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A plain-language guide to getting on the ballot in all 114 Missouri counties and the City of St. Louis, which sits inside no county. Missouri runs two calendars: county offices in November of even years, and cities, school districts and fire districts every April. Each guide covers both, the hundred dollar filing fee, the petition routes, and the right election authority for that county. Click the map or use the list.

Adair County — how to run for office Andrew County — how to run for office Atchison County — how to run for office Audrain County — how to run for office Barry County — how to run for office Barton County — how to run for office Bates County — how to run for office Benton County — how to run for office Bollinger County — how to run for office Boone County — how to run for office Buchanan County — how to run for office Butler County — how to run for office Caldwell County — how to run for office Callaway County — how to run for office Camden County — how to run for office Cape Girardeau County — how to run for office Carroll County — how to run for office Carter County — how to run for office Cass County — how to run for office Cedar County — how to run for office Chariton County — how to run for office Christian County — how to run for office Clark County — how to run for office Clay County — how to run for office Clinton County — how to run for office Cole County — how to run for office Cooper County — how to run for office Crawford County — how to run for office Dade County — how to run for office Dallas County — how to run for office Daviess County — how to run for office DeKalb County — how to run for office Dent County — how to run for office Douglas County — how to run for office Dunklin County — how to run for office Franklin County — how to run for office Gasconade County — how to run for office Gentry County — how to run for office Greene County — how to run for office Grundy County — how to run for office Harrison County — how to run for office Henry County — how to run for office Hickory County — how to run for office Holt County — how to run for office Howard County — how to run for office Howell County — how to run for office Iron County — how to run for office Jackson County — how to run for office Jasper County — how to run for office Jefferson County — how to run for office Johnson County — how to run for office Knox County — how to run for office Laclede County — how to run for office Lafayette County — how to run for office Lawrence County — how to run for office Lewis County — how to run for office Lincoln County — how to run for office Linn County — how to run for office Livingston County — how to run for office Macon County — how to run for office Madison County — how to run for office Maries County — how to run for office Marion County — how to run for office McDonald County — how to run for office Mercer County — how to run for office Miller County — how to run for office Mississippi County — how to run for office Moniteau County — how to run for office Monroe County — how to run for office Montgomery County — how to run for office Morgan County — how to run for office New Madrid County — how to run for office Newton County — how to run for office Nodaway County — how to run for office Oregon County — how to run for office Osage County — how to run for office Ozark County — how to run for office Pemiscot County — how to run for office Perry County — how to run for office Pettis County — how to run for office Phelps County — how to run for office Pike County — how to run for office Platte County — how to run for office Polk County — how to run for office Pulaski County — how to run for office Putnam County — how to run for office Ralls County — how to run for office Randolph County — how to run for office Ray County — how to run for office Reynolds County — how to run for office Ripley County — how to run for office Saline County — how to run for office Schuyler County — how to run for office Scotland County — how to run for office Scott County — how to run for office Shannon County — how to run for office Shelby County — how to run for office St. Charles County — how to run for office St. Clair County — how to run for office St. Francois County — how to run for office St. Louis City — how to run for office St. Louis County — how to run for office Ste. Genevieve County — how to run for office Stoddard County — how to run for office Stone County — how to run for office Sullivan County — how to run for office Taney County — how to run for office Texas County — how to run for office Vernon County — how to run for office Warren County — how to run for office Washington County — how to run for office Wayne County — how to run for office Webster County — how to run for office Worth County — how to run for office Wright County — how to run for office

All 115 Missouri counties. Click any county for its guide.

All 115 Missouri counties

Alphabetical. Each links to that county’s “how to run for office” guide.

Statewide rules, filing basics and official links: how to run for office in Missouri.

Adair County Andrew County Atchison County Audrain County Barry County Barton County Bates County Benton County Bollinger County Boone County Buchanan County Butler County Caldwell County Callaway County Camden County Cape Girardeau County Carroll County Carter County Cass County Cedar County Chariton County Christian County Clark County Clay County Clinton County Cole County Cooper County Crawford County Dade County Dallas County Daviess County DeKalb County Dent County Douglas County Dunklin County Franklin County Gasconade County Gentry County Greene County Grundy County Harrison County Henry County Hickory County Holt County Howard County Howell County Iron County Jackson County Jasper County Jefferson County Johnson County Knox County Laclede County Lafayette County Lawrence County Lewis County Lincoln County Linn County Livingston County Macon County Madison County Maries County Marion County McDonald County Mercer County Miller County Mississippi County Moniteau County Monroe County Montgomery County Morgan County New Madrid County Newton County Nodaway County Oregon County Osage County Ozark County Pemiscot County Perry County Pettis County Phelps County Pike County Platte County Polk County Pulaski County Putnam County Ralls County Randolph County Ray County Reynolds County Ripley County Saline County Schuyler County Scotland County Scott County Shannon County Shelby County St. Charles County St. Clair County St. Francois County St. Louis County St. Louis City Ste. Genevieve County Stoddard County Stone County Sullivan County Taney County Texas County Vernon County Warren County Washington County Wayne County Webster County Worth County Wright County

The 2027 ballot in Missouri.

These 2027 dates are confirmed against the state's own published calendar or statute. Anything our research could not confirm is left off this page rather than estimated.

  • April 6, 2027 Municipal General — Local. General municipal election: city mayors and councils or aldermen, school boards, and fire, ambulance, library, water and other district boards.
    Candidate filing: opens Dec 15, 2026, closes Jan 5, 2027.
    Source 1 · Source 2

2027 dates can move, and a municipality can change its own election date by ordinance. Which seats are on a given ballot depends on when each was last filled. Confirm anything you are relying on with the county election office before you act on it.

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