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3 candidates are tracked for Prosecuting Attorney on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Melissa Price Smith, David Bryant and Theo Brown Sr.. Candidate information follows official St Louis County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Incumbent Melissa Price Smith, appointed to succeed Wesley Bell, faces David Bryant on the August 4 Democratic ballot; the winner meets Libertarian Theo Brown Sr. on November 3, per the certified ballot content report.
The county's prosecuting attorney since her late-2024 appointment to succeed Wesley Bell, after 18 years in the office, per STLPR. She says her focus on violent crime includes no longer seeking probation-only sentences for gun crimes, paired with pretrial job training and anger management alternatives, per STLPR.
2026 priorities
- Focus prosecutions on violent crime, per STLPR
- Pretrial support services as alternatives to incarceration, per STLPR
- Managing the office through county budget cuts, per STLPR
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-29.
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A defense attorney with nearly 25 years of trial experience who served as the county's traffic court commissioner from 2022 until launching this campaign, per STLPR. He argues the office should evaluate cases individually rather than apply blanket charging policies, per STLPR.
2026 priorities
- Evaluate cases individually rather than blanket policies, per STLPR
- Restore fairness and public trust in the office, per STLPR
- Working relationships with the council on budget and staffing, per STLPR
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-29.
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Theo Brown Sr. is on the county's certified candidate list for the Prosecuting Attorney, per the county election authority.
