Cedar County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Missouri House and Missouri Senate and more, and where they stand on health care, schools and roads.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered Cedar County's county, city and school board races, so they are not shown here. Your ballot may carry them. See the Missouri Secretary of State elections page.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Cedar County is split across 2 Missouri House districts.
Find your districts by addressMissouri House: 2 districtsDistricts 125, 127
Missouri House District 125Dane Diehl (R) · Lynda C Jones (D)
Dane Diehl
Dane Diehl represents District 125 in the Missouri House of Representatives, first elected in 2022, per the Missouri House member page. Diehl is a fifth-generation family farmer and rancher who serves as District 4 director of the Missouri Soybean Association. He is a member of the Missouri Cattlemen's Association, Missouri Farm Bureau and Missouri Soybean. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Lynda C Jones
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Reducing costs for families
- Support for children's welfare
- Protecting healthcare access
About Lynda C Jones
Lynda Jones has spent more than 36 years as a business-management leader in Vernon County and is the former director of the Nevada-Vernon County Chamber of Commerce, per her campaign site. She previously sought the District 125 seat in 2024.
Dane Diehl (Republican), Lynda C Jones (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Dane Diehl 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.
Full race pageMissouri House District 127Brenden J. Kelley (R) · Marvin Manring (D) · Racheal Martin (Independent)
Brenden J. Kelley
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Expanding educational opportunities for families, per campaign statement via The Missouri Times
- Strengthening rural economies and infrastructure investment, per campaign statement via The Missouri Times
- Border security, per campaign statement via The Missouri Times
About Brenden J. Kelley
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 was found as of September 6, 2026.
Marvin Manring
Top priorities
From 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
About Marvin Manring
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.
Racheal Martin
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 was found as of September 6, 2026.
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.
Full race pageMissouri Senate District 28Sam Alexander (R) · Mike McCaffree (D)
Sam Alexander
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Second Amendment rights and constitutional carry
- Border security
- Medical freedom and patient autonomy
About Sam Alexander
Sam Alexander is a board-certified emergency room physician with more than 30 years of experience, serving as senior partner with Emergency Physicians of Springfield, per his campaign site. He holds a BA/MD from the UMKC School of Medicine, has been a licensed pilot since 1984, and also farms in Fair Play, Missouri, per the same source.
Mike McCaffree
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Create quality jobs and support public education
- Advocate for affordable housing and improved district infrastructure
- Keep hospitals and clinics accessible in small communities
About Mike McCaffree
Mike McCaffree was born and raised in Nevada, Missouri, and served 17 years on the Nevada R-5 Board of Education, per the campaign site. McCaffree is running for Missouri Senate District 28 on a platform focused on jobs, education and rural infrastructure, per the campaign site.
Sam Alexander (Republican), Mike McCaffree (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.
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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.
Who is on the ballot in Cedar County, Missouri on November 3, 2026?
Cedar County sample ballot 2026: see where the missouri house and missouri senate candidates stand on health care, schools and roads. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in Missouri?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Missouri are listed on the Missouri election hub. Missouri election hub →
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