Candidate filing ended Tuesday, March 26 for the Aug. 6 primary election in Missouri.
County candidates filed at the Pettis County Clerk’s Office, while state and federal candidates filed with the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office. Filing began Tuesday, Feb. 27.
Candidates must list a political party. Those who win their party’s race in August will go on to the General Election on Nov. 5.
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office announced that filing for four congressional races, four state House races and lieutenant governor will resume on Tuesday, April 2 and close Friday, April 5. That includes the 82nd, 84th and 154th Missouri House districts and the 3rd, 5th and 6th congressional districts.
According to the Missouri Independent, “under Missouri law, when candidates withdraw within two days of the close of filing, a special filing period opens for four days in the following week.”
Among the most notable withdrawals were House Speaker Dean Plocher, who left the lieutenant governor’s race and filed for secretary of state, and state Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, who left the 3rd Congressional District race and filed for secretary of state. Plocher and Coleman are both Republicans.
Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican, is term limited and cannot run for reelection. He became governor in 2018 after former Gov. Eric Greitens resigned. Parson finished the remainder of that term and was elected to another full term in 2020. Several current state officeholders are entering the race to win his seat.
Republican candidates include Darrell L. McClanahan III, Robert J. Olson, Jeremy Gundel, Chris Wright, Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, Darren L. Grant, Secretary of State John R. “Jay” Ashcroft, state Sen. Bill Eigel, and Amber Thomsen.
Democrats include state Rep. Crystal Quade, who serves as House Minority Leader, Sheryl Gladney, Eric Morrison, Hollis L. Laster, and Mike Hamra.
Bill Slantz, a Libertarian, also filed.
Parson appointed Kehoe as lieutenant governor in 2018 when Parson became governor. Kehoe was elected to a full term in 2020. There are no term limits for lieutenant governor in Missouri, however, Kehoe has chosen to run for governor in the 2024 election cycle.
Republican candidates include Dave Wasinger, Paul Berry III, state Sen. Holly Rehder, state Sen. Lincoln Hough, Tim Baker and Matthew E. Porter.
Democratic candidates include state Rep. Richard Brown and Anastasia Syes.
Ken Iverson, a Libertarian, also filed.
Ashcroft was elected in 2016 and reelected in 2020. There are no term limits for secretary of state in Missouri, however, Ashcroft has chosen to run for governor in the 2024 election cycle.
Republican candidates include Valentina Gomez, Greene County Clerk and former state Rep. Shane Schoeller, state Sen. Denny Hoskins, state Rep. Adam J. Schwadron, Jamie Corley, state Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, Mike Carter, and state Rep. Dean Plocher.
Democratic candidates include Monique Williams, Haley Jacobson and state Rep. Barbara Phifer.
Carl Herman Freese, a Libertarian, also filed.
Parson appointed Andrew Bailey as Missouri’s Attorney General in November 2022 to fill the vacancy created by Eric Schmitt’s election to the U.S. Senate. Bailey, a Republican, has filed as a candidate for his first full term.
Will Scharf, a former assistant U.S. attorney and policy director for Greitens, has also filed as a Republican candidate.
Elad J. Gross, a Democrat, also filed. Gross, a former Missouri assistant attorney general, also ran for the seat in 2020.
Ryan L. Munro, a Libertarian, has also filed.
Parson appointed Vivek Malek as the state treasurer in December 2022 to fill the vacancy created when Scott Fitzpatrick was elected as state auditor. Malek, a Republican, has filed as a candidate for his first full term.
Other Republican candidates include Lori Rook, state Rep. Cody Smith, state Sen. Andrew Koenig, Tina Goodrick and Karan Pujji.
John A. Hartwig Jr., a Libertarian, also filed.
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-MO, was elected in 2018, and 2024 marks his first reelection campaign. He was in the middle of his first term as Missouri’s Attorney General when he was elected to the U.S. Senate.
Hawley was the only Republican candidate to file.
Democrats include December L. Harmon, state Sen. Karla May, Mita Biswas, and Lucas Kunce, who also ran for U.S. Senate in 2022.
W.C. Young, a Libertarian, also filed.
Congressman Mark Alford, R-District 4, was elected to his first term in 2022. He filed on the first day of filing to seek a second term, and is the only Republican candidate.
Democratic candidates are Jeannette Cass and Mike McCaffree.
Thomas Holbrook, a Libertarian, also filed.
State Rep. Brad Pollitt, R-Sedalia, was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2018 after retiring as superintendent of Sedalia School District 200. He represents Pettis County. The only Republican candidate, Pollitt filed to seek his fourth two-year term in the House. If elected in November, it would be Pollitt’s last term, as state representatives are limited to four terms, or eight years.
Democrat Rene Vance, of Sedalia, also filed. Vance, chair of the Pettis County Democratic Central Committee, also challenged Pollitt for his seat in 2022.
State Rep. Rodger L. Reedy, R-Windsor, was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2018. He represents portions of Pettis, Benton and Johnston counties, which was the result of redistricting in 2022. The only Republican candidate, Reedy filed to seek his fourth two-year term in the House. If elected in November, it would be his last term, as state representatives are limited to four terms, or eight years.
Michael D. Walbom, a Democrat from Knob Noster, also filed.
Judge Jeff Mittelhauser, a Republican, was appointed to the seat in late 2023 to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of former Judge Robert Koffman. Mittelhauser, who previously served as an associate circuit judge, was the only candidate to file.
Pettis County Eastern Commissioner Israel Baeza, a Republican, was nominated by the Pettis County Republican Committee in October 2018 and appointed by Parson in November 2018 to fill a vacancy left by former Eastern Commissioner Brent Hampy. He served the remainder of Hampy’s term, which ended in 2020, and he was elected to a full term that year. Baeza, of Sedalia, has filed to seek his second full term.
Leonard Salmons and Bob Ramey, both Republicans from Sedalia, also filed.
Pettis County Western Commissioner Jim Marcum, a Republican from Sedalia, was first elected in 2012. He has filed to seek his fourth term.
Other Republican candidates include Steve Cannon, of Sedalia; Mark E. Rieckhoff, of Houstonia; and Mark A. Edwards, of Sedalia.
Pettis County Public Administrator Charli Ackerman, a Democrat from Sedalia, was first elected in 2004. She filed to seek her sixth term.
Republican Brandy Arnett, of Houstonia, also filed.
Pettis County Treasurer Kim Lyne, a Republican from La Monte, was first elected in 2012. She filed to seek her fourth term and is unopposed.
Pettis County Coroner Robert “Skip” Smith, a Republican from Sedalia, was first elected in 2004. He filed for his sixth term and is unopposed.
Pettis County Sheriff Brad Anders, a Republican from Sedalia, was first elected in 2020. He filed for his second term and is unopposed.
Pettis County Assessor Christopher C. Woolery, a Republican from Sedalia, was first elected in 2016. He filed for his third term and is unopposed.
Pettis County Surveyor Kerry Turpin, a Democrat, did not file for reelection. There are no Republican or Democratic candidates for the position.
