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2 candidates are tracked for Missouri House District 97 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: David Robertson and Dan Schaefer. Candidate information follows official Jefferson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
David Robertson (Republican), Dan Schaefer (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.
David Robertson is a retired physics professor running for Missouri House District 97 in Jefferson County, per his campaign website. He has been active in Missouri conservative grassroots organizing for the past decade and served as a county coordinator for a 2024 Missouri gubernatorial campaign, per the same source.
2026 priorities
- Eliminate the personal property tax and reduce other state taxes, per the campaign site
- Election security measures including paper ballots and voter identification, per the campaign site
- Prioritize veteran healthcare access, per the campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-06.
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Dan Schaefer, of Fenton, is a retired team manager and software developer who worked at Exegy in Webster Groves, per the Leader (myleaderpaper.com). He previously ran for Missouri House District 97 in 2024. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
