August 2026 Primary Election

The Aug. 4 proposal would require citizen-led amendments to win in every congressional district, turning the ballot fight into a debate over who speaks for voters outside Missouri’s big cities.

Amendment 1 reauthorizes a sales tax of one-tenth of 1% that provides money for soil and water conservation projects and Missouri's state parks system.

State Sen. Curtis Trent is seeking reelection — and a top leadership post. Lori Rook wants GOP voters to see him as a Jefferson City insider.

In an election cycle dominated by taxes, voters will decide this August whether to renew a levy that funds Missouri's parks system.

The election will have primary races for candidates as well as local and statewide ballot issues.

A parent-led coalition turning the income-tax repeal measure into a public education fight, warning that state aid is already falling short.

Gov. Mike Kehoe says "out-of-state special interests" are influencing citizen-led efforts to amend the state constitution. His own ballot measure, a push to eliminate the state income tax, has received $1.9M from a mysterious Delaware nonprofit.

The 2016 amendment won statewide by more than 375,000 votes. Under the August proposal, its 31,500-vote loss in one district would have killed it.