How this guide is made

Statewide Ballot Measures

The official ballot title and fair ballot language of each measure are copied word for word from the Secretary of State's 2026 ballot measures page. The "what your vote means" lines and plain-words summaries are ours, and each line links to its source.

Candidates

The list of races and candidates is the Secretary of State's certified candidate list for the November 3, 2026 general election ↗, in the order of the Secretary of State's certified list (your ballot may list them in a different order), with names as they appear on the ballot. The Secretary of State's certified list does not give candidates' home towns; where we list one, it comes from another source we name. Each profile lists checkable facts with links to where they came from, the candidate's own stated priorities clearly labeled as theirs, and links to official records and campaign finance filings. We don't rate candidates, list endorsements, or publish polling.

Counties and local questions

This guide does not cover county and local races or local questions yet. Your sample ballot lists everything you will vote on.

Districts

District lines on the map come from U.S. Census Bureau files of the Missouri's state Senate and House maps drawn after the 2020 census (first used in 2022). Your sample ballot is the final word.