Tag: missouri
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Missouri enacts omnibus election bill, three others in 2026 session
The Missouri General Assembly adjourned its 2026 legislative session on May 15 after passing four election-related bills and a constitutional amendment. Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) signed all four bills in July. Among those bills was HB 1871, an omnibus bill that makes several changes to Missouri election law. Those changes include: The Missouri Senate passed…
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Incumbent Rep. Wesley Bell defeated four other candidates in the Democratic primary for Missouri's 1st Congressional District on Aug. 4, 2026
Incumbent Rep. Wesley Bell (D) defeated four other candidates in the Democratic primary for Missouri's 1st Congressional District on Aug. 4, 2026. Bell and Cori Bush (D) led in noteworthy endorsements and fundraising. At the time of the election, this primary was one of five in the 2026 election cycle in which a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives ran against an incumbent member. Bush represented…
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422 candidates, the second most since 2010, running in Missouri’s Aug. 4 state legislative primaries
Four hundred twenty-two candidates, the second most in any year since 2010, are running in Missouri’s Aug. 4 primaries. All 163 seats in the Missouri House of Representatives and 17 seats in the Missouri Senate are up for election this year. There are 62 open seats with no incumbent running for re-election. This is the…
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Missouri voters will decide four amendments on Aug. 4. Here's what to know.
Missouri voters will be deciding four statewide ballot measures on Aug. 4, 2026. Three measures were referred to the ballot by the state legislature, while one was automatically referred to the ballot. All four measures are constitutional amendments. Later this year, Missouri voters will decide three constitutional amendments on Nov. 3, 2026. Here are the…
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Signatures submitted for four 2026 ballot measures that would limit legislative changes to the initiative process in Arkansas, Missouri, Montana, and Nebraska
In four states—Arkansas, Missouri, Montana, and Nebraska—campaigns submitted signatures for ballot initiatives that would limit legislative changes to the initiative process. Voters could decide the measures in Nov. 2026. Each of the 26 states with a citizen initiative and referendum process has laws governing how the process operates and the state legislature’s role in it.…
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Rep. Wesley Bell and former Rep. Cori Bush are again running against each other in the Democratic primary for Missouri's 1st Congressional District
Five candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Missouri's 1st Congressional District on Aug. 4, 2026. Incumbent Rep. Wesley Bell (D) and Cori Bush (D) lead in noteworthy endorsements and fundraising. As of June 2026, this primary is one of five in the 2026 election cycle in which a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives is running against an incumbent member. Bush represented Missouri's 1st…
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Five candidates compete in Missouri's 6th District Republican primary as incumbent Graves retires
Five candidates are running in the Republican primary for Missouri's 6th Congressional District on August 4, 2026. Two have led in media attention: Chris Stigall (R) and Nathan Willett (R). Incumbent Sam Graves (R) is retiring from public office. Missouri Independent's Jason Hanccock wrote that the election "could become a proxy war between Trumpworld and…
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Fourteen primaries are contested in Missouri this year — the second-highest number since 2014
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Missouri was March 31, 2026. These are the first elections to take place since the Missouri General Assembly passed a new congressional map. The Missouri House of Representatives passed it on Sept. 9, 2025. The Missouri Senate passed it on Sept.…
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Missouri voters to decide amendment to establish Show-Me Prosperity Investment Fund to reduce and eliminate state taxes
Missouri voters will decide on a constitutional amendment to create the Show-Me Prosperity Investment Fund, which would grow through state investments until its earnings could replace tax revenue, with the goal of reducing and eventually eliminating state taxes. The amendment, Senate Joint Resolution 95, passed the state Legislature. The Senate approved it 22-7 on March…
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Missouri voters to decide constitutional amendment to require election of county sheriffs
Missouri voters will decide a constitutional amendment to require the election of county sheriffs in most counties. The amendment, Senate Joint Resolution 87 (SJR 87), which was introduced by Sen. Jill Carter (R-32), passed the state legislature on May 15, 2026. The House passed the measure by 95-46, and the Senate passed the measure by…