2026 ELECTION CENTER
Days To Primary Election
Next Statewide Election Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Last Day To Register To Vote In Missouri's Statewide Primary Election Is July 8, 2026
RECRUITMENT HUB
The Missouri Democratic Party has a simple goal:
Give every Missouri voter the opportunity to vote for a Democrat this November.
All candidate counts and recruitment target districts on this page are updated weekly on Friday.
2026 State & Congressional races
On the first day of candidate filing, the Missouri Democratic Party had one of our most successful first filing days in decades, with 154 candidates filing to run in 123 out of the 189 congressional or state level races across the state this cycle on just the first day.
We currently have 169 candidates filed to run at the state or congressional level. (Information retrieved at 6:00 AM on March 10, 2026)
If you want to see the unofficial list of candidates who are currently running in each race, you can see that list
here on the Missouri Secretary of State's website. After candidate filing closes at 5PM on March 31st, 2026, the Missouri Democratic Party website will have a central candidate hub, providing you with information about who is running in each race across the state ahead of the primary election on August 4, 2026.
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IT'S TIME TO MAKE MISSOURI WORK FOR THE MANY, NOT THE FEW
+20 Years
Of Missouri Republican Party Control of the State
+$2 Billion
Missouri's General Revenue Shortfall This Fiscal Year
49th
Missouri's National Rank in Teacher Pay
+30%
of Missouri Households are Cost Burdened
+167%
Increase in Missouri Farm Bankruptcies Just Last Year
39th
Missouri's National Rank in Household Income
Across the country, Americans are rejecting the chaos of the Republican Party and choosing the Democratic Party's vision of a country where everyone can thrive. There have been 92 special elections across the country since Donald Trump's took office in 2024 and Democrats have run ahead of their presidential election results in those races by an average of 13.1 percent!
If Missouri Democrats did 13.1% better across the board in 2024’s elections, we would have won:
- Twenty-four more seats in the Missouri State House of Representatives
- Three more seats in the Missouri State Senate
- The Governor's office and every other state government level race
- One U.S. Senate seat
- One additional Democratic from Missouri in Congress (Adiós Ann!)
What would the Democrats performing 13.1% better look like in Missouri?
Slide the below slider to the left to see for yourself using the 2024 election results.
The above numbers and graphic are based off of the actual 2024 election performance results in each district and the running Democratic performance average (as of March 6, 2026) in special elections across the country since Trump took office.
ONGOING candidate recruitment
This is your Missouri Democratic Party.
You can shape our state party's future by running or helping us to find candidates – upstanding neighbors that can be trusted to stand up for working families – to run in every seat in Missouri.
CANDIDATE FILING WILL CLOSE IN:
We are recruiting, training, and empowering Missourians from all across the state to run – and win.
If you, or someone you know, is interested in running for a State House of Representatives or State Senate seat, reach out to us and let us know or email Vice-Chair Yvonne Reeves Chong before candidate filing closes at 5 PM on March 31, 2026.
Note: The below listed seats – and above count – are the seats where a Democrat has not yet filed and where the Missouri Democratic Party is not yet aware of a prospective candidate. All Missouri State House seats, the even-numbered Missouri State Senate seats, all U.S. House of Representatives seats, and the Missouri State Auditor (the only statewide race this year) are up for election.
STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The Missouri Democratic Party is actively looking for candidates in the below listed Missouri State House of Representatives districts.
You can see details about all 163 Missouri State House of Representatives Districts here, including current occupants. (Tip: You can sort by county by using the "County" button on the left side column.)
View the full Missouri State House of Representatives Districts map here.
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STATE SENATE
The Missouri Democratic Party is actively looking for candidates in the below listed Missouri State Senate districts. In the 2026 election cycle, only the 17 even-numbered seats are up for election in the Missouri State Senate this cycle.
You can see details about, and the current occupants of, all 34 Missouri State Senate Districts here and can view the full Missouri State Senate map here. Details about each district that the Missouri Democratic Party does not yet have a candidate in can be seen below, including a link to the district's map.
SD 10
Senate District 10
Senate District 10 is based northwest of the St. Louis metropolitan area, including Callaway, Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, and northwestern St. Charles counties. The district, which runs from the Illinois border to the northern edge of Jefferson City, contains municipalities like Fulton, Troy, Wentzville, and more.
The district is currently represented by Republican Travis Fitzwater.
You can see the district map here.
SD 12
Senate District 12
Senate District 12 covers most of northwestern Missouri. It includes Andrew, Atchison, Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Clinton, Daviess, Dekalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Linn, Livingston, Mercer, Nodaway, Sullivan, Worth, and northeastern Buchanan counties. This district includes Northwest Missouri State University and municipalities like Cameron, Chillicothe, Maryville, Mound City, Savannah, Trenton, and more.
The district is currently represented by Republican Rusty Black.
You can see the district map here.
SD 18
Senate District 18
Senate District 18 includes the counties of Adair, Audrain, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Putnam, Ralls, Randolph, Schuyler, Scotland, and Shelby and the municipalities like Hannibal, Kirksville, Macon, Mexico, Moberly, St. Francisville, and more.
The district is currently represented by Republican Cindy O'Laughlin.
You can see the district map here.
SD 32
Senate District 32
Senate District 32 includes the counties of Jasper and Newton in southwest Missouri. The district includes the core of the Joplin metro area, with municipalities like Carthage, Joplin, Neosho, Webb City, and more.
The district is currently represented by Republican Jill Carter.
You can see the district map here.
