2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Missouri House District 40

3 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Sheri Jay

Libertarian

Work: Realtor, Magnolia Real Estate; former research chemist (Covidien/Mallinckrodt)

Sheri Jay has worked as a Realtor since 2016, currently with Magnolia Real Estate, and earlier spent about two decades as a chemist and research chemist at Mallinckrodt and Covidien. She holds an industrial technology degree from Southeast Missouri State University.

Sources for Jay

Sheri Jay - candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Thomas D McBeth

Democratic

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Chad Perkins

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 40 (since 2020)
Work: State Representative, Missouri House District 40 (since 2021); on-air radio host, KJFM Radio

Chad Perkins has served as State Representative for District 40 in the Missouri General Assembly since 2020, a district that includes all or part of Lincoln and Pike counties.

Chad Perkins has worked as an on-air radio host at KJFM Radio in Bowling Green since 2001. He was elected to the Missouri House in 2020.

Perkins's committees

Ex-officio member of all committees of the House
Legislative Review
Rules - Administrative

Sources for Perkins

Chad Perkins: 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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