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Who is on the ballot in 65101?

Cole County, MO

Reported by The Ballot Brief Editorial Team. Updated as public election and video sources change.

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

12 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
U.S. House1Statewide2Local2Measures7
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County and municipal contests depend on your exact address — use the address lookup below for the full slate. Every race links to official sources on the Missouri voter hub.
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65101 sample ballot preview: statewide, congressional and Cole County races

U.S. House, Missouri District 3
3 candidates
Federal ▾
BO
Bob Onder
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Bob Onder is a physician and attorney, per his campaign site, and is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district. He is on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary, per the Missouri Secretary of State.
Top Priorities
  • Fighting illegal immigration
  • Defending life
  • Standing up for the Second Amendment
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
Bethany E Mann portrait
BE
Bethany E Mann
DEM
Biography
Bethany E Mann is an environmental chemist who works in energy and water infrastructure and helps communities test for contaminants like lead, per her campaign site; she was the district's 2024 Democratic nominee and is running again, per ABC17 coverage of the race. She is on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary, per the Missouri Secretary of State.
Top Priorities
  • Public education funding
  • Infrastructure investment
  • Healthcare access
Campaign siteFull profile
JH
Jim Higgins
Biography
Jim Higgins, of St. Louis, is a Libertarian on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary in this district, per the Missouri Secretary of State. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Full 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
QW
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 Cole County

ZIP 65101 sits in Cole County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Cole County races (7).

Cole County Clerk
1 candidate
County ▾
DG
Dave Griffith
REP
Biography
A state representative from Jefferson City serving his final term and chairing the House Veterans and Armed Forces Committee, per the Jefferson City News Tribune. Before the House he led the local American Red Cross for six years, served on the Jefferson City Council, and spent 23 years at KRCG, per the News Tribune. 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: Dave Griffith (56 percent) won the Republican nomination over Jeff Ahlers (44 percent) and advances to the November 3 ballot, per newstribune.com reporting of the official results (re-verify against the certified canvass). Decided August 4: both candidates are Republicans running to succeed retiring clerk Steve Korsmeyer, and the winner has no November opposition, per the Jefferson City News Tribune.
Cole County Collector
1 candidate
County ▾
LV
Larry Vincent
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Cole County's collector since 2007, seeking another term, per the Jefferson City News Tribune. He is unopposed on August 4 and faces no opposition in November, per News Tribune and ABC17 coverage. 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
Larry Vincent is unopposed on August 4 and faces no November opposition; unopposed candidates still print on Missouri ballots.

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Who is running for mayor in 65101?

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