14 candidates are tracked across 10 Cass County races for the 2026 election, led by the Cass County Presiding Commissioner contest. Preview your Cass County, Missouri sample ballot for 2026: browse tracked local races, then enter your ZIP code to confirm which districts and offices appear on your exact ballot.
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Candidate roster last updated Sep 6, 2026 from official election sources. Enter your ZIP code at theballotbrief.com to see your exact 2026 ballot.
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Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateMissouri
Races Listed10
Profiles14
Cass County Sample Ballot 2026: Races We’re Tracking
Local races are address-specific. This guide previews tracked contests, while the lookup tool narrows the list to a voter’s exact address. Tap any name to see the race, full candidate profiles, and everything else on your exact ballot. Missouri nominees were set by the August 4 primary (plurality, no runoffs) and meet on the November 3 ballot; unopposed nominees still print. All 163 state House seats, the even-numbered state Senate districts, partisan circuit judgeships in non-plan circuits and the county offices on the four-year off-presidential cycle (presiding commissioner, clerk, circuit clerk, auditor, recorder, collector, prosecuting attorney) are up; sheriff, assessor, treasurer and the associate commissioners were elected in 2024, per the Secretary of State.
Republican Bob Huston ran unopposed in the August 4 primary with 11,685 votes (100 percent) and faces no opponent on the November 3 ballot; no Democratic, Libertarian, or independent candidate filed for the office, per the Cass County Clerk's official August 4, 2026 primary election results (posted August 11, 2026).
Bob Huston · Republican▾
Bob Huston has served as Cass County Presiding Commissioner since 2018, after eleven years as Cass County Assessor, per his official county biography. He previously worked in management roles at large corporations and small family-run businesses before entering county government, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Republican Kathy Lambertz ran unopposed in the August 4 primary with 11,365 votes (100 percent) and faces no opponent on the November 3 ballot; no Democratic, Libertarian, or independent candidate filed for the office, per the Cass County Clerk's official August 4, 2026 primary election results (posted August 11, 2026).
Kathy Lambertz · Republican▾
Kathy Lambertz was appointed Cass County Clerk in March 2025 by Governor Mike Kehoe, after serving as chief deputy clerk in the County Clerk's office since 2019 and working in the assessor's office from 2012 to 2019, per the governor's office. She has more than three decades of experience in Cass County government, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Republican Kim York ran unopposed in the August 4 primary with 11,449 votes (100 percent) and faces no opponent on the November 3 ballot; no Democratic, Libertarian, or independent candidate filed for the office, per the Cass County Clerk's official August 4, 2026 primary election results (posted August 11, 2026).
Kim York · Republican▾
Kim York serves as Cass County Circuit Clerk for Missouri's 17th Judicial Circuit, per the Cass County Circuit Clerk's office. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Republican Mike Medsker (11,436 votes, 100 percent of the Republican primary) and Democrat Art Ruiz (7,171 votes, 100 percent of the Democratic primary) each ran unopposed in their August 4 primaries and meet on the November 3 ballot, per the Cass County Clerk's official August 4, 2026 primary election results (posted August 11, 2026).
Mike Medsker · Republican▾
Mike Medsker has served as Cass County Recorder of Deeds since 2011 and owns a Farmers Insurance agency serving Cass County, per the Missouri Times. He previously served as a Raymore city councilman and led the Raymore Chamber of Commerce, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Art Ruiz appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Cass County Recorder of Deeds, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Art Ruiz.
Republican Ben Butler ran unopposed in the August 4 primary with 11,301 votes (100 percent) and faces no opponent on the November 3 ballot; no Democratic, Libertarian, or independent candidate filed for the office, per the Cass County Clerk's official August 4, 2026 primary election results (posted August 11, 2026).
Ben Butler · Republican▾
Ben Butler has served as Cass County Prosecuting Attorney since January 2015, per the office's official county page. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Republican Chris Molendorp ran unopposed in the August 4 primary with 11,946 votes (100 percent) and faces no opponent on the November 3 ballot; no Democratic, Libertarian, or independent candidate filed for the office, per the Cass County Clerk's official August 4, 2026 primary election results (posted August 11, 2026).
Chris Molendorp · Republican▾
Chris Molendorp has served as Cass County Collector of Revenue since being elected in November 2018, per the office's official county page. He is a graduate of Raymore-Peculiar High School and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Republican Jack Bondon ran unopposed in the August 4 primary with 11,412 votes (100 percent) and faces no opponent on the November 3 ballot; no Democratic, Libertarian, or independent candidate filed for the office, per the Cass County Clerk's official August 4, 2026 primary election results (posted August 11, 2026).
Jack Bondon · Republican▾
Jack Bondon serves as Cass County Auditor, per the office's official county page. He previously represented the 56th district in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2015 to 2021. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
William (Bill) Irwin (Republican), Jon Pennell (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; William (Bill) Irwin 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.
William (Bill) Irwin · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Bill Irwin retired after 33 years in the United States Navy, including service as a Navy SEAL, and spent 17 years with the Lee's Summit Police Department SWAT team, per his official Missouri House biography. He represents Cass County in House District 55 and was first elected in November 2024, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Jon Pennell previously worked in federal citizenship and immigration services before losing his position when the Department of Government Efficiency eliminated it, per KCUR. He decided to run for the Missouri House District 55 seat, which had gone uncontested by Democrats since 2022. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Steve Baker (Republican), Staci Czar (Democratic) 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.
Steve Baker · Republican▾
Steve Baker is a retired Master Gunnery Sergeant with 30 years of active duty service in the United States Marine Corps, including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, per his campaign website. He founded the Cass County Veterans Coalition and previously served as a Veterans Employment Representative for Missouri, per the same source.
Priorities: Support for law enforcement and public safety · Veteran support programs · Lower taxes (per the campaign site)
Staci Czar, a lifelong resident of Belton, works as an office manager at Panorama Cabana Inc. and as a marketing manager at Mayo Auction and Realty, per AOL News. She served on the Belton Park Board for three years and on the committee that transitioned Belton to a charter city in 2008. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Priorities: Improving Interstate 49 for safety and congestion · Supporting public education funding (per the candidate statement via AOL News)
Sherri Gallick (Republican), Liz Davenport (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Sherri Gallick 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.
Sherri Gallick · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Sherri Gallick spent her pre-legislative career as a food industry executive, holding leadership roles with Jimmy Dean Foods and Maple Leaf Farms, per her official Missouri House biography. She represents District 62, covering parts of Cass and Bates counties, and currently chairs the House Economic Development Committee, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Liz Davenport is the Democratic candidate for Missouri House District 62, per her campaign website. She describes herself as a political newcomer running to represent her community, per the same source.
Priorities: Community-focused representation, per the campaign site
Note: Use address lookup for your exact ballot; local pages preview tracked races.Profiles: Hand-verified profiles are added race by race; always confirm with the official election office linked above.
