6 candidates are tracked across 3 Clinton County races for the 2026 election, led by the Missouri House District 8 contest. Preview your Clinton 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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Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateMissouri
Races Listed3
Profiles6
Clinton 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.
Josh Hurlbert (Republican), Amy Minich (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Josh Hurlbert 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.
Josh Hurlbert · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Josh Hurlbert worked for U.S. Representative Sam Graves for 11 years handling constituent services, per his campaign website. He was elected to the Smithville, Missouri Board of Aldermen in 2018 and represents Missouri House District 8.
Priorities: Opposition to Amendment 3, per the campaign site
Amy Minich works for UAW Local 249, where she began in 2014 and has led community outreach and door-to-door voter engagement across Clay and Ray counties, per The Labor Beacon. She was born and raised in Missouri's 8th District and lives in Lawson, per her campaign site.
Priorities: Protecting every worker's right to a living wage and fair treatment on the job · Ensuring clean air, clean water and environmental protection for the district · Expanding opportunity through public education (per the campaign site)
Dean VanSchoiack (Republican), Gena Puckett (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.
Dean VanSchoiack · Republican▾
Dean VanSchoiack is the Republican nominee for Missouri House District 9 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Missouri Secretary of State's certified general election candidate list.
Gena Puckett is the Democratic nominee for Missouri House District 9 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Missouri Secretary of State's certified general election candidate list.
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.
Rusty Black · RepublicanIncumbent▾
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 or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
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.
Priorities: Increasing public school funding · Addressing rural hospital closures and maternity care access · Lowering the cost of living (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.
