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Jackson County, Missouri

Jackson County Executive

See where Lake and Rohlfing stand on taxes and the budget. Names follow official Jackson County election filings.

About this race

August 4 primary result: Stacy Lake (45.9 percent) won the Democratic nomination over Bill Baird (20.2 percent), Dan T. Tarwater III (19.8 percent), Manuel "Manny" Abarca IV, Ryan Meyer, Holmes Osborne and advances to the November 3 ballot, per kctv5.com reporting of the official results (re-verify against the certified canvass). Open seat: Frank White Jr. was removed in a September 2025 recall vote and interim executive Phil LeVota is not running, per KCUR. Candidates are from the Jackson County Election Board's certified sample ballot.

What this office does

County commissioner. The county board is the county's legislative and, in most states, executive body. Commissioners adopt the county budget and property tax rate, oversee roads, the jail, public health, planning and zoning in unincorporated areas, and appoint or confirm department heads. In counties with an elected county executive or judge, the board's role is mainly the budget and ordinances.

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Stacy Lake

Stacy Lake

Democratic

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Property taxes: end the outside assessment contract, bring assessment in house, cap increases
  • A deep-scale independent audit of county government
  • County infrastructure repairs and a countywide rapid bus plan
Biography

A civil litigation attorney and owner of the Stacy Lake Firm LLC in Kansas City, and a former Chinese translator, per her campaign site. She came within about four points of unseating Frank White Jr. in the 2022 Democratic contest for this office, per Beacon: Kansas City.

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Alan Rohlfing

Republican

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Property tax reform with transparent assessments and a simpler appeals process, per local election reporting
  • Reduced spending and a forensic audit of county finances, per local election reporting
  • Strengthening core services and a more business friendly county, per local election reporting
Biography

A candidate with an extensive military background and the only Republican seeking the office, so his August 4 ballot line is uncontested, per Beacon: Kansas City. He supports fairer property assessments, a forensic audit of county finances, and a comprehensive county charter review, per Kansas City area election reporting. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Jackson County Executive in 2026?

2 candidates are tracked for Jackson County Executive on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Stacy Lake and Alan Rohlfing. Candidate information follows official Jackson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below. See where they stand on taxes and the budget.

When is the Jackson County Executive election in Missouri?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Missouri are on the Missouri election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Candidate roster from official Jackson County and state election office filings, last verified October 16, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Candidate profiles
Stacy Lake, full profileAlan Rohlfing, full profileOfficial Missouri election office