Who’s on the ballot Nov. 8? Here’s your voter guide to the Missouri midterm election
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KCQ Votes: Missouri voter guide for Nov. 8 election
Missouri voters will decide on the next senator, state auditor, state representatives, county officials and more.
Here is how candidates responded to The Star’s survey based on questions from our readers.
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Missouri voters will have the chance to cast a ballot on Nov. 8, or earlier — anyone can vote in-person absentee for this election starting on Oct. 25. Voters will decide on five ballot questions, as well as the state’s new senator, congressional representatives to send to Washington, D.C., state representatives to serve in Jefferson City, county-level offices and more.
On Election Day, polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. You can check your voter registration and find your polling place through the Missouri secretary of state.
A lot is on the line for the future of the state, and at The Star, we believe that our democracy is stronger when more people have the information they need to participate in and shape it. We want to make it as easy as possible for you to decide who is most likely to make choices you believe will best serve you and your community.
Below are links to candidates’ responses to a short survey shaped by what we heard from readers who shared questions with The Star.
The most common issues readers asked the candidates to weigh in on that we included in the survey were things like: cost of living, education, abortion rights and health care, climate change, property taxes, election integrity and more.
In addition to the races, all Missouri voters will weigh in on these five ballot questions and will have the opportunity to retain state and local judges.
How the voter guide works:
Click on the race you are curious about, and you’ll go to a page with candidates’ responses. There, you can use the jump menu to get to a specific race or district.
Any candidates that do not have answers below their names did not respond to the survey. Our team at The Star contacted campaigns multiple times via both email and phone calls over the past month.
If you are a candidate and would like to get in touch with us and submit responses still, you can email us at kcq@kcstar.com. Voters will continue using this tool all the way through election day.
A note on editing and fact-checking
Some survey responses were very lightly edited for grammar, but the substance of the responses were not edited at all and are the candidates’ own words. The Star did not fact-check all of the candidates’ responses.
If you are concerned about misinformation or would like to learn more about some of the issues referenced in candidates’ responses, we wanted to include this past story about how to spot misinformation: How to tell if a politician is lying? A scholar who studies what they say has some advice.
Ballot questions
Missourians will vote on five ballot questions on issues ranging from recreational marijuana to KCPD funding.
You can read more about all five questions here, and more about the weed amendment specifically here.
Kansas City voters will decide on two additional city questions too regarding bonds that would pay for improvements to parks and affordable housing.
Click on any of the links below to learn more about candidates you will see on your ballot:
- U.S. Senator, House of Representatives District 4, District 5 and District 6
- Missouri state auditor
- Jackson County Legislature
State legislature representatives for Platte County and Platte County presiding commissioner
- Clay County Commission
What other questions do you have before you vote? Let us know at kcq@kcstar.com.
This story was originally published October 20, 2022 at 7:00 AM.
