Who is on the ballot in 65620?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Jered Taylor served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023, per the Springfield Daily Citizen. Before his legislative career he worked in loss prevention at the Bass Pro Shops store in Branson, and he most recently served on the Springfield district office staff of U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison, per the Springfield Daily Citizen. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.

Paula Brumfield was sworn in as Christian County Clerk in late December 2022, succeeding Kay Brown, who retired after 20 years as county clerk, per the Christian County Trumpet. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.

Barbara Barnett-Stillings was sworn in as Christian County Circuit Court Clerk in late December 2022, per the Christian County Trumpet. She previously served as an alderman for the City of Nixa from 2008 to 2010, including as Mayor Pro Tem and briefly as acting mayor, per her LinkedIn profile. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.

Kelly Blunt Hall appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Christian 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 election filing is the only verifiable source for Kelly Blunt Hall.

Kristen Tuohy Avila holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Missouri (1999) and a law degree from the University of Missouri School of Law (2003), per the Christian County Prosecuting Attorney's office. She joined the county prosecutor's office in July 2012, served as First Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for a decade, and was sworn in as prosecuting attorney in January 2023; she previously worked as a senior assistant prosecutor in Greene County, an assistant attorney general, an assistant prosecutor in Newton County, and an assistant public defender, per the same source. She received the Missouri Bar Foundation's Lon O. Hocker Trial Lawyer Award in 2014 and the 2022 Women's Justice Award for Public Service, also per the office website. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.

Chris Snyder appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Christian County Collector of Revenue, 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 Chris Snyder.

Amy Dent appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Christian County Auditor, 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 Amy Dent.