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10 Weeks Until Filing Day

Candidate filing begins February 27th in Missouri for the August 6th Primary Election for county offices, General Assembly, Statewide offices, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and political party committeepeople. Filing ends March 26th.
Candidate Filing Information
Candidate Qualifications

Candidates for county office in City of St. Louis file with St. Louis City Board of Election Commissioners in Downtown.

Candidates for Missouri legislative office file with the Missouri Secretary of State in Jefferson City

In the City of St. Louis, the following County and State Legislative offices will be elected in 2024. See Missouri & St. Louis City Age & Residency Requirements

Circuit Attorney (four year term, no Term Limit): Gabe Gore, appointed in May 2023 by Governor Mike Parson to fill vacancy of Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner who resigned
Sheriff (four year term, no Term Limit): Vernon Betts– elected 2016, 2020
Treasurer (four year term, no Term Limit): Adam Layne- appointed April 2021 by Mayor Tishaura Jones to fill out her term as Treasurer after her election as Mayor

Missouri Senate (Term Limit of two four-year terms)
5th District: accused rapist Steven Roberts Jr.- elected 2020
Missouri House of Representatives (Term Limit of four two-year terms)
66th District, mostly St. Louis County: Marlene Terry- elected 2020, 2022
76th District: Marlon Anderson- elected 2020, 2022
77th District: Kimberly-Ann Collins- elected 2020, 2022
78th District: Vacancy due to resignation of Rasheen Aldridge after his election as Alder
79th District: LaKeySha Bosley- elected 2018, 2020, 2022
80th District: Peter Meredith- elected 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, Term Limited
81st District: Steve Butz- elected 2018, 2020, 2022, he is the only openly anti-abortion legislator from St. Louis City
82nd District: Donna Baringer- elected 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, Term Limited
83rd District, mostly St. Louis County: Sarah Unsicker– elected 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, Term Limited
84th District: Del Taylor- elected 2022

August 6th is also when political parties elect one Committeeman and one Committeewoman from each of the City’s fourteen wards to serve on party Central Committees. This will be the first such election since wards were reduced to 14 from 28.

Deadline for filing as an Independent Candidate for November 5th General Election is July 29th. An Independent Candidate’s name appears on the printed ballot.
Independent Candidate Declaration Form for Non-Federal Office

Deadline for filing a Write-In Candidate Declaration of Intent for November 5th General Election is October 25th. A Write-in Candidate’s name does not appear on the printed ballot nor is there is list of Write-In Candidates posted at polling places. An unsuccessful candidate in the 2024 Primary Election may not file as Write-In Candidate for the same office in 2024 General Election. Write-in votes are counted only for the candidates who have filed a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate.
Write-in Candidate Information
Write-In Candidate Declaration of Intent for Non-Federal Office

Candidate Qualifications Page Updated

Photo of U.S. President Harry Truman holding up newspaper November 3, 1948, at Union Station St. Louis, with headline "Dewey Defeats Truman"

Updates have been made to this blog’s Missouri & St. Louis City Candidate Age & Residency Qualifications page.

Where to file, nominating petitions, Presidential Caucus/Primary, more, have been added.

Filing Begins February 27, 2024 and ends March 26, 2024 for the following offices affecting St. Louis City…

St. Louis City County Offices: Circuit Attorney, Sheriff, and Treasurer.

State legislative offices: all Missouri House seats and 5th District Missouri Senate (currently held by accused rapist Steve Roberts Jr.)

Statewide offices: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney General

Federal offices: U.S. President, one U.S. Senate seat, and all U.S. House seats including 1st District seat, currently held by Cori Bush. I have supported Cori since her first run for public office, donate to her campaign, so hell yeah I am going to promote her here.

St. Louis City War Chests Update

Updated 1/14/2023. Includes municipal and county citywide offices, Board of Alders, State Senators, State Representatives. Does not include School Board.

#1 $458,051.44 on hand, $1,112.99 debt: City Collector of Revenue Gregg F.X. Daly

#2 $337,460.92 on hand, $0 debt: former Mayor Lyda Krewson

#3 $85,200.13 on hand, $0 debt: City Mayor Tishaura Jones + $105.239.35 on hand, $0 debt: 314 Forward PAC affiliated with Jones

#4 $168,641.65 on hand, $0 debt: former State Senator Joe Keaveny

#5 $137,451.18 on hand, $0 debt: City Comptroller Darlene Green

#6 $98,263.29 on hand, $0 debt: City Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner

#7 $65,542.77 on hand, $32,500 debt: State Rep. Steve Butz

#8 $63,683.94 on hand, $0 debt: State Rep. Donna Baringer

#9 $48,254.47 on hand, $1,291 debt: State Senator Karla May

#10 $35,967.89 on hand, $0 debt: 13th Ward Alder Anne Schweitzer (New 1st Ward Alder candidate)

#11 $32,626.48 on hand, $0 debt: State Rep. Peter Meredith

#12 $31,787.12 on hand, $0 debt: 16th Ward Alder Tom Oldenburg (New 2nd Ward Alder candidate)

