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3 candidates are tracked for Director of Elections on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kurt Bahr, Jen Olson and Carl Herman Freese. Candidate information follows official St Charles County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Incumbent Kurt Bahr faces Jen Olson on the August 4 Republican ballot; the winner meets unopposed Libertarian Carl Herman Freese on November 3, per the county's official voter guide.
The incumbent director of elections for eight years, an Air Force veteran and former state representative with a national election-administration credential, per his voter-guide submission.
2026 priorities
- Accurate rolls, trained poll workers, reliable results, per his voter-guide response
- Paper ballots and documented chain of custody, per his response
- Public hand-count audits after every election, per his response
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-29.
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A former Wentzville school board member with a background in accounting and election-law research work, per her voter-guide submission.
2026 priorities
- Hand-counted paper ballots, per her voter-guide response
- Keeping election spending with domestic vendors, per her response
- Restoring public trust in elections, per her response
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-29.
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Carl Herman Freese is on the county's certified candidate list for the Director of Elections, per the county election authority.
