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3 candidates are tracked for Missouri Senate District 30 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Melanie Stinnett, Betsy Fogle and Cecil Ince. Candidate information follows official Greene County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Melanie Stinnett (Republican), Betsy Fogle (Democratic), Cecil Ince (Libertarian) 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.
Melanie Stinnett is a healthcare provider and small-business owner who founded TheraCare, a clinic that has served thousands of local families, per her campaign website. She currently represents a Springfield-area district in the Missouri House, where she sponsored HB 970 to reform the Ticket to Work Health Assurance Program for people with disabilities.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Protect healthcare access and support for people with disabilities
- Support increased funding and resources for law enforcement
- Support expanded school choice and curriculum transparency
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-06.
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Betsy Fogle is a sitting Democratic state representative for House District 135, first elected in 2020, who is running for the open Senate District 30 seat, per the Springfield Daily Citizen. She previously worked as director of program advancement for Jordan Valley Health and as the AFL-CIO community services labor liaison for United Way of the Ozarks. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Cecil Ince is a longtime Greene County Libertarian Party activist who has served as treasurer and secretary of the Greene County Libertarians and as vice chair of the Missouri Libertarian Party, per the party's candidate page. He previously ran as the Libertarian nominee for Missouri Secretary of State in 2004. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
