Filing Begins For August Primary Election

With the April election season in full swing, Missouri voters are already turning their heads to the August Primary Election as filing for county and state offices got under way on Tuesday.
In Grundy County, four incumbents filed on the first day – Presiding Commissioner Phillip Ray, Associate Judge Steve Hudson, Circuit Clerk Becky Stanturf and County Prosecutor Kelly Puckett. All are Republicans.
Courtney Campbell filed for the Republican nomination for county clerk. Ms. Campbell’s name will be on the ballot for a position currently held by Betty Spickard, who is retiring and is not seeking re-election.
The Grundy County Public Administrator position will also be on the ballot. The seat is currently held by Adria Moore, who was appointed to fill the post until the November election following the resignation of Jill Eaton, who was elected to a second term in November 2020. The person elected to serve will hold office for two years when Mrs. Eaton’s term would have expired.
Candidates filing in Jefferson City for statewide offices include Delus Johnson of Country Club and J. Eggleston of Maysville, both of whom are seeking the Republican nomination for 12th District State Senator. The current officeholder, Dan Hegeman, is barred from seeking re-election due to term limits.
Randy Railsback and Mazzie Boyd, both Hamilton Republicans, have filed for the District 2 State Representative seat. Re-districting has moved Grundy County from the Seventh District to the Second. Current Seventh District Rep. Rusty Black, a Chillicothe Republican, is being challenged in the primary by Peggy McGaugh of Carrollton.
Incumbent Republican Sam Graves of Tarkio has filed for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Sixth District and is joined by fellow Republicans Brandon Kleinmeyer of Parkville and Dakota Shultz of Green Top. Also filing for the primary were Democrats Henry Martin of Kansas City and Charles West of Canton.
Filing for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Roy Blunt, who is not seeking re-election were Patrick A. Lewis of Wellsville; Eric Schmitt of Kirkwood; Billy Long of Springfield; Eric Greitens of Chesterfield; Bernie Mowinski of Sunrise Beach; C.W. Gardner of St. Louis; Deshon Porter of St. Louis; Vicky Hartzler of Harrisonville; Dave Sims of Kansas City; Mark Mc-Closkey of St. Louis; Eric McElroy of Tunas; Dennis Lee Chilton of Springfield; Robert Allen of Defiance; Dave Schatz of Sullivan; and Hartford Tunnell of Carthage.
Democrats filing for their party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate seat were Lewis Rolen of St. Louis; Scott Sifton of St. Louis; Gena Ross of Platte City; Carla Coffee Wright of St. Louis; Josh Shipp of St. Louis; Spencer Toder of St. Louis; Lucas Kunce of Independence; and Jewel Kelly of Festus.
The deadline to file for the August Primary is Tuesday, March 29.