PERRYVILLE – Candidate filing for the August primary elections in Perry County began today.
Filing ends on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.
Candidates filing for Perry County offices may file at the following location:
Perry County Clerk’s Office
Perry County Courthouse
15 W. Ste. Maries St.,
STE 2
Perryville, MO 63775
Phone: 573-547-4242
County Clerk: Jared Kutz
Filing will take place for the following County Offices:
- Associate Circuit Judge – Division 32
- Presiding Commissioner
- County Clerk
- Clerk of the Circuit Court
- Recorder of Deeds
- County Treasurer
- Prosecuting Attorney
- Collector of Revenue
Ballot Placement: First day filers will select a number by random drawing to determine placement on the primary ballot. After the first day, candidates are placed on the ballot in the order of their filing.
How to File: To appear as a candidate for nomination on the primary ballot, candidates must do the following at the Perry County Clerk’s Office during the filing period:
- Show identification
- Submit a $100.00 filing fee (cash or check) payable to the County Committee for the Political Party in which they are filing
- File a Declaration of Candidacy
- Complete the Form 5120 Candidate’s Affidavit of Tax Payments
- Complete the Notice to Candidate for the Missouri Ethics Commission Independent Candidates:
Independent candidates must file a petition with the Perry County Clerk’s Office by 5:00 p.m. on July 27, 2026.
Elected Officials Qualifications:
Associate Circuit Judge (Article V, Sec. 21 Constitution of Missouri and § 478.320, RSMo.)
- Resident of the county for at least 1 year prior to the election
- At least 25 years of age
- Qualified Missouri voter
- Licensed to practice law in Missouri
Presiding Commissioner (§ 49.020, RSMo.)
- Resident of the county County Clerk (§ 51.050, RSMo.)
- Resident of the county 1 year next preceding election
- Over 21 years of age Clerk of the Circuit Court (§ 483.010, RSMo.)
- Resident of the county 3 months next preceding election
- Over 21 years of age
Recorder of Deeds (§ 59.021, RSMo.)
- Resident of the county one year prior to the date of the general election
- At least 21 years of age
- Registered voter
- Must provide a copy of a signed affidavit from a surety company indicating that the candidate meets the bond requirements of $5,000 (amount set by the County Commission and subject to change)
County Treasurer (§ 54.040, RSMo.)
- At least 21 years of age
- Resident of the county one year prior to the date of the general election
- Registered voter
- Current on the payment of all personal and real estate taxes
- Must provide a copy of a signed affidavit from a surety company indicating that the candidate meets the bond requirements of $3,000,000 (amount set by the County Commission and subject to change)
Prosecuting Attorney (§ 56.010, RSMo.)
- Resident of the county 1 year next preceding the date of the general election
- At least 21 years of age Licensed to practice law in Missouri Collector of Revenue (§ 52.010, RSMo.)
- Resident of the county at least 1 year prior to filing
- At least 21 years of age
- Registered voter
- Current in the payment of all state income taxes and personal and real property taxes
- Must provide a copy of a signed affidavit from a surety company indicating that the candidate meets the bond requirements of $750,000 (amount set by the County Commission and subject to change)
For more information see the county’s website: Perry-County-Candidate-Filing-Qualifications-2026
Notice of Offices for Which
Candidates are to be Nominated at the
August 4, 2026 Primary Election
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to persons wishing to file a declaration of candidacy to appear as a candidate for nomination at the primary election that filing will open on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. and will continue until Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.
Filing for the following offices will take place in the office of the Honorable Denny Hoskins, CPA, Missouri Secretary of State, in the James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center at 600 West Main Street in Jefferson City, Missouri:
State Auditor
Representative in Congress for each Congressional District (8)
Member of the House of Representatives in each Legislative District (163)
Circuit Judge Circuit No. 32, Division 1
FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN that filing for the following offices will take place in the office of Jared W. Kutz Clerk of the County Commission and Election Authority of Perry County, in the Perry County Courthouse located at 15 W. Ste. Maries Street, Ste. 2, Perryville, Missouri.
Associate Circuit Judge
Presiding Commissioner of the County Commission
County Clerk
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Recorder of Deeds
County Treasurer
Prosecuting Attorney
Collector of Revenue
Declarations of candidacy may be filed for the following political officers who are to be elected at the Primary Election:
Township Committeeman
Township Committeewoman
In addition, such offices as become vacant by expiration of term, by death or resignation of incumbent or vacant for any cause, and which under the law, should be filled at the general Election to be held November 3, 2026.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON REGISTRATION AND VOTING: Persons may contact their local election authority by telephone at 573-547-4242 or by mail at 15 W. Ste. Maries Street, Ste. 2, Perryville, MO 63775.