Missouri: what's on the November 3, 2026 ballot
Every candidate below is listed alphabetically, with party shown as text only. Open a name for their stated positions, background and recent news, each with sources.
Open Missouri on the mapKey dates
- Voter registration deadline: October 7, 2026. New registrations must reach your local election authority by 5 p.m. or be postmarked by this date.
- No-excuse in-person absentee (early) voting: October 20, 2026 to November 2, 2026. Held at your local election authority's office. Voters with an excuse can also vote absentee before this window opens.
- Last day to request a mail absentee ballot: October 21, 2026. Your request must reach your local election authority by 5 p.m. Mailed ballots must arrive by the close of polls on Election Day.
- Election Day: November 3, 2026. Polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Official election information: vote.gov
Who's running
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State Auditor
The State Auditor serves a four-year term, and incumbent Scott Fitzpatrick is running for re-election.
- Dustin Coffell Libertarian · Challenger
Dustin Coffell, of Lake Saint Louis, is the Libertarian nominee for Missouri State Auditor. He was unopposed in the Libertarian primary on August 4, 2026. He chairs the Libertarian… - Scott Fitzpatrick Republican · Incumbent
Scott Fitzpatrick, a Republican from Cassville, has been Missouri State Auditor since January 2023. Before that he was State Treasurer (2019–2023) and served in the Missouri House… - Quentin Wilson Democratic · Challenger
Quentin Wilson is the Democratic nominee for Missouri State Auditor and a former director of the Missouri Department of Revenue. He won the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary over…
Missouri Supreme Court – Retention of Judge Paul C. Wilson
Voters choose yes or no on whether to keep Judge Paul C. Wilson on the Missouri Supreme Court for a new 12-year term.
- Paul C. Wilson Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Ballot measures
Amendment 3 (Legislatively referred constitutional amendment, HCS HJR 73)
Would repeal the reproductive healthcare rights amendment voters approved in 2024 (Article I, Section 36). It would allow abortion only in medical emergencies, for fetal anomalies, and for rape or incest before 12 weeks, and would allow laws regulating abortion. It would require parental or judicial consent for minors and prohibit gender transition procedures for minors.
Yes: A yes vote repeals Article I, Section 36. It allows abortion to be restricted to medical emergencies, fetal anomalies, and rape or incest under 12 weeks. It allows abortion regulation, requires informed consent (including parental or judicial consent for minors), limits public funding of abortion, and prohibits gender transition procedures for minors, with exceptions for specific medical conditions.
No: A no vote leaves the 2024 amendment in place, so abortion stays available through fetal viability, and does not prohibit gender transition procedures for minors.
Amendment 6 (Initiative petition constitutional amendment)
Would make the initiative and referendum process a fundamental right in the constitution and allow courts to revise ballot summaries through lawsuits. It would bar the legislature from weakening initiative or referendum powers, and from changing or repealing voter-approved initiatives without at least 80% of each chamber and a referral back to voters. Current signature and simple-majority requirements would stay the same.
Yes: A yes vote bars the legislature from directly changing laws passed by initiative. Any change would need at least 80% of each chamber and would go back to voters. It also restricts laws that limit initiatives and referenda and keeps current signature and simple-majority requirements.
No: A no vote leaves the current constitutional provisions on initiatives and referenda unchanged.
Amendment 7 (Legislatively referred constitutional amendment, SS SCS SJR 95)
Would create the "Show-Me Prosperity Fund," a permanent public endowment to support state government, and bar the legislature from spending it until the State Treasurer certifies that its earnings could replace state-imposed taxes. Those taxes would then be eliminated. Yearly spending from the fund would be capped at 3% of its average value, and the legislature could raise revenue if the fund failed.
Yes: A yes vote adds the Show-Me Prosperity Fund to the constitution, with the goal of eliminating state-imposed taxes once its investment earnings are high enough. It limits spending from the fund and bars bringing back eliminated taxes unless the fund becomes insolvent or falls short.
No: A no vote means the constitution is not amended to create the endowment fund.
Amendment 8 (Legislatively referred constitutional amendment, CCS HCS SS SJR 87)
Would put into the constitution the requirement that each county elect a sheriff every four years, which state law already requires, along with sheriffs' duties. An elected sheriff could be removed only through a writ of quo warranto brought by the Attorney General.
Yes: A yes vote requires counties to elect a sheriff every four years and puts sheriffs' duties, now set by state law, into the constitution. An elected sheriff could be removed only through a quo warranto action started by the Attorney General.
No: A no vote leaves the constitution unchanged, and current state laws on electing sheriffs, their duties, and their removal stay in effect unless changed by law.
Proposition A (Referendum on House Bill No. 1, 2025 Second Extraordinary Session)
Asks voters whether to approve the legislature's 2025 law that repeals Missouri's existing congressional district map and replaces it with new boundaries.
Yes: A yes vote approves House Bill No. 1, which redraws Missouri's congressional district boundaries.
No: A no vote keeps the congressional district boundaries enacted in 2022.
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