Republican Dave Schatz won a three-way August 4 primary with 2,354 votes (41.19 percent) over Shawn Noel (1,851 votes, 32.39 percent) and Ed Hillhouse (1,508 votes, 26.38 percent), per the Franklin County election authority's results portal (unofficial results, 100 percent of precincts reporting as of August 7, 2026; St. Louis Public Radio also called the race for Schatz). Schatz meets Democrat Richele Landa (2,103 votes, unopposed in her primary) and Libertarian Thomas Krausch (45 votes, unopposed in his primary) on the November 3 ballot.
Dave Schatz · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Dave Schatz was appointed Presiding Commissioner of Franklin County in March 2025, after previously serving in the Missouri House and Senate, per St. Louis Public Radio. His campaign has focused on reducing the county's personal, property, and real estate taxes, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Richele Landa · Democratic▾
Richele Landa is a business analyst and ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt with more than 20 years of experience in continuous improvement work, per her campaign site. She lives in Pacific, Missouri, per the same source.
Priorities: Open commission meetings to more public participation, including evening sessions · Oppose siting data centers in Franklin County's agricultural and residential areas · Guide development using the Franklin County Master Plan (per the campaign site)
Thomas Krausch · Libertarian▾
Thomas Krausch appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Franklin County Presiding Commissioner, 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 Thomas Krausch.
Republican Tim Baker ran unopposed in the August 4 primary with 8,024 votes (100 percent) and faces no opponent on the November 3 ballot; no Democratic, Libertarian, or independent candidate filed for the office, per the Franklin County election authority's results portal (unofficial results, 100 percent of precincts reporting as of August 7, 2026).
Tim Baker · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Tim Baker has served two four-year terms as Franklin County Clerk after first being elected in 2018 and is seeking a third term, per the Missourian. As County Clerk he is the county's chief election authority, overseeing an office of eight staff members plus roughly 3,000 temporary election judges, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Republican Connie S. Ward ran unopposed in the August 4 primary with 7,632 votes (100 percent) and faces no opponent on the November 3 ballot; no Democratic, Libertarian, or independent candidate filed for the office, per the Franklin County election authority's results portal (unofficial results, 100 percent of precincts reporting as of August 7, 2026).
Connie S. Ward · Republican▾
Connie S. Ward serves as Circuit Court Clerk for Franklin County's circuit court, per the office's official county page. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Republican Lisa Smart ran unopposed in the August 4 primary with 7,555 votes (100 percent) and faces no opponent on the November 3 ballot; no Democratic, Libertarian, or independent candidate filed for the office, per the Franklin County election authority's results portal (unofficial results, 100 percent of precincts reporting as of August 7, 2026).
Lisa Smart · Republican▾
Lisa Smart has served as Franklin County Recorder of Deeds since being sworn in in December 2022, overseeing an office that records marriage licenses, military discharges, and land documents, per the Missourian. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Republican Matthew Becker ran unopposed in the August 4 primary with 7,660 votes (100 percent) and faces no opponent on the November 3 ballot; no Democratic, Libertarian, or independent candidate filed for the office, per the Franklin County election authority's results portal (unofficial results, 100 percent of precincts reporting as of August 7, 2026).
Matthew Becker · Republican▾
Matthew Becker has served as Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney since taking office in January 2019, per the Missourian, heading an office of prosecutors, investigators, and victim advocates, per the office's official county page. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Republican Doug Trentmann ran unopposed in the August 4 primary with 8,100 votes (100 percent) and faces no opponent on the November 3 ballot; no Democratic, Libertarian, or independent candidate filed for the office, per the Franklin County election authority's results portal (unofficial results, 100 percent of precincts reporting as of August 7, 2026).
Doug Trentmann · Republican▾
Trentmann previously worked in the private sector as an accounts payable and receivable director before joining the Franklin County Collector's office, where the campaign site says he has served in every role in that office, per the campaign site. He is a 2003 graduate of St. Francis Borgia High School and a 15-year member of the Washington Volunteer Fire Company, per the campaign site. He is running for Franklin County Collector of Revenue, per the campaign site.
Republican Anne Barry won the August 4 primary with 5,093 votes (87.14 percent) over Rafael Madrigal (750 votes, 12.86 percent) and faces no opponent on the November 3 ballot; no Democratic, Libertarian, or independent candidate filed for the office, per the Franklin County election authority's results portal (unofficial results, 100 percent of precincts reporting as of August 7, 2026). The seat is open; incumbent Auditor Angela Gibson did not seek re-election.
Anne Barry · Republican▾
Anne Barry currently serves as Deputy Auditor for Franklin County and has worked in compliance, risk management, auditing, accounting, and human resources roles under the Missouri Constitution since 2014, per her campaign site. She is a Navy veteran, per the same source.
Priorities: Apply conservative, household-budget-style fiscal oversight to county spending · Maintain existing internal controls and financial safeguards · Emphasize transparent, ethical reporting standards (per the campaign site)
John Simmons (Republican), Trent Leslie (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; John Simmons 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.
John Simmons · RepublicanIncumbent▾
John Simmons is a chiropractor who built a private practice in Washington, Missouri after earning his degree from Logan University of Chiropractic in 1991, per his official Missouri House biography. He represents part of Franklin County in House District 109 and was first elected in November 2018, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Trent Leslie · Democratic▾
Trent Leslie is the Democratic nominee for Missouri House District 109 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Missouri Secretary of State's certified general election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Amy DeClue (Republican), Sarah Rachel 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.
Amy DeClue · Republican▾
Amy DeClue is a registered nurse with nearly two decades of experience and chairs the Franklin County Republican Central Committee, per her campaign site. She was elected a Missouri delegate to the 2024 Republican National Convention.
Priorities: Additional restrictions on abortion · Protecting Second Amendment rights · Expanding parental rights and school choice in education (per the campaign site)
Sarah Rachel Puckett · Democratic▾
Sarah Rachel Puckett is the Democratic nominee for Missouri House District 118 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Missouri Secretary of State's certified general election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Brad Banderman (Republican), Amy Thompson (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Brad Banderman 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.
Brad Banderman · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Brad Banderman serves as student pastor for Bethel Baptist Church in Lonedell and previously worked as a substitute teacher and bus driver for the St. Clair R-XIII School District, per his official Missouri House biography. He represents part of Franklin County in House District 119 and was first elected in November 2022, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Amy Thompson · Democratic▾
Amy Thompson is an educator who moved to Franklin County in 1998, per her campaign site. She holds a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Northern Iowa and grew up on a family farm in Iowa.
Priorities: Keeping public education funding in public schools · Maintaining and expanding healthcare access · Protecting rivers and streams for future generations (per the campaign site)
Ben Brown (Republican), Vicky Wors (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Ben Brown 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.
Ben Brown · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Ben Brown has been a restaurant owner since 2013 and previously pursued a career in mixed martial arts, per his official Missouri Senate biography. He represents District 26, covering Franklin, Gasconade, Osage and Warren counties, and chairs the Senate Economic and Workforce Development Committee, per the same source.
Priorities: Support for law enforcement and first responders · Limiting government regulatory overreach on small businesses (per the campaign site)
Vicky Wors · Democratic▾
Vicky Wors is a retired human resources professional running for Missouri Senate District 26, per the campaign site. She is a SHRM-certified professional and Birkman certified consultant with a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of North Texas and a master's degree in human resources and marketing from Lindenwood University, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Opposes sales tax increases · Support for public education standards and teachers · Affordable healthcare access (per the campaign site)
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