Candidates have started filing for the Aug. 4, 2026 primary election, but few contested races have begun to take shape.

Incumbents have been the primary filers for local county elections as filing continues this week.

Republican Joe Gildehaus has filed to retain his position as county commissioner for District 3. Current Warren County Clerk, Denise Stotler has filed to run for treasurer while Anna Taylor has filed to fill Stotler’s current seat. Warren County Collector Julie Schaumberg has also filed to retain her seat, while Warren County Prosecuting Attorney Rodney McKinney is also seeking to retain his position

In the Warren County Circuit Court, Jonathan Yelton has filed for associate circuit judge for Division 2, while Kathleen Joyce has filed for the association circuit judge’s position in Division 3. Rhonda Peery has filed for circuit clerk. All of those filing so far in countywide races are Republicans.

Currently no one has filed for recorder, a position currently held by Christy Bonstell.

Statewide in Missouri Senate District 26, incumbent Ben Brown of Washington has filed as a Republican, while Vicki Wors has filed on the Democratic side of the ballot. In Missouri House District 42, Republican incumbent Jeff Myers of Warrenton is the lone filer.

Several candidates have filed for state auditor. Republicans Scott Fitzpatrick and Gerald Wistrand Jr. have filed on that side of the ballot, while Democrats Quentin Wilson and Gregory Upchurch are currently slated to face off on the other side of the ballot.

For U.S. Congress in the Third Congressional District, Republican John G. Fraser is the lone filer currently for that primary, while three candidates have filed to run in the Democratic Party primary. They are Bethany E. Mann, Paul T. Wilson and Mike Conner.