Boone County

Boone County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

9 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 8 Boone County races, led by the Boone County Auditor contest.

Candidate roster last updated Sep 7, 2026 from official election sources. Enter your ZIP code at theballotbrief.com to see your exact 2026 ballot.

Local Snapshot

Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateMissouri
Races Listed8
Profiles9

Boone County Sample Ballot 2026: Races We’re Tracking

August 4 primary result: Kyle Rieman (75 percent) won the Democratic nomination over Allen Bel-Long (25 percent) and advances to the November 3 ballot, per kbia.org reporting of the official results (re-verify against the certified canvass).

  • Kyle Rieman · DemocraticIncumbent
    Boone County's auditor since 2023, with more than 15 years in public finance including service as Columbia's budget officer and as a Missouri General Assembly research division director, per his campaign site and the Columbia Missourian. He also owns three small businesses, including a board game cafe, per his campaign site.
    Priorities: Financial oversight and clean audits · Data driven budgeting decisions · Modern financial tools and reporting for the county (per the campaign site)

Kip Kendrick, the sitting presiding commissioner, is the only name for the office on the county's certified August 4 notice; Boone County's other certified county offices (circuit clerk, county clerk, collector, prosecuting attorney, recorder) each drew a single unopposed candidate, all of whom appear on the ballot under Missouri law.

  • Kip Kendrick · DemocraticIncumbent
    Boone County's sitting presiding commissioner and the only name for the office on the county's certified August 4 notice, per the Boone County Clerk's election notice. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

John Martin (Republican), Bekki Brewer (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; John Martin is the sitting member per the House roster. 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.

  • John Martin · RepublicanIncumbent
    John Martin owns Pro Pumping and Hydrojetting, LLC, and previously served as a pastor in Hallsville and Columbia, per his official Missouri House biography. He holds a Master of Theology degree from Midwestern Baptist Seminary and represents part of Boone County. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
  • Bekki Brewer · Democratic
    Bekki Brewer lives in Hallsville, Missouri, per her campaign website. She is campaigning on fully funding public schools, government accountability, and affordable living for working families in Boone County.
    Priorities: Fully fund public schools · Increase government responsiveness and accountability to voters · Support affordable living for working families (per the campaign site)

Kathy Steinhoff (Democratic) is the only nominee on the November 3 ballot; Kathy Steinhoff is the sitting member per the House roster. 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.

  • Kathy Steinhoff · DemocraticIncumbent
    Kathy Steinhoff taught math in Columbia Public Schools for 34 years and is a National Board Certified Teacher, per her official Missouri House biography. She served as president of Columbia NEA from 2015 to 2021 and received the National Education Association's Teaching Excellence honor. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.

David Tyson Smith (Democratic) is the only nominee on the November 3 ballot; David Tyson Smith is the sitting member per the House roster. 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.

  • David Tyson Smith · DemocraticIncumbent
    David Tyson Smith is an attorney who has practiced law for about 20 years and is a founding partner of the law firm Smith & Parnell LLC, per his official Missouri House biography. He helped form Columbia's Citizens Police Review Board and was appointed to the Missouri Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.

Adrian Plank (Democratic) is the only nominee on the November 3 ballot; Adrian Plank is the sitting member per the House roster. 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.

  • Adrian Plank · DemocraticIncumbent
    Adrian Plank works as a union carpenter and previously owned and operated a small business, per his official Missouri House biography. He graduated from Westran High School and represents part of Boone County. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.

Gregg Bush (Democratic) is the only nominee on the November 3 ballot; Gregg Bush is the sitting member per the House roster. 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.

  • Gregg Bush · DemocraticIncumbent
    Gregg Bush is a registered nurse with expertise in acute care, case management, patient education and workforce development, per his official Missouri House biography. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Missouri, where he was named a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholar. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.

Josh Devine (Republican) is the only certified candidate for this partisan circuit judgeship, which serves Boone, Callaway counties, per the Missouri Secretary of State's certified general election candidate list. Circuit judges in nonpartisan court plan circuits appear as retention questions instead.

  • Josh Devine · RepublicanIncumbent
    Josh Devine is the Republican nominee for Circuit Judge, 13th Judicial Circuit, Division 4 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.

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