Chariton County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Missouri House and Missouri Senate, with bios, priorities and campaign sites.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered Chariton 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.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressMissouri House District 48Tim Taylor (R) · Hope Tinker (D)
Tim Taylor
Tim Taylor represents Chariton, Cooper, Howard and parts of Randolph counties as the District 48 state representative, first elected in November 2020, per the Missouri House of Representatives. He retired from the Columbia Fire Department after a long career and served in the United States Air Force beginning in 1987, and his family has owned and operated Taylor's Bake Shop in Boonville since 2002, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Hope Tinker
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Fair taxes and responsible use of public funds
- Fair wages and cost of living
- Sustainable farming and conservation
About Hope Tinker
Hope Tinker is a medical doctor and rural family physician from Fayette, Missouri, per her campaign site, which is committed to supporting the health of her rural Missouri community.
Tim Taylor (Republican), Hope Tinker (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Tim Taylor 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 Senate District 12Rusty Black (R) · Judy McNeece (D)
Rusty Black
Rusty Black worked as an agriculture educator for 33 years before retiring in 2016, per his official Missouri Senate biography. He represents District 12 in northwest Missouri and previously served in the Missouri House before his 2022 election to the Senate, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Judy McNeece
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Increasing public school funding
- Addressing rural hospital closures and maternity care access
- Lowering the cost of living
About Judy McNeece
Judy McNeece is a former educator who describes herself as a grandmother living on a fixed income, per her campaign site. She has traveled throughout Senate District 12 listening to constituent concerns.
Rusty Black (Republican), Judy McNeece (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Rusty Black is the sitting member per the Senate 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.
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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 Chariton County, Missouri on November 3, 2026?
Chariton County sample ballot 2026: who is running for missouri house and missouri senate, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. 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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