2026 Missouri State Auditor election

2026 Missouri State Auditor election

November 3, 2026
 
Nominee Scott Fitzpatrick Quentin Wilson
Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent State Auditor

Scott Fitzpatrick
Republican



The 2026 Missouri State Auditor election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the state auditor of Missouri. Primary elections will take place on August 4, 2026.[1] Republican incumbent Scott Fitzpatrick is running for re-election to a second term.[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Gerald (Jerry) Wistrand Jr., IT auditing specialist[3]

Endorsements

Scott Fitzpatrick
Labor unions
Newspapers

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Fitzpatrick (incumbent) 549,997 85.5
Republican Gerald (Jerry) Wistrand Jr. 93,012 14.5
Total votes 643,009 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Greg Upchurch, small business owner[3]

Endorsements

Quentin Wilson
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Quentin Wilson 325,648 67.8
Democratic Gregory Upchurch 154,346 32.2
Total votes 479,994 100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Libertarian primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Dustin Coffell 6,716 100.0
Total votes 6,716 100.0

References

  1. ↑ "For Candidates". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Missouri Auditor election, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Missouri's incumbent State Auditor faces Republican and Democratic challengers". Kansas City Star. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Missouri AFL-CIO 2026 PRIMARY Endorsements". Missouri AFL-CIO. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Primary Election Endorsements: State Auditor Fitzpatrick has earned GOP re-nomination". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. July 21, 2026. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  6. ↑ Erickson, Kurt (October 9, 2025). "Kirkwood Democrat prepping run for Missouri auditor". Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 28, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ↑ "Endorsements". Missouri Kansas Laborers' District Council. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Ballot". Freedom Incorporated. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  9. ↑ https://www.kttn.com/district-7-state-auditor-races-set-as-filing-deadline-passes/
Official campaign websites