2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Missouri House District 143

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Bennie Cook

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now
State Representative, District 143 (since 2020)
Work
State Representative, Missouri House District 143 (since 2021); law enforcement officer (Texas County Sheriff's Department commission)

Bennie Cook has served as State Representative for District 143 in the Missouri General Assembly since 2020, a district that includes all or part of Texas, Maries and Phelps counties.

Bennie Cook has 19 years in law enforcement and has held a Texas County Sheriff's Department commission since 2005. He directed the Texas County Food Pantry and was a field representative for U.S. Rep. Jason Smith.

Cook's committees

  • Corrections and Public Institutions (Vice-Chairman)
  • Crime and Public Safety
  • Government Efficiency
  • Health and Mental Health
  • Professional Registration and Licensing
  • Special Committee on Redistricting
  • Special Committee on Tourism

Sources for Cook

Marsha Snodgrass

Democratic

Work
Retired; small family farm

Marsha Snodgrass is retired and lives on a small family farm in House District 143.

Sources for Snodgrass

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