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2 candidates are tracked for Cole County Clerk on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Dave Griffith and Jeff Ahlers. Candidate information follows official Cole County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Decided August 4: both candidates are Republicans running to succeed retiring clerk Steve Korsmeyer, and the winner has no November opposition, per the Jefferson City News Tribune.
Republican
A state representative from Jefferson City serving his final term and chairing the House Veterans and Armed Forces Committee, per the Jefferson City News Tribune. Before the House he led the local American Red Cross for six years, served on the Jefferson City Council, and spent 23 years at KRCG, per the News Tribune.
Republican
A Jefferson City Ward 1 council member since 2023 who recently retired after 31 years at Central Dairy, per the Jefferson City News Tribune and ABC17. He has served as a Cole County election judge for more than a decade and says he hopes to retain the current clerk's staff, per ABC17.