomination with 50.89 percent (4,639 votes) over Sarah Meador (49.11 percent, 4,476 votes); no Democrat or Libertarian filed. Merrell is unopposed on the November 3 ballot based on available candidate filings, per the Newton County Clerk's official results. Sitting Circuit Clerk Patty Krueger did not seek re-election.
Newton County Clerk
1 candidate
County ▾
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Tami (Renfro) Owens
REP
Biography
Tami (Renfro) Owens is the incumbent Newton County Clerk, having taken office for her first term on January 2, 2019, per the county's official website. 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
August 4 primary result: Tami (Renfro) Owens ran unopposed in the Republican primary, receiving 100 percent (8,761 votes); no Democrat or Libertarian filed. She is unopposed on the November 3 ballot based on available candidate filings, per the Newton County Clerk's official results.
Newton County Recorder of Deeds
1 candidate
County ▾
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Jenny Cullers Childers
REP
Biography
Jenny Cullers Childers is the incumbent Newton County Recorder of Deeds, first elected in 2022, per the county's official website. 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
August 4 primary result: Jenny Cullers Childers ran unopposed in the Republican primary, receiving 100 percent (8,604 votes); no Democrat or Libertarian filed. She is unopposed on the November 3 ballot based on available candidate filings, per the Newton County Clerk's official results.
Newton County Collector of Revenue
1 candidate
County ▾
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Jessica Crawford
REP
Biography
Jessica Crawford is the incumbent Newton County Collector of Revenue, per the county's official website. 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
August 4 primary result: Jessica Crawford ran unopposed in the Republican primary, receiving 100 percent (8,563 votes); no Democrat or Libertarian filed. She is unopposed on the November 3 ballot based on available candidate filings, per the Newton County Clerk's official results.
Newton County Prosecuting Attorney
1 candidate
County ▾
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William Lynch
REP
Biography
Lynch has served as Newton County Prosecuting Attorney since appointment by Governor Mike Parson on May 1, 2020, per the campaign site. Before that appointment, Lynch served as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Jasper County. Lynch is a graduate of Joplin High School, Missouri Southern State University and the University of Missouri School of Law, and was born and raised in Newton County.
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
August 4 primary result: William Lynch ran unopposed in the Republican primary, receiving 100 percent (8,563 votes); no Democrat or Libertarian filed. He is unopposed on the November 3 ballot based on available candidate filings, per the Newton County Clerk's official results.
Newton County Auditor
1 candidate
County ▾
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Matt Major
REP
Biography
Matt Major is the incumbent Newton County Auditor, having served since 2023, per the county's official website. 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
August 4 primary result: Matt Major ran unopposed in the Republican primary, receiving 100 percent (8,270 votes); no Democrat or Libertarian filed. He is unopposed on the November 3 ballot based on available candidate filings, per the Newton County Clerk's official results.

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