In just a few days, Missouri voters will visit the polls to determine who will appear on the November ballot.
Missouri’s primary election is Tuesday, Aug. 6. This election trims down the candidates to determine which will appear as the nominees for the Republican and Democratic parties in the November general election. There are several stacked races at the federal, state and local levels.
The 2024 election cycle has been anything but ordinary. In May, former President Donald Trump, who be the Republican presidential nominee in November, was found guilty on 34 counts in his New York hush money trial. Just two months later, the presidential candidate survived an assassination attempt during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Sustaining an injury to his right ear, Trump was back at it for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee only days later.
Just eight days after the Trump shooting, President Joe Biden, who up until that point expressed an interest in running for reelection in November, announced an end to his campaign. Though an official candidate for the Democratic Party won’t be determined until the Democratic National Convention in late August, Biden quickly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who has already begun campaigning across the country.
Despite the political whiplash at the national level, Daniel Ponder, a political science professor at Drury University, said he anticipates Biden’s actions will have little impact on Missouri’s primary election.
“I don’t know if there will be much of an impact, only because Missouri has become so red in the last few election cycles,” Ponder said. “You could argue that it might invigorate Democratic voters because a lot of people, especially younger voters, were not feeling great about the president and his age and all of the things that have been swirling around for awhile.”
When it comes to Republican voters, Ponder doesn’t expect much dialogue to change. But he did note that this year’s election cycle has been more charged among Republican candidates than in years past.
“The candidates have to try to do something that puts daylight between them and the other candidates who are also of that same party,” he explained. “With Trump winning so heavily here in the past, you really see these candidates trying to establish themselves as the most ‘Trumpian.'”
Ponder said he’s noticed this especially in campaign advertisements, some of which have depicted candidates wielding assault rifles or burning a stack of library books with a flamethrower as they seek to draw voters’ attention.
Greene County Clerk Shane Schoeller, who is running for Missouri Secretary of State this year, said, as of Monday, that he expects a 30% voter turnout for the primary election. This is in comparison to a 32% voter turnout in 2020 and 24% voter turnout in 2022.
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When are polls open in Missouri?
All Missouri voters are required to show an appropriate photo ID at their assigned polling location.
Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. If you are in line at 7 p.m. when the polls close, you are still allowed to vote if you stay in line.
Who’s on the ballot?
Here are the candidates running to represent Missouri in federal offices:
U.S. Senator: Josh Hawley (R), Karla May (D), December L. Harmon (D), Lucas Kunce (D), Mita Biswas (D), W. C. Young (L), and Jared Young (Better Party/Independent)U.S. House 7th District: Camille Lombardi-Olive (R), Audrey Richards (R), Eric Burlison (R), John Adair (R), Missi Hesketh (D), and Kevin Craig (L)U.S. House 4th District: Mark Alford (R), Jeanette Cass (D), Mike McCafree (D), and Thomas Holbrook (L)
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Here are the candidates running for statewide offices:
Governor: Darrell Leon McClanahan III (R), Jeremy Gundel (R), Bill Eigel (R), Robert James Olson (R), Jay Ashcroft (R), Mike Kehoe (R), Chris Wright (R), Darren L. Grant (R), Amber Thomsen (R); Eric Morrison (D), Crystal Quade (D), Sheryl Gladney (D), Hollis, L. Laster (D), Mike Hamra (D); and Bill Slantz (L)
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Lieutenant Governor: Holly Rehder (R), Dave Wasinger (R), Lincoln Hough (R), Paul Berry III (R), Tim Baker (R), Matthew E. Porter (R); Richard Brown (D), Anastasia Syes (D); and Ken Iverson (L)
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Secretary of State: Valentina Gomez (R), Shane Schoeller (R), Denny Hoskins (R), Adam J. Schwadron (R), Jamie Corley (R), Dean Plocher (R), Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R), Mike Carter (R); Monique Williams (D), Barbara Phifer (D), Haley Jacobson (D); and Carl Herman Freese (L)
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State Treasurer: Cody Smith (R), Andrew Koenig (R), Lori Rook (R), Vivek Malek (R), Tina Goodrick (R), Karan Pujji (R); Mark Osmack (D); and John A. Hartwig, Jr. (L)
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Attorney General: Will Scharf (R), Andrew Bailey (R); Elad Jonathan Gross (D); and Ryan L. Munro (L)
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Here are the candidates running for state representative seats in the southwest Missouri region:
District 129: John F. Black (R) and Louise Hansen (D)District 130: Bishop Davidson (R) and Leslie Jones (D)District 131: Bill Owen (R) and Ashley Cossins (D)District 132: Jeremy Dean (D), Stephanos Freeman (R) and Bernadean McAfee (R)
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District 133: Melanie Stinnettt (R) and Derrick Nowlin (D)District 134: Alex Riley (R)District 135: Betsy Fogle (D) and Michael Hasty (R)District 136: Stephanie Hein (D) and Jim Robinette (R)District 137: Darin Chappell (R) and Bryce Lockwood (D)District 138: Tom Franiak (R) and Burt Whaley (R) Since there is no Democratic primary for this seat, the candidate elected in the primary will take the seat.
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District 139: Bob Titus (R) and Mark Gray (D)District 140: Jamie Ray Gragg (R), Danny Garrison (R) and Julia Curran (D)
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Since most of these races have only one candidate per party running in the primary, those primaries will be uncontested, with opposing party candidates facing off at the November general election. Legislative district maps can be found on the Secretary of State website to see which district voters reside in and the issues that will appear on their ballot.
Here are the candidates running for state Senate seats:
District 29: Mike Moon (R), Susan Haralson (R), and Ron Monnig (D)
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Most Greene County offices feature incumbents running without a challenger. The following races are of note:
Greene County Sheriff: Jim Arnott (R) and Ben McMains (R). There is no Democratic challenger, so the primary election will be the determining one for the race.
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Commissioner 2nd District: John Russell (R) and Tim McGrady (D). Both party primaries are uncontested, meaning incumbent Russell will face challenger McGrady on November’s ballot.
Those within the Logan-Rogersville Fire Protection District will also have a question about a tax levy that asks voters to decide whether the Board of Directors should be authorized to levy an additional 25 cents on $100 of assessed property value to support the fire protection district.
What statewide ballot measures are on the ballot?
Schoeller’s largest piece of advice for voters is to “study the ballot,” familiarizing themselves not only with who is on the ballot but what is.
Amendment 1, Childcare Tax Exemption: This ballot measure asks voters whether the state should allow places that provide childcare outside of the child’s home to be exempt from property taxes. A “yes” would exempt property taxes while a “no” would mean childcare facilities continue to be assessed and have to pay property taxes.
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Amendment 4, Kansas City Police Spending: Also on the ballot will be a question regarding Kansas City’s spending on its police department, the only city in the state that does not have local control of its police department and is instead controlled by a Board of Police Commissioners appointed by the governor.
The ballot measure asks voters whether Kansas City should be required to increase the minimum funding for the police department from 20% of its general revenue to 25%, roughly an increase of $38.7 million. The ballot language notes that the city previously provided the 25% level of funding voluntarily.
This question already appeared and received voter support in 2022, but the Missouri Supreme Court ordered a new election for the question after Kansas City’s mayor challenged the ballot language that said that “state and local governmental entities estimate no additional costs or savings related to this proposal.”
Greta Cross is the trending topics reporter for the Springfield News-Leader. She has more than five years of journalism experience covering everything from Ozarks history to Springfield’s LGBTQIA+ community. Follow her on X and Instagram @gretalcross. Story idea? Email her at [email protected].
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