2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Missouri House District 19

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Karen Irene Spalding

Republican

Work: Former public school music teacher (20 years)

Karen Irene Spalding taught music in area public schools for 20 years and is a member of the Jackson County Republican Committee.

Sources for Spalding

Karen Irene Spalding - 2026 candidate profile (The Ballot Brief, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Wick Thomas

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 19 (since 2024)
Work: State Representative, Missouri House District 19 (since 2025); former faculty librarian, Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City

Wick Thomas has served as State Representative for District 19 in the Missouri General Assembly since 2024, a district that includes all or part of Jackson County.

Wick Thomas was a faculty librarian at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City and previously a teen services librarian at the Kansas City Public Library and manager of teen programs at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. They hold a master's in library science from Emporia State University.

Thomas's committees

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Sources for Thomas

Wick Thomas: official member information (Missouri House of Representatives, Public record)
Missouri General Assembly: current member roster (Missouri House of Representatives, Public record)

Sources

Candidate list and race details

Certification of Candidates and Party Emblems, General Election Nov. 3, 2026 (Missouri Secretary of State, Public record)

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