On every Ballwin ballot
ExecutiveJake Zimmerman (D) · Dennis Hancock (R) · J D McFarland (Green)
Jake Zimmerman
Top priorities
From other published sources
- End reliance on one-time funds to balance the budget, per STLPR
- Require large developers, including data centers, to bring their own clean energy, per STLPR
- Protect core services like public safety, health, and parks, per STLPR
About Jake Zimmerman
St. Louis County's assessor since 2011 and a former state representative who worked for Gov. Bob Holden and Attorney General Jay Nixon, per STLPR. He calls himself a fixer who wants detail-oriented governing and says he would end the county's reliance on one-time funds to plug budget gaps, per STLPR.
Dennis Hancock
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Balance the county budget without raising taxes, per Spectrum News
- A change in county government's direction, per Spectrum News
- Private-sector budget discipline, per Spectrum News
About Dennis Hancock
Hancock is a candidate for St. Louis County Executive, per the campaign site.
J D McFarland
J.D. McFarland previously ran in the 2017 St. Louis city mayoral race as a Green Party candidate, per the St. Louis Call Newspapers, which reported he did not respond to its interview request for this campaign. J D McFarland appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for County Executive, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Prosecuting AttorneyMelissa Price Smith (D) · Theo Brown Sr. (Libertarian)
Melissa Price Smith
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Focus prosecutions on violent crime, per STLPR
- Pretrial support services as alternatives to incarceration, per STLPR
- Managing the office through county budget cuts, per STLPR
About Melissa Price Smith
The county's prosecuting attorney since her late-2024 appointment to succeed Wesley Bell, after 18 years in the office, per STLPR. She says her focus on violent crime includes no longer seeking probation-only sentences for gun crimes, paired with pretrial job training and anger management alternatives, per STLPR.
Theo Brown Sr.
Theo Brown Sr. previously ran for mayor of Bellefontaine Neighbors in an April 2026 election, per the Libertarian Party of St. Louis. He is the Libertarian candidate for St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
AssessorDoug Clemens (D) · David Messner (R) · Austin Brown (Green)
Doug Clemens
Top priorities
From other published sources
- An ombudsman role for direct resident access, per STLPR
- Working down the property tax appeal backlog, per STLPR
- Detail-oriented accountability from his committee work, per STLPR
About Doug Clemens
A state representative from St. Ann, term-limited out of the Missouri House, per STLPR. He wants an ombudsman post inside the assessor's office to give residents a direct contact and to work down a backlog of more than 21,000 pending property tax appeals, per STLPR.
David Messner
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Making property assessments fair, transparent and predictable
- Ensuring accurate property assessments and accountability in the assessor's office
About David Messner
David Messner appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for County Assessor, per the county elections office's certified candidate list.
Austin Brown
Austin Brown appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for County Assessor, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Austin Brown.
Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the St. Louis County page.
Statewide races
AuditorScott Fitzpatrick (R) · Quentin Wilson (D) · Dustin Coffell (L)
Scott Fitzpatrick
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Audit state and local government spending
- Strengthen fiscal controls and public accountability
- Use treasurer and budget-chair experience in statewide oversight
About Scott Fitzpatrick
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
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Improve transparency around every public dollar
- Use revenue-department experience for taxpayer accountability
- Strengthen fair, independent state audits
About Quentin Wilson
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
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Your taxpayer watchdog, completely independent
- Modernizing cybersecurity and data privacy standards
- Fiscal sanity before the reserve runs dry
About Dustin Coffell
Per the campaign site, Dustin Coffell is an accountant with a master's degree in accounting and a background in corporate finance and financial analysis. 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.
Missouri voters also decide 7 statewide ballot measures.
Voting info and more
Voting info and more
City boundaries and ZIP codes from the U.S. Census Bureau (2024 Gazetteer, 2020 ZCTA relationships). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; confirm with the Missouri election office before voting.
