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Voter Guide 2026

Statewide issues lead August ballot

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missourians will cast votes on four statewide ballot issues, ranging from reauthorizing a sales tax for soil and water conservation to eliminating the state income tax. Amendment 1 Amendment 1 asks voters to reauthorize for 10 years a 1/10-cent statewide sales tax used for soil and water conservation and state parks and

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Third Congressional District

Third Congressional DistrictDownload The new Third Congressional District spans from the heart of Mid-Missouri all the way to the St. Louis suburbs and Illinois border. Incumbent Republican Rep. Bob Onder is being challenged by John Fraser of Columbia. The Democratic side features three candidates, including the party’s nominee in 2024, Bethany Mann. She’s up against

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Fourth Congressional District

Fourth Congressional DistrictDownload The new Fourth Congressional District is one of several that now stretch into the Kansas City area after the redrawn boundaries of the “Missouri First” map were approved. Its area includes Camden and Pulaski counties. Republican Rep. Mark Alford of Raymore is seeking reelection to the seat he first won in 2022.

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Fifth Congressional District

Fifth Congressional DistrictDownload The Fifth Congressional District has taken on a vastly different shape in the 2026 election. The Fifth was at the center of a Republican push to redraw the state’s congressional districts mid-decade to gain an advantage in the House of Representatives. The map that was redrawn by the majority-Republican General Assembly broke

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Sixth Congressional District

Sixth Congressional DistrictDownload The Sixth Congressional District covers a swatch of land across Missouri’s northern half, including the Mid-Missouri counties of Chariton and Macon. Incumbent Republican Rep. Sam Graves is retiring from Congress at the end of his term, leaving the seat open. That has drawn five Republicans seeking their party’s nomination in August: Jim

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