#13 $31,070.27 on hand, $0 debt: State Rep. Rasheen Aldridge (New 14th Ward Alder candidate)

#14 $20,584.46 on hand, $0 debt: 7th Ward Alder Jack Coater (former Board President candidate) + $5,266.34 on hand, $0 debt: Jack PAC affiliated with Jack Coatar

#15 $24,014.17 on hand, $0 debt: City Treasurer Adam Layne

#16 $21,745.06 on hand, $0 debt: the late 12th Ward Alder Larry Arnowitz (no reports for two years)

#17 $21,257 on hand, $24,978.41 debt: 1st Ward Alder Sharon Tyus

#18 $20,657.21 on hand, $0 debt: former 28th Ward Alder Heather Navarro

#19 $19,560.85 on hand, $0 debt: 10th Ward Alder Joe Vollmer (New 5th Ward Alder candidate)

#20 $15,569.88 on hand, $0 debt: State Rep. Kimberly Ann Collins

#21 $13,566.65 on hand, $540.39 debt: 23rd Ward Alder Joe Vaccaro (New 4th Ward Alder candidate)

#22 $13,504.89 on hand, $0 debt on hand, $0 debt: former 17th Ward Alder Joe Roddy

#23 $13,440 on hand, $0 debt: 19th Ward Alder Marlene Davis

#24 $11,711.43 on hand, $20,000 debt: accused rapist State Rep. Steven Roberts

#25 $11,376.876 on hand, $0 debt: State Rep. LaKeySha Bosley

#26 $10,988.18 on hand, $23,000 debt: Board President Megan Green + $938.37 on hand, $0 debt: Progress PAC affiliated with Green

#27 $8,668.92 on hand, $1,831.33 debt: City License Collector Mavis Thompson

#28 $8,586.50 on hand, $0 debt: 9th Ward Alder Dan Guenther

#29 $8,400.82 on hand, $0 debt: 20th Ward Alder Cara Spencer (New 8th Ward Alder candidate)

#30 $6,934.07 on hand, $0 debt: former 6th Ward Alder candidate Debra Carnahan (she still has running for 6th Ward Alder in 2023 on her MEC account)

#31 $5,953.72 on hand, $0 debt: City Recorder of Deeds Michael Butler

#32 $5,857.89 on hand, $0 debt: 24th Ward Alder Bret Narayan (New 4th Ward Alder candidate)

#33 $4,574 on hand, $150.76 debt: former 11th Ward Alder Sarah Martin

#34 $4,002.21 on hand, $0 debt: 27th Ward Alder Pam Boyd (New 13th Ward Alder candidate)

#35 $3,448.49 on hand, $7952.66 debt: 26th Ward Alder Shameem Clark-Hubbard (New 10th Ward Alder candidate)

#36 $3,483.09 on hand, $0 debt: 25th Ward Alder Shane Cohn (New 3rd Ward Alder candidate)

#37 $2,515.84 on hand, $5,108 debt: 1st Ward Alder Bill Stephens (ran for State Rep. 2022)

#38 $2,474.33 on hand, $5,800 debt: 6th Ward Alder Christine Ingrassia

#39 2,326.65 on hand, $1,000 debt: 5th Ward Alder James Page (New 14th Ward Alder candidate)

#40 $1,908 on hand, $0 debt: 8th Ward Alder Annie Rice

#41 $1,799.37 on hand, $2,000 debt: 22nd Ward Alder Norma Walker (New 13th Ward Alder candidate)

#42 $1,478.79 on hand, $0 debt: 11th Ward Alder Jimmy Lappe

#43 $229.53 on hand, $0 debt: 21st Ward Alder Laura Keys (New 11th Ward Alder candidate) + $1,248.58 on hand, $0 debt: 21st Ward Organization PAC affiliated with Keys (this committee is filed with MEC as a candidate PAC, not a ward PAC)

#44 $1,346.88 on hand, $86.72 on hand: 17th Ward Alder Tina Pihl (New 9th Ward Alder candidate)

#45 $1,271.18 on hand, $55,025.69 debt: State Rep. Del Taylor

#46 $1,077 on hand, $0 debt: 4th Ward Alder Dwinderlin Evans

#47 $980.75 on hand, $0 debt: 1st Ward Democratic Committeewoman Yolanda Brown (New 12th Ward Alder candidate)

#48 $316.76 on hand, $830.15 dent: 28th Ward Alder Michael Gras (New 9th Ward Alder candidate)

#49 $100 on hand, $0 debt: 3rd Ward Alder Brandon Bosley (New 14th Ward Alder candidate)

#50 $100 on hand, $0 debt: 2nd Ward Alder Lisa Middlebrook (New 13th Ward Alder candidate)

#51 $42.57 on hand, $0 debt: 18th Ward Alder Jesse Todd

#52 $0 on hand, $0 debt: City Sheriff Vernon Betts (does not maintain a campaign committee between elections)