This story has been updated to include additional candidates, and corrected to reflect how term limits apply to Rep. Bill Owen and Tim McGrady's job history.
As campaign yard signs for school board races come down, new signage will likely replace it.
The field for the Aug. 6 primary and, by proxy, some of the general election is set as candidate filing in Missouri closed on March 26.
While most Greene County offices are uncontested, many of the local legislative races feature a contest, including primary challenges. When it comes to statewide offices, Springfield and Greene County have six candidates in the running.
This story will be updated as additional information is released by the Secretary of State and the Greene County Clerk.
Springfield-area legislative races
House District 130
Republican Bishop Davidson, of Republic, is seeking a third term. Prior to being elected in 2020, Davidson worked at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, a nonprofit that promotes conservative thought on college campuses.
Leslie Jones, of Springfield, is running to represent District 130 as a Democrat. Jones is a music therapist and adjunct professor teaching music therapy at Drury University.
House District 131
Republican Bill Owen, of Springfield, is seeking his third consecutive term representing House District 131 in Jefferson City. Owen, a retired banker, previously served in the Missouri House from 1981-1982. If elected, Owen will be able to run for a fifth term, as he first served prior to the enactment of term limits on Missouri state representatives.
Owen is being challenged in the Republican primary by Iliya Matveyuk, of Springfield. Matveyuk is the co-founder of All Ready Properties, a short-term rental property management firm.
The Republican candidate will face Democrat Ashley Cossins, of Willard, in the general election. Cossins is a small business owner and landlord.
House District 132
State Rep. Crystal Quade’s longtime north Springfield House district will be represented by someone new in 2025, as Quade, who is running for governor, is terming out of the lower chamber.
Jeremy Dean, who works for a local nonprofit and has experience in the health care industry, aims to keep the 132nd blue in his bid to succeed Quade. Dean unsuccessfully ran for the Springfield City Council in 2023.
His Republican opponent will be decided in the August primary election. Stephanos Freeman, who unsuccessfully ran against Quade in 2022, is again vying for the House seat. Freeman has spent much of his career in the factories and public school systems, according to previous reporting.
Freeman is challenged by Bernadean McAfee, a real estate agent and former mortgage lender, in the Republican primary.
House District 133
In District 133, Republican state Rep. Melanie Stinnett, who was first elected in 2022, is seeking a second term. Stinnett is the founder of TheraCare, a speech pathology company now owned by the Arc of the Ozarks, where she works as the vice president of therapy services.
Stinnett is challenged by Democrat Derrick Nowlin, who unsuccessfully ran to represent the since-redistricted House District 134 in 2018 and 2020. Nowlin is a zoning and site plan specialist at a local sign company.
House District 134
Republican state Rep. Alex Riley is unopposed in his campaign for a third term. Riley is an attorney at Healy Law Offices.
House District 135
Two-term incumbent Betsy Fogle, a Democrat, is seeking her third term representing the northeast Springfield district. Fogle is the former director of program advancement at Jordan Valley Community Health Center.
Fogle is opposed by Republican Michael Hasty, who previously ran for Springfield City Council and the Springfield Board of Education, races that he lost and dropped out of, respectively. A U.S. Army veteran, Hasty is the founder of the nonprofit Queen City Watchdog.
House District 136
In District 136, Democratic state Rep. Stephanie Hein is vying for her second term after she defeated a Republican incumbent in 2022. Hein has spent much of her career in the service industry, including as the head of Missouri State University’s Department of Hospitality Leadership.
Hein is challenged by Republican Jim Robinette, a veteran and former attorney, currently working as an independent consultant.
House District 137
Republican state Rep. Darin Chappell, of Rogersville, who was first elected to the Missouri House in 2022, is seeking his second term. Chappell is a former city administrator and professor in MSU’s political science department.
A former Republican and candidate for Missouri’s 7th Congressional District, Bryce Lockwood, of Strafford, is running as a Democrat in District 137. Lockwood is a former military intelligence officer.
House District 138
In District 138, which encompasses southern Christian County and northern Stone County, two Republicans are vying for an open seat. The district’s current representative, Republican Brad Hudson, is running for District 33 of the state senate.
Tom Franiak, of Highlandville, and Burt Whaley, of Hurley, are competing for the Republican nomination. Franiak is the owner of Midwest Cabinets and Design. Whaley, a veteran and former school board member, worked as a biology teacher, principal and administrator.
House District 139
Republican state Rep. Bob Titus, of Nixa, is seeking his second term representing District 139, which covers Nixa and western Christian County. Titus is a former business owner and insurance agent.
Titus is being challenged by Democrat Mark Gray, of Nixa.
House District 140
Incumbent Republican Jamie Gragg, of Ozark, who was first elected in 2022, is seeking reelection in District 140, which encompasses northeast Christian County, including his hometown Ozark. Gragg is the owner of Ozark Mountain Tops and Artwork.
Gragg is being challenged by Danny Garrison in the Republican primary.
