Preview your Cole County, Missouri sample ballot for 2026: browse tracked local races, then enter your ZIP code to confirm which districts and offices appear on your exact ballot.
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Local Snapshot
Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateMissouri
Races Listed4
Profiles8
Races We’re Tracking
Local races are address-specific. This guide previews tracked contests, while the lookup tool narrows the list to a voter’s exact address. Tap any name to see the race, full candidate profiles, and everything else on your exact ballot.
Cole County Clerk
County
Decided August 4: both candidates are Republicans running to succeed retiring clerk Steve Korsmeyer, and the winner has no November opposition, per the Jefferson City News Tribune.
Dave Griffith · Republican▾
A state representative from Jefferson City serving his final term and chairing the House Veterans and Armed Forces Committee, per the Jefferson City News Tribune. Before the House he led the local American Red Cross for six years, served on the Jefferson City Council, and spent 23 years at KRCG, per the News Tribune.
Jeff Ahlers · Republican▾
A Jefferson City Ward 1 council member since 2023 who recently retired after 31 years at Central Dairy, per the Jefferson City News Tribune and ABC17. He has served as a Cole County election judge for more than a decade and says he hopes to retain the current clerk's staff, per ABC17.
Cole County Collector
County
Larry Vincent is unopposed on August 4 and faces no November opposition; unopposed candidates still print on Missouri ballots.
Larry Vincent · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Cole County's collector since 2007, seeking another term, per the Jefferson City News Tribune. He is unopposed on August 4 and faces no opposition in November, per News Tribune and ABC17 coverage.
Trustee of the Village of Wardsville
Local
Jonathan Stambaugh▾
We haven’t hand-verified this candidate’s profile yet. Enter your ZIP above to see this race on your exact ballot, and cross-check candidates with the official election office linked at the bottom of this page.
Mark Buschjost▾
We haven’t hand-verified this candidate’s profile yet. Enter your ZIP above to see this race on your exact ballot, and cross-check candidates with the official election office linked at the bottom of this page.
Rachel Busche▾
We haven’t hand-verified this candidate’s profile yet. Enter your ZIP above to see this race on your exact ballot, and cross-check candidates with the official election office linked at the bottom of this page.
Brian Schrimpf▾
We haven’t hand-verified this candidate’s profile yet. Enter your ZIP above to see this race on your exact ballot, and cross-check candidates with the official election office linked at the bottom of this page.
Trustee of the Village of Centertown
Local
Paula Hinshaw▾
We haven’t hand-verified this candidate’s profile yet. Enter your ZIP above to see this race on your exact ballot, and cross-check candidates with the official election office linked at the bottom of this page.
Note: Use address lookup for your exact ballot; local pages preview tracked races.Profiles: Hand-verified profiles are added race by race; always confirm with the official election office linked above.
