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3 candidates are tracked for Missouri House District 127 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Brenden J. Kelley, Marvin Manring and Racheal Martin. Candidate information follows official Barton County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Brenden J. Kelley (Republican), Marvin Manring (Democratic), Racheal Martin (Independent) meet on the November 3 ballot. Missouri has no runoffs; the August 4 primary winner of each party is the nominee, and unopposed nominees still print. The field is the Missouri Secretary of State's certified general election candidate list (certified August 25, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Brenden Kelley, of Lamar, is a commercial insurance underwriter and part-time real estate agent, per The Missouri Times. He is the son of Rep. Ann Kelley, who currently represents District 127 and is not seeking re-election in 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
2026 priorities (per the campaign statement via The Missouri Times)
- Expanding educational opportunities for families
- Strengthening rural economies and infrastructure investment
- Border security
Marvin Manring is a retired public school educator with 37 years of teaching experience in Missouri, per his campaign site. He grew up on a family farm in northwest Missouri and serves on a regional foundation board and a county hospital trustee board.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Expanding Medicaid so no Missourian must choose between a job and health coverage
- Full funding for public schools and universal early childhood education
- Returning local control over agricultural enterprise decisions to counties
Source: candidate campaign site.
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Racheal Martin is the Independent nominee for Missouri House District 127 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Missouri Secretary of State's certified general election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