Democrat Julia Curran, of Nixa, will face the Republican nominee in the general election. Curran is a retired nurse.
Senate District 29
In District 29 of the state senate, which encompasses Christian, Lawrence, Barry and McDonald counties, incumbent Republican Mike Moon, of Ash Grove, is seeking a second and final term to the state legislature’s upper chamber. Moon used to work in marketing at Mercy and now raises cattle in Lawrence County.
Moon is challenged by Susan Haralson in the Republican primary. Haralson is the owner of Premier Home Health Care and co-owner of Endless Treasures Gifts and Collectibles.
Democrat Ron Monning, of Eagle Rock, is set to challenge the Republican nominee in the general election.
Greene County races
Of the six Greene County offices up for election, only one is contested. District 2 Associate Commissioner John Russell, a Republican, is being challenged by Democratic candidate Tim McGrady and Sheriff Jim Arnott is being challenged in the Republican primary by Ben McMains.
Russell, who worked as the deputy chief of staff to former Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt, was appointed to the Greene County Commission by Gov. Mike Parson in 2019 and reelected in 2020. Russell is also the president of Pillar Insurance.
A realtor and veteran, McGrady is a former project manager for CoxHealth and director of pricing for O’Reilly Auto Parts.
Arnott, first elected Greene County Sheriff in 2008, is seeking his fifth term. McMains is the former school resource officer for Fair Grove Schools, but was decommissioned and terminated from the position in January, sparking public outcry.
Greene County Assessor Brent Johnson, District 1 Associate Commissioner Rusty MacLachlan, Public Administrator Sherri Martin and Treasurer Justin Hill — all Republicans — have all filed for reelection and are unopposed.
Statewide races
Governor
Of the 15 candidates running for governor, 9 are filed as Republicans and 5 as Democrats, with one Libertarian candidate.
Leading Republican candidates in the crowded primary field include Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and state Sen. Bill Eigel.
Jeremy Gundel, Robert James Olson, of Springfield Chris Wright, Darren L. Grant, Amber Thomsen and Darrell Leon McClanahan III have also filed to run for governor. In an attempt to remove him from the ballot, the Missouri GOP is suing McClanahan, who has ties to the Ku Klux Klan.
State Rep. Crystal Quade and Springfield businessman Mike Hamra are both vying for the Democratic nomination. The Democratic ticket also features Eric Morrison, Sheryl Gladney and Hollis L. Laster.
Bill Slantz is running as an Libertarian.
Lieutenant Governor
In the lieutenant governor race, six Republicans, two Democrats and one Independent have filed, according to the Secretary of State’s unofficial candidate filing list.
Republican candidates include Springfield Sen. Lincoln Hough, his fellow state Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder, Franklin County Clerk Tim Baker, St. Louis-area businessman Paul Berry III, attorney David Wasinger and Matthew E. Porter.
State Rep. Richard Brown and Anastasia Syes are competing for the Democratic nomination.
Ken Iverson filed to run for lieutenant governor as a Libertarian.
Attorney General
In the Attorney General race, incumbent Andrew Bailey and attorney Will Scharf are jockeying for the Republican nomination. Democrat Elad Gross will challenge the winner in the general election.
Ryan L. Munro filed to run as a Libertarian.
Secretary of State
Eight Republicans, three Democrats and one Libertarian have filed the run for secretary of state.
Republican candidates include Greene County Clerk Shane Schoeller, Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher, state Rep. Adam Schwadron, state Sen. Denny Hoskins, state Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, Valentina Gomez, Jamie Corley, and Mike Carter. Plocher was initially running for lieutenant governor, but switched races on the last day of filing.
Monique Williams, Barbara Phifer and Haley Jacobson filed to run for the Democratic nomination.
Carl Herman Freese is running as a Libertarian.
State Treasurer
The state treasurer race includes six Republicans, one Democrat and one Libertarian.
Incumbent Treasurer Vivek Malek is challenged by Springfield attorney Lori Rook, state Sen. Andrew Koenig, state Rep. Cody Smith, Karen Pujji and Tina Goodrick.
Mark Osmack is the only Democrat filed to run for state treasurer.
John A. Hartwig Jr. filed to run as a Libertarian.
United State Congress
U.S. Senate
In his campaign for a second term, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is unopposed in the Republican primary.
Four Democrats — Lucas Kunce, state Sen. Karla May, December L. Harmon and Mita Biswas — have filed for their parties nomination to challenge Hawley in the general election.
W.C. Young has filed to run as a Libertarian for the U.S. Senate.
7th Congressional District
Six candidates have filed to run to represent Missouri’s 7th Congressional District, which encompasses southwest Missouri, including Springfield and Greene County.
First-term incumbent Eric Burlison is challenged by Camille Lombardi-Olive, Audrey Richards and John Adair in the Republican primary.
Forsyth Mayor Missi Hesketh is running as a Democrat.
Perennial candidate Kevin Craig is running as a Libertarian.
