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Jefferson City, Missouri sample ballot 2026

Jefferson City voters (Cole County, Missouri) see Auditor plus 4 Cole County races on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Your U.S. House district and any precinct-level races depend on your street address.

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On every Jefferson City ballot

ClerkDave Griffith (R)

Dave Griffith

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. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.

CollectorLarry Vincent (R)

Larry Vincent

RepublicanIncumbent

Cole County's collector since 2007, seeking another term, per the Jefferson City News Tribune. He is unopposed on August 4 and faces no opposition in November, per News Tribune and ABC17 coverage. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

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Circuit Judge, 19th Judicial Circuit, Division 2Daniel Green (R)

Daniel Green

Republican

Daniel Green is the Republican nominee for Circuit Judge, 19th Judicial Circuit, Division 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Missouri Secretary of State's certified general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.

Circuit Judge, 19th Judicial Circuit, Division 3Cotton Walker (R)

Cotton Walker

Republican

Cotton Walker is a sitting Circuit Judge in Cole County, with thirty-two years on the bench and thirty-five years as a member of the Missouri Bar, per his campaign site. He previously worked as a civil litigator for twenty-seven years and served as Municipal Judge in Cole County for twenty-four years, and presides over general jurisdiction matters including felony, civil, family law and specialty treatment court cases, per his campaign site.

Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Cole County page.

Statewide races

AuditorScott Fitzpatrick (R) · Quentin Wilson (D) · Dustin Coffell (L)

Scott Fitzpatrick

RepublicanIncumbent

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Audit state and local government spending
  • Strengthen fiscal controls and public accountability
  • Use treasurer and budget-chair experience in statewide oversight
About Scott Fitzpatrick

Scott Fitzpatrick is Missouri's incumbent state auditor and a Republican candidate for re-election. A former state treasurer and state House budget chair, he has built his statewide record around audits, government spending oversight, local-government accountability, fiscal controls, and conservative management of public dollars.

Quentin Wilson

Democrat

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Improve transparency around every public dollar
  • Use revenue-department experience for taxpayer accountability
  • Strengthen fair, independent state audits
About Quentin Wilson

Quentin Wilson is a Democratic candidate for Missouri state auditor and a former director of the Missouri Department of Revenue. His campaign emphasizes fair accounting, transparent audits, taxpayer service, public trust, and using state finance experience to scrutinize how Missouri spends public money.

Dustin Coffell

Dustin Coffell

L

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Your taxpayer watchdog, completely independent
  • Modernizing cybersecurity and data privacy standards
  • Fiscal sanity before the reserve runs dry
About Dustin Coffell

Per the campaign site, Dustin Coffell is an accountant with a master's degree in accounting and a background in corporate finance and financial analysis. Dustin Coffell is the Libertarian nominee for Missouri state auditor on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list, and chair of the Libertarian Party of Missouri. His campaign gives voters a non-major-party option for the office that audits state and local government finances.

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Cole County sample ballotMissouri statewide races

City boundaries and ZIP codes from the U.S. Census Bureau (2024 Gazetteer, 2020 ZCTA relationships). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; confirm with the Missouri election office before voting.