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2 candidates are tracked for Jefferson County Council District 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Timothy Bennett and Danielle "Dani" Elliott. Candidate information follows official Jefferson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
August 4 primary result: incumbent Timothy Bennett won a four-way Republican primary with 36.46 percent (1,398 votes) over Anthony Pousosa (26.06 percent, 999 votes), John Jay Lee (21.96 percent, 842 votes) and Misty Whetstone (15.52 percent, 595 votes); Libertarian Danielle "Dani" Elliott was unopposed in her primary (47 votes), per the Jefferson County Clerk's official primary results summary. Bennett and Elliott meet on the November 3 ballot; no Democrat filed.
Republican · Incumbent
Timothy Bennett works as an auditor with Torch Electronics and helps organize a youth flag football league, per Leader Publications. He previously spent 10 years in law enforcement, starting with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and also serving the cities of Festus, De Soto and Crystal City, per myMoInfo. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Libertarian
Danielle "Dani" Elliott appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Jefferson County Council District 5, 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 Danielle "Dani" Elliott